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Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Beeson, Margaret J, Some Aboriginal Women Pathfinders : their difficulties and their achievements, 1980
... Aboriginal Australian -- Biography..... Biographies | Women Aboriginal Australian -- Biography. From intro ...From intro. : ' These we write about are only a few of the many who have battled against prejudice and discrimination, against apathy of Christian people, and against disregard by governments; and who have, by courage and determination made an honourable place for themselves in the community.'80 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.From intro. : ' These we write about are only a few of the many who have battled against prejudice and discrimination, against apathy of Christian people, and against disregard by governments; and who have, by courage and determination made an honourable place for themselves in the community.'australian aboriginal women. biographies | women, aboriginal australian -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Brodie, Veronica, My side of the bridge, 2002
... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Biography... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Biography. | Ngarrindjeri ...ix-xii; 189 P.; ports.; 21 cm.brodie, veronica. | women, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- biography. | ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- biography. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Pompey Austin biography, Roy Hay, Albert 'Pompey' Austin - A Man Between Two Worlds, 2020
This book tells the biography of Pompey Austin an indigenousThis is a book of 266 pages. It It has a buff-coloured cover with 3 photographs and black printing. The pages contain printed text, maps, illustrations and photographs. non-fiction This book tells the biography of Pompey Austin an indigenous framlingham aboriginal mission, pompey austin -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Giordano Nanni et al, Coranderrk; We will show the country, 2013
Comprises twenty-three extracts from the Minutes of Evidence of the Coranderrk Inquiry, accompanied by an analysis of the historical text and context. The book relies strongly on primary-source materials and accurately references historical analysis from scholarly and Aboriginal perspectives. This book is derived from a verbatim-theatre performance in which professional actors portrayed the witnesses who gave evidence before the 1881 Coranderrk Inquiry.; Inscriptions and Markings: illustrations, photographs, facsimiles, maps, portraits About the book One of the first sustained campaigns for justice, land rights and self-determination in colonial Australia was undertaken by the Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria. Despite having created an award-winning farm they were targeted for removal to make way for white settlement. As skilled communicators and negotiators, they lobbied the government, in alliance with their white supporters, and succeeded in triggering a Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881. Coranderrk – We Will Show The Country derives from a unique verbatim-theatre performance where professional actors brought to life the witnesses who gave evidence before the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry. Rescued from dusty archives, and including renowned Wurundjeri leader, William Barak, those witnesses continue to speak to contemporary audiences. Here, their powerful petitioning can be read alongside that of their non-Aboriginal allies, and those who would move them off their land. The book features a concise and accessible history of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station and of the events that led to the appointment of the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry. The book also contains a special edition of the verbatim script which has been annotated and referenced so as to provide a blueprint of how the original minutes of evidence from the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry were adapted into a theatre script. Each scene of the play has also been introduced with a short biography of each character and a discussion of the key themes raised in their testimony. Supplementing the verbatim script of the performance, the book includes a range of historical images and stills from the ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s production. Coranderrk – We Will Show The Country celebrates the spirit of collaboration between black and white in pursuit of justice, and offers an engaging way to learn about our past – and to think about our future. Coranderrk - We Will Show The Country. (2023, October 19). Retrieved from http://www.minutesofevidence.com.au/education/coranderrk-we-will-show-the-country-book/Ex Yarra Plenty Regional Library copyaboriginal australians, coranderrk, first nations people, healesville, indigenous history, performance, play -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Jackomos, Alick,Fowell, Derek, Forgotten Heroes: Aborigines At War From The Somme To Vietnam
