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The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives

by Ian Clark , Fred Cahir
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781486306275
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 336
  • Original Price: GBP 37.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised
  • Item Weight: 749 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Australia & New Zealand

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition.

The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research - and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies. The book also considers contemporary and multi-disciplinary critiques that the expedition members were, on the whole, deficient in bush craft, especially in light of the expedition's failure to use Aboriginal guides in any systematic way.

Generously illustrated with historical photographs and line drawings, The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is an important resource for Indigenous people, Burke and Wills history enthusiasts and the wider community.

This book is the outcome of an Australian Research Council project.

Cahir, Fred: - Fred Cahir is an Associate Professor in Aboriginal Studies at Federation University Australia in the Faculty of Education and Arts. His Masters and PhD focused on local Victorian Aboriginal history. His research interests include Victorian Aboriginal history, Australian frontier history, Aboriginal heritage tourism history, Aboriginal biocultural knowledge and toponyms (place names).

Clark, Ian: - Ian D. Clark is Professor of Tourism in the Business School of the University of Ballarat. He has a PhD in Aboriginal historical geography from Monash University. His areas of interest include Victorian Aboriginal history, cultural heritage management, attractions management, Indigenous tourism, the history of tourism, and Victorian toponyms.

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