jane2023-06-01T08:11:18+10:00May 31st, 2023|
In the mid-1800s the Nauo people of what is known today in English as the Eyre Peninsula, were almost wiped out by the arrival of colonists. Today Nauo survivors are able to tell their story. ABC Eyre Peninsula's Jodie Hamilton reports on the Nauo people's great win. Read more [...]
jane2023-05-08T13:32:36+10:00May 8th, 2023|
John Menadue's online Public Policy Journal, Pearls and Irritations, brings the caring and concerned among us more news about Dr Ray Kerhove's new book, How They Fought, Boolarong Press, 2023 about how First Peoples fought to resist invasion and colonisation of Country from 1788: Read Dr Kerhove's 1 May [...]
jane2023-04-26T11:11:15+10:00April 26th, 2023|
As Aaron Smith writes in The Guardian, unofficial recognition has been growing of those killed on Australian soil in colonial frontier conflicts, but official commemoration is still being debated. Read more in Aaron Smith's story on 24 April 2023: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/24/calls-grow-for-australias-frontier-wars-to-be-remembered-on-anzac-day Chair of the Council of the Australian War Memorial [...]
jane2023-04-21T11:50:55+10:00April 21st, 2023|
Media Release 20 April 2023 "Help Us Bury Our Dead on 25 April 2023" Sovereign Union of First Nations and Peoples in Australia Asserting Australia's First Nations Sovereignty into Governance www.sovereignunion.mobi Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union, last surviving member of the founding four of the [...]
jane2023-04-19T08:55:16+10:00April 19th, 2023|
A much-needed publication is now available on how First Nations used tactics during Australia's frontier conflicts. Queensland historian Dr Ray Kerkhove has spent many years of research into how First Nations resisted colonisation, revealed in his book How They Fought: Indigenous Tactics and Weaponry of Australia's Frontier Wars. Among the [...]
jane2023-04-10T19:28:21+10:00April 10th, 2023|
'Aboriginal resistance to British invasion should get its own "substantial" section at the Australian War Memorial,' according to Kim Beazley, the new head of the Memorial's council. He says that a frontier wars gallery should display both sides of the conflict, including the resistance of First Natiuons "guerillas". Read [...]
jane2022-12-20T13:16:53+11:00December 20th, 2022|
Guest author, Bruce Cameron, writes on Pearls and Irritations, 18 December 2022: https://johnmenadue.com/will-jandamarra-have-a-place-in-the-new-awm/
jane2022-12-08T08:45:40+11:00December 8th, 2022|
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's podcast and TV series, Stuff the British Stole, Series 1, has devoted its sixth episode, 'Return', to Noongar warrior Yagan's story. The documentary examines how Yagan met his death defending Noongar country from British colonists. His remains were missing for more than a century. The fight [...]
jane2022-12-08T08:21:02+11:00December 8th, 2022|
Despite some recent indications that the Australian War Memorial is considering "a broader and deeper" coverage of frontier wars fought on Australia soil, David Stephens points out that the space to be allocated will be "proportionate" and "modest". Read more in 'The War Memorial trial is again running away from the [...]
jane2022-10-30T08:39:12+11:00October 30th, 2022|
Award-winning journalist, Marc Fennell, presents 'Stuff the British Stole', based on his podcast of the same title one ABC iView from 1 November 2022: Watch the trailer here: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/stuff-the-british-stole There's also a link to the podcast off this URL. You need to Login to the ABC to view the trailer. [...]