... - Biography Australia - Armed Forces - Aboriginal Australians ...Victorian aborigines distinguished themselves at war overseas and on the home front this century. Many of them came from a long tradition of warriors; their forebears waged war last century on the European settles who had occupied their traditional homelands.Victorian aborigines distinguished themselves at war overseas and on the home front this century. Many of them came from a long tradition of warriors; their forebears waged war last century on the European settles who had occupied their traditional homelands.aboriginal australians - biography, australia - armed forces - aboriginal australians - history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
CD-ROM, Melbourne University Press, Australian Dictionary of Biography Volumes 1 - 12 1788 - 1939 CD ROM, 1996
Contains volumes 1-12 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography.CD-ROM -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 19th century, but undated newspaper cutting
B: 1808 10 May in Cornwall England; D: 21 October 1865 Portland Vic. See "Cross at the Campfire" by Heather Le Griffon for the full history of Francis Tuckfield and his attempts to establish a mission near Birregurra, Vic. Also "Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 2, 1967.Two photographs cut from a newspaper in one card frame of Rev. Francis Tuckfield - the first from 1837; the second from 1865, the year he died.The 1837 photo has "Preacher … Geelong, July 28th 1838"tuckfield, francis, buntingdale aboriginal mission, wesleyan methodist -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Tilbrook, J.R, Builders of a Nation - Book two. Wentworth to Maconachie 1820-1840, 1971
42 biographies of people of influence in Australian history for the period 1820-1840.township, aboriginals, biography -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Booklet, Aboriginal History Programme, Special people, 1985
... Australian -- Biography. I. Aboriginal History Programme... -- Biography. I. Aboriginal History Programme (Vic.) 2. Stolen ...Contents: Aboriginal Stephanie Charles; Mookeye - Man and legend Iris Lovett; Grandfather Willie Bill Brunette; My Story - about Uncle Billy Carter Rita Wilson; As I Remember Rita Watkins; Aunty Cissie Jon Cox; Own Thoughts Lorna Lovett-Beulah; Grannie Foster Iris Lovett; Grannie and Granfather Lovett Rose Donker; My Brother Venis Collard Elaine Foley; My Aunty Emma Lovett Irene Onus; Granny Mag Maude Smith.24 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.Contents: Aboriginal Stephanie Charles; Mookeye - Man and legend Iris Lovett; Grandfather Willie Bill Brunette; My Story - about Uncle Billy Carter Rita Wilson; As I Remember Rita Watkins; Aunty Cissie Jon Cox; Own Thoughts Lorna Lovett-Beulah; Grannie Foster Iris Lovett; Grannie and Granfather Lovett Rose Donker; My Brother Venis Collard Elaine Foley; My Aunty Emma Lovett Irene Onus; Granny Mag Maude Smith.1. aborigines, australian -- biography. i. aboriginal history programme (vic.), 2. stolen generations, 3, stahle, rev., 4. lake condah, - history -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Briar, Tibby; as told to Phyllis Collie, Tibby Briar my story, 1989
... . | Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Biography. 26 P.; ill ...26 P.; ill,; port.; map; 21 cm.briar, tibby, 1928-1989. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Brodsky, Isadore, Bennelong profile : dreamtime reveries of a native of Sydney Cove, 1973
... -1813. | Bennelong ca. 1764-1813. Australia. Biographies ...895 P.; plates; map; refs.; 25 cm. (watermarked)bennelong, approximately 1764-1813. | bennelong, ca. 1764-1813. australia. biographies | aboriginal australians. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Booklet, Aboriginal History Programme, Memories last forever, 1988
... Lake Region -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians -- Missions ...All letters are from the Board for the Protection of Aborigines correspondence files, held in the Australian Archives.All oral histories were recorded between October 1987 and April 1988 at Puunyart sessions, at the Lake Condah Mission and in Melbourne.All dated paragraphs are extracts from the Board for the Protection of Aborigines Correspondence files, held in the Australian Archives.The Annual Reports of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines are published in Parliamentary Papers, presented to both Houses of Parliament, Victoria, held at the La Trobe Library.96 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 21 cm.All letters are from the Board for the Protection of Aborigines correspondence files, held in the Australian Archives.All oral histories were recorded between October 1987 and April 1988 at Puunyart sessions, at the Lake Condah Mission and in Melbourne.All dated paragraphs are extracts from the Board for the Protection of Aborigines Correspondence files, held in the Australian Archives.The Annual Reports of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines are published in Parliamentary Papers, presented to both Houses of Parliament, Victoria, held at the La Trobe Library.lake condah mission (vic.) -- history. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- condah, lake, region -- history. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- condah, lake, region -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- missions -- victoria -- condah, lake, region. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Journal - Serials, Department of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Australian National University, Aboriginal History - Volume 22. 1998, 1998
