Instrumentation: Brass band (8 cornets, 1 flugelhorn, 3 horns, 3 baritone horns, 3 trombones, bass trombone, 2 euphonium, Tuba in Bb, Tuba in Eb, 3 Percussion (Timpani, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Timpani, Snare, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells).

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In recent times I saw, on SBS T.V., a well researched series titled THE AUSTRALIAN WARS. One episode was entirely devoted to the so-called BLACK WARS in early 19th century VAN DIEMENS LAND. This increased my knowledge of that dark and brutal period of early colonial days to such an extent I was moved to compose this elegy as a belated homage to our first nations people.