My apologies if I have caused any upset, I was merely responding to Bob's comment "It is, in one sense, a pity to lose the clear meaning - hidden (to most, being non-Latinists!) in the word Aborigine: "(here) from the beginning" "

I did go on to say Not to decry the indigenous peoples. Their claim to the country is clearly far better than that of the imperial powers that tried to lay claim to it all.

Again, I apologise for any offence given

CHEERS

Nigel