A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.iiv-vii; 300 P.; footnotes; refs.; plates; maps; 25 cm.A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals. | race relations - representation - advertising | history - biographies - indigenous | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850 | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1851-1900 | employment - discrimination | employment - conditions - slavery and indentured labour | employment | settlement and contacts - explorers - european | government policy - state and territory - queensland | mathew, john (1849ð1929) | -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Journal - Serials, Aboriginal History Inc, Aboriginal History - Volume 23. 1999, 1999
A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.iiv-xii; 151 P.; refs.; footnotes; plates; 25 cm.A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals | language, aboriginal-upper murray vic. - pallangamiddang., unaipon, david-interview., white, isabel (sally) - anthropologist | demography - population mobility | settlement and contacts - resettlement and removals | defence - missile and weapons testing - nuclear weapons | language - linguistics - language elicitation | language - vocabulary - word lists | language - linguistics - phonology and phonetics | history - biographies - indigenous | colonisation | race relations - racial discrimination - women | music - vocal - group - children | music - education | music - analysis - vocal -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bohemia, Jack et al, Nyibayarri Kimberley tracker, 1995
Records the life of a fully initiated Aboriginal man who worked as a tracker for most of his life.vii-xvi; 294 P.; maps; ill.; glossary; refs.; index; 24 cm. Records the life of a fully initiated Aboriginal man who worked as a tracker for most of his life.bohemia, jack, 1900-1994 -- career in the police. | aboriginal australian police -- western australia -- kimberley -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Broome, Richard et al, A man of all tribes : The Life of Alick Jackomos, 2006
... . | Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- Victoria. | Historians ...No account of race relations in Victoria could be reliable, or complete, without a focus on Alick Jackomos. Ethnically Greek, he devoted his life to Aboriginal advancement, bringing sense to what were often pretty senseless situations.Colin Tatz - Visiting Fellow in Political Science - A.N.U.vi-xiv; 298 P.; ports; index; notes; bib.No account of race relations in Victoria could be reliable, or complete, without a focus on Alick Jackomos. Ethnically Greek, he devoted his life to Aboriginal advancement, bringing sense to what were often pretty senseless situations.Colin Tatz - Visiting Fellow in Political Science - A.N.U. jackomos, alick, 1924-1999. | political activists -- victoria -- melbourne -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights -- victoria. | historians -- victoria -- melbourne -- biography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Indigenous heroes and leaders, 2003
... -- Juvenile literature. | Aboriginal Australians -- Biography .....presents the stories of Australian Indigenous people who have worked to bring about respect, justice and fair treatment for their people.32 p. : ill.(col.)., ports.(col.). : 28 cm...presents the stories of Australian Indigenous people who have worked to bring about respect, justice and fair treatment for their people. aboriginal australians -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- biography -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Batty, Joyce D, Namatjira : wanderer between two worlds, 1976
A moving account of an Aboriginal man caught between two civilisations.9-158 P.; ports.; map; 18 cm.A moving account of an Aboriginal man caught between two civilisations.namatjira, albert, 1902-1959. | australian paintings. namatjira, albert, 1902-1959. biographies. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bowden, Ros et al, Being Aboriginal : comments, observations and stories from Aboriginal Australians, 1993
... -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians -- Interviews. | Aboriginal ...Being Aboriginal contains the powerful and moving stories of Aboriginal people who described their lives and attitudes in a number of radio documentaries for the ABC's Social History Unit ... Being Aboriginal is a moving chronicle of how some Aboriginal people experience life in white Australia. From the ABC Radio programs by Ros Bowden and Bill Bunbury.121 p. ; 22 cm.Being Aboriginal contains the powerful and moving stories of Aboriginal people who described their lives and attitudes in a number of radio documentaries for the ABC's Social History Unit ... Being Aboriginal is a moving chronicle of how some Aboriginal people experience life in white Australia. From the ABC Radio programs by Ros Bowden and Bill Bunbury.aboriginal australians -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- interviews. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Abdulla, Ian W, As I grew older : the life and times of a Nunga growing up along the River Murray, 1993
