Australian history – Page 2 – Australian Frontier Conflicts

Blackmans Point Massacre Site, near Port Macquarie, New South Wales declared an Aboriginal Place earlier this year

jane2023-09-20T10:58:17+10:00September 20th, 2023|

Blackman's Point, on the Lands of the Birpai people, near Port Macquarie, New South Wales was recognised as an important massacre site and as an Aboriginal Place earlier this year. Read more: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/blackmans-point-massacre-site-declared-an-aboriginal-place-in-new-south-wales See also Memorials and Monuments on this website for a growing list of memorials and monuments [...]

The Native Mounted Police: extermination on the Australian frontier

jane2023-07-20T18:02:13+10:00July 20th, 2023|

Military historian, Professor Peter Stanley of the University of New South Wales, Canberra writes in Pearls and Irritations, 19 July 2023 about why the Australian War Memorial does not wish to include the part the Native Mounted Police played in Australia's frontier conflict: https://johnmenadue.com/the-native-mounted-police-extermination-on-the-australian-frontier/ A very useful book about [...]

Myall Creek Commemoration June Long Weekend 2023

jane2023-06-01T09:00:00+10:00June 1st, 2023|

The annual commemoration of the Myall Creek Massacre in 1838 will be held at Bingara, New South Wales from 9–11 June 2023. For more details see the Friends of Myall Creek website: http://myallcreek.org/ The program will include: Friday 9 June 2023 Saturday 10 June 2023 Exhibition Opening, Ceramic Break, [...]

How (hard) They Fought: sophistication of First Nations’ resistance

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 [...]

New book reveals sophistication of Indigenous tactics during Australia’s frontier wars

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 [...]

Will the Australian War Memorial commemorate First Nations warriors in any new exhibitions?

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/

Yagan story told on ‘Stuff the British Stole’

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 [...]

Australian War Memorial ‘runs away’ from Frontier Wars

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 [...]

‘Stuff the British Stole’–New ABCTV series to air from 1 November 2022

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. [...]

Site of frontier war and resistance protected by mine expansion refusal

jane2022-10-29T08:37:29+11:00October 29th, 2022|

A First Nations' site of frontier war and resistance, in the New South Wales' Hunter Valley, will be protected following the Glencore coal mine expansion refusal. The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has denied the extension because the heritage impacts of the project would have been too significant and irreversible. [...]