After European contact there was a clash between Noongar lore and British law. This timeline highlights some of the rules and legislation that significantly impacted on Noongar people. Law/rules Impact/Effect May 1829 Western Australian Act 1829 (UK) British government invaded and granted Noongar land to Europeans without Noongar consent. June 1829 Lt Governor Captain James Stirling proclaimed that Aboriginal people were to be regarded as under the protection of British law. [i]  Noongar people continued to practice their own lore, largely unaware of British laws and what had been imposed on them. Aunty Doolann Leisha Eatts talks about her grandmother’s story of contact with Europeans May 1832 Yagan and his father Midgegooroo were proclaimed outlaws and outside the protection of British law. 1832: Midgegooroo was shot by military firing squad outside Perth gaol, without trial by jury or right of defence under British law. [ii] In May 1833, Yagan was shot in an ambush by 15-year-old William Keats who claimed the 30 pound reward from the colonial government. Yagan’s biography.In October 1834, Stirling led a punitive expedition against  Binjareb Noongar in Pinjarra, which resulted in the massacre of many Noongar people. July 1835 Secretary of State for Colonies, Lord Glenelg, responded … Continue reading Impacts of Law Pre 1905