... Region (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians....) -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Juvenile ...As I Grew Older affirms the culture of rural Aborigines who, despite being dispossessed, have been determined to stay onb their own land. The painting of Ian Abdulla offer us a window on to the life of an Aboriginal Family on the Murray River in the mid-twentieth century.40 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, 1 colour map ; 26 x 31 cm.As I Grew Older affirms the culture of rural Aborigines who, despite being dispossessed, have been determined to stay onb their own land. The painting of Ian Abdulla offer us a window on to the life of an Aboriginal Family on the Murray River in the mid-twentieth century.abdulla, ian w., 1947-2011. | aboriginal australians -- murray river region (n.s.w.-s.a.) -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- south australia -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians, in art -- juvenile literature. | painting, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- juvenile literature. | murray river region (n.s.w.-s.a.) -- biography. | australian -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barwick, Diane et. al, Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander history, 1979
Contents: Archaeology Isabel McBryde; Archives H.J. Gibbney; Artefacts and museums Carol Cooper, Isabel McBryde; Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Diane Barwick, Jane Forge, James Urry; Biography: writing a life story Diane Barwick, Nan Phillips, Tom Stannage; Censuses and other population records L.R. Smith; Court and police records: evidence for Aboriginal history Tom Stannage; Genealogy: tracing family history Diane Barwick, Diane Bell, Francesca Merlan; Government - Government publications on Aborigines Brownlee Kirkpatrick; Government committees and Royal Commissions David H. Bennett. Guardians of history - Aboriginal heritage and the Australian Heritage Commission Josephine Flood; Historical Societies Nan Phillips, Tom Stannage. Land rights - Land rights: recent events and legislation Anita Campbell, Diane Bell, Diane Barwick; Land rights: an introductory bibliography Nicolas Peterson. Language: resources for research Luise Hercus, Francesca Merlan; Libraries James Urry; Maps and mapping John von Sturmer; Missions: settlements, sponsors, sources of information James Urry; Music Alice Moyle; Newspapers Andrew Markus; Oral history interviewing Peter Read; Photographic records - Koorie studies: records of the South Coast Yuin walkabout Guboo Ted Thomas; Photographs old and new Colin Roach; Films and film-making David McDougall; Publishing your work Shirley Andrew, Diane Barwick; Sport: resources for research Michael Mace, Bill Rosser; Tape recording Bryan Butler; Torres Strait Islands: information available in Papua New Guinea Peter Bolger; War and Aborigines Hank Nelson; Women in Aboriginal society: resources for research Diane Barwick, Diane Bell.xv, 187 p. ; 25 cm.Contents: Archaeology Isabel McBryde; Archives H.J. Gibbney; Artefacts and museums Carol Cooper, Isabel McBryde; Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Diane Barwick, Jane Forge, James Urry; Biography: writing a life story Diane Barwick, Nan Phillips, Tom Stannage; Censuses and other population records L.R. Smith; Court and police records: evidence for Aboriginal history Tom Stannage; Genealogy: tracing family history Diane Barwick, Diane Bell, Francesca Merlan; Government - Government publications on Aborigines Brownlee Kirkpatrick; Government committees and Royal Commissions David H. Bennett. Guardians of history - Aboriginal heritage and the Australian Heritage Commission Josephine Flood; Historical Societies Nan Phillips, Tom Stannage. Land rights - Land rights: recent events and legislation Anita Campbell, Diane Bell, Diane Barwick; Land rights: an introductory bibliography Nicolas Peterson. Language: resources for research Luise Hercus, Francesca Merlan; Libraries James Urry; Maps and mapping John von Sturmer; Missions: settlements, sponsors, sources of information James Urry; Music Alice Moyle; Newspapers Andrew Markus; Oral history interviewing Peter Read; Photographic records - Koorie studies: records of the South Coast Yuin walkabout Guboo Ted Thomas; Photographs old and new Colin Roach; Films and film-making David McDougall; Publishing your work Shirley Andrew, Diane Barwick; Sport: resources for research Michael Mace, Bill Rosser; Tape recording Bryan Butler; Torres Strait Islands: information available in Papua New Guinea Peter Bolger; War and Aborigines Hank Nelson; Women in Aboriginal society: resources for research Diane Barwick, Diane Bell.australian aborigines, to 1979. historical sources. | aborigines, australian -- history. | genealogy. | torres strait islanders -- history -- sources. | aboriginal australians -- genealogy. | aboriginal australians -- history -- sources. | aboriginal australians -- history. | aboriginal australians -- history -- archival resources. | aboriginal australians -- history -- library resources. | aboriginal australians -- history -- bibliography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Burger, Angela, Neville Bonner, a biography, 1979
