, ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Europe ans ▁as ▁being ▁at ▁their ▁absolute ▁dispos al . ▁Their ▁goods ▁are ▁taken , ▁their ▁children ▁for ci b ly ▁st olen , ▁their ▁women ▁carried ▁away , ▁entirely ▁at ▁the ▁cap rice ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁men . ▁The ▁least ▁show ▁of ▁resistance ▁is ▁answered ▁by ▁a ▁rif le ▁bullet ; ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁first ▁introduction ▁between ▁black s ▁and ▁whites ▁is ▁often ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁un prov oked ▁murder ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁– ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁‘ c ivil ising ’ ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁memory ▁of ▁this ▁cru cial ▁part ▁of ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁writ ings , ▁however , ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁victim ▁to ▁the ▁' ve il ▁of ▁silence ' ▁which ▁covered ▁all ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁century . ▁To ▁the ▁extent ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁name ▁was ▁remembered ▁at ▁all , ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁some ▁restrictions ▁being ▁put ▁on ▁Chinese ▁imm igration ▁and ▁for ▁him ▁being ▁an ▁early ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁Kan aka ▁labour - tra de ; ▁issues ▁which ▁were ▁clearly ▁viewed ▁as ▁more ▁acceptable ▁by ▁early ▁nin ete enth - century ▁Australian ▁histor ians ▁and ▁record ▁keep ers . ▁Yet ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁human ▁rights ▁was ▁hint ed ▁at ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁writers