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The British claim sovereignty over Australia between 1788 and 1829 was not surprisng given the attitude of European powers. It would have been unexceptional at any time in nineteenth century.The claim to the actual ownership of every inch of land was another matter altogether.What was the basis for this land grab? In its simplest form the British justification was that Aborigines had never actually been in possession