... -- Biography. | Aboriginal Australians -- Biography. | Australia.... Biographies. | Statesmen -- Australia -- Biography. | Aboriginal ...169 p., [8] p. of plates ; 24 cm. bonner, neville, 1922-1999. | australia. politics. bonner, neville thomas, 1918-. australia. biographies. | statesmen -- australia -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- biography. | australia -- politics and government -- 1945-1965. -
Unions Ballarat
I, the Aboriginal, Lockwood, Douglas, 1962
An oral history of Waipuldanya (AKA Phillip Roberts), a full-blood Aboriginal who became a medical assistant for Department of Health at Darwin Hospital.Oral history. Aboriginal biography.Paper; book. Front cover: colour head image of an Aboriginal man; white lettering.Front cover: title and compiler's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, aboriginal persons, oral histories, biography, department of health - northern territory, darwin hospital, waipuldanya, indigenous australians, aboriginal australians, ethnography, northern territory, alawa people, aboriginal - customs -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Anglo-Australasian Photographic Company, Scene near Corranderrk Station, c. 1876
Nicholas Caire was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1837. He arrived in Adelaide with his parents in about 1860. In 1867, following photographic journeys in Gippsland, he opened a studio in Adelaide. From 1870 to 1876 he lived and worked in Talbot in Central Victoria. In 1876 he purchased T. F. Chuck's studios in the Royal Arcade Melbourne. In 1885, following the introduction of dry plate photography, he began a series of landscape series, which were commercially successful. As a photographer, he travelled extensively through Victoria, photographing places few of his contemporaries had previously seen. He died in 1918. Reference: Jack Cato, 'Caire, Nicholas John (1837–1918)', Australian Dictionary of Biography. The 1860s marked the beginning of the era of reserves and missions. Six Aboriginal reserves were established during the 1860s. These were under the control of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines. Four were Christian missions receiving government aid. These were Lake Tyers (Anglican) and Ramahyuck (Presbyterian/Moravian) in eastern Victoria for the Gunai/Kurnai clans; Ebenezer (Moravian) in north-west Victoria for the clans of the Wimmera and Lower Murray; and Lake Condah (Anglican) in south-west Victoria. The other two were secular government controlled reserves: Framlingham which, like Lake Condah, was established for the Mara-speaking Gunditjmara and Kirrae-wurrung people of south-west Victoria; and Coranderrk, located about 60 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, for the Kulin clans of central Victoria. In 1863, after a period of devastation to the Kulin people, Coranderrk was established at the junction of the Yarra River and Badger Creek. Reference: http://coranderrk.com/, accessed 24 December 2016An original, rare photograph from the series 'Views of Victoria: General Series' by the photographer, Nicholas Caire (1837-1918). The series of 60 photographs that comprise the series was issued c. 1876 and reinforced a neo-Romantic view of the Australian landscape to which a growing nationalist movement would respond. Nicholas Caire was active as a photographer in Australia from 1858 until his death in 1918. His vision of the Australian bush and pioneer life had a counterpart in the works of Henry Lawson and other nationalist poets, authors and painters.Albumen silver photograph mounted on boardprinted in ink on support l.c.: SCENE NEAR "CORRANDERRK" STATION. / COPYRIGHT REGISTERED. printed in ink on support reverse c.: VIEWS OF VICTORIA. / (GENERAL SERIES.) / No. 9. / SCENE NEAR "CORRANDERRK" STATION. / This scene was taken from the hill near Rourke's Bridge, on the Healesville Road, and displays in the foreground / the River Yarra. The roadway which is seen in the mid-distance has lately been constructed by the Government, / as the old tracks which formerly existed, were liable to be swamped by the periodical overflowing of the River. Mount / Ridell can be seen in the extreme distance immediately behind the roadway. / Corranderrk is the local habitation / for the natives of this district, and is situated on the right hand side of the picture, about a mile and a half / from the roadway. printed in ink on support reverse l.c.l.: J.W. FORBES, Agent, printed in ink on support reverse l.c.: ANGLO-AUSTRALASIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, MELBOURNE. printed in ink on support reverse l.c.r.: 10 Temple Court, Collins Street West.nicholas caire (1837-1918), coranderrk aboriginal station, aborigine, yarra river, badger creek, first peoples, aboriginal and torres straight islander -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Elizabeth O’Callaghan, Silent lives : women of Warrnambool and district 1840-1910, 2017
... . australian aboriginal australian women pioneers women aboriginal ...A narrative of the pioneering women of Warrnambool and surrounding districts during the 1840’s-1910. Includes photographs, illustrations, paintings, bibliography, index.374 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexnon-fictionA narrative of the pioneering women of Warrnambool and surrounding districts during the 1840’s-1910. Includes photographs, illustrations, paintings, bibliography, index.history & archaeology., society & social sciences., women -- victoria -- warrnambool -- biography., warrnambool (vic.) -- biography., warrnambool (vic.) -- history., australian, aboriginal australian, women pioneers, women aboriginal australian -- victoria, book -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Melbourne University Press, Untold stories : memories and lives of Victorian Kooris, 1998
'I'm your half-brother and I'm here to stay. This is my home.' With these words Wilmot Abraham sought refuge with his white relations. 'Did you ever read your history?': Mrs. Mary Clarke remembers p. 1 'An old hand': Jim Cain p. 12 'I'm your half-brother, and I'm here to stay': Wilmot Abraham p. 36 The Three Pompeys The Written Record p. 48 Banjo Clarke's Stories p. 62 'Why did they take them away?': Lizzie and Henry McCrae p. 74 In Defence of Framlingham: Collin Hood p. 79 Double Dispossession: King David p. 107 James Dawson's Informants p. 137 'Why are we kept prisoners here?': Ernest and Maggie Mobourne p. 148 'The old ones, they wouldn't tell us nothing': Mrs. Connie Hart's memories p. 181 'Breaking the cycle is the hard thing to do': Geoff Rose, a stolen child p. 200 Epilogue: James Dawson, Camperdown George and the Obelisk p. 220 The Hood Family p. 238 The Mobourne Letters p. 241 Abbreviations p. 252 Notes p. 252 Bibliography p. 264 Index p. 274xxi, 283 p. : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 23 cm. Includes index and bibliographical references: p. 264-273.non-fiction'I'm your half-brother and I'm here to stay. This is my home.' With these words Wilmot Abraham sought refuge with his white relations. 'Did you ever read your history?': Mrs. Mary Clarke remembers p. 1 'An old hand': Jim Cain p. 12 'I'm your half-brother, and I'm here to stay': Wilmot Abraham p. 36 The Three Pompeys The Written Record p. 48 Banjo Clarke's Stories p. 62 'Why did they take them away?': Lizzie and Henry McCrae p. 74 In Defence of Framlingham: Collin Hood p. 79 Double Dispossession: King David p. 107 James Dawson's Informants p. 137 'Why are we kept prisoners here?': Ernest and Maggie Mobourne p. 148 'The old ones, they wouldn't tell us nothing': Mrs. Connie Hart's memories p. 181 'Breaking the cycle is the hard thing to do': Geoff Rose, a stolen child p. 200 Epilogue: James Dawson, Camperdown George and the Obelisk p. 220 The Hood Family p. 238 The Mobourne Letters p. 241 Abbreviations p. 252 Notes p. 252 Bibliography p. 264 Index p. 274 western district (vic.) -- colonization., aboriginal australians -- victoria -- western district -- history., aboriginal australians -- victoria -- western district -- interviews, race relations - racial discrimination., child welfare - child / parent separation - stolen generations., history - biographies - indigenous., book -
Merri-bek City Council
Work on paper - Charcoal and pages from Aboriginal Words and Place Names, Jenna Lee, Without us, 2022
Jenna Lee dissects and reconstructs colonial 'Indigenous dictionaries' and embeds the works with new cultural meaning. Long obsessed with the duality of the destructive and healing properties that fire can yield, this element has been applied to the paper in the forms of burning and mark-making. In Without Us, Lee uses charcoal to conceal the text on the page, viewing this process as a ritualistic act of reclaiming and honouring Indigenous heritage while challenging the oppressive legacies of colonialism. Lee explains in Art Guide (2022), ‘These books in particular [used to create the proposed works] are Aboriginal language dictionaries—but there’s no such thing as “Aboriginal language”. There are hundreds of languages. The dictionary just presents words, with no reference to where they came from. It was specifically published by collating compendiums from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, with the purpose to give [non-Indigenous] people pleasant sounding Aboriginal words to name children, houses and boats. And yet the first things that were taken from us was our language, children, land and water. And the reason our words were so widely written down was because [white Australians] were trying to eradicate us. They thought we were going extinct. The deeper you get into it, the darker it gets. But the purpose of my work is to take those horrible things and cast them as something beautiful.’Framed artwork