Coranderrk : we will show the country
Nanni, Giordano2013
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The battle for Coranderrk was one of the first sustained campaigns for justice, land rights and self-determination. The Kulin people lobbied against the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local landowners, who wanted them removed.
Main title:
Coranderrk : we will show the country / by Giordano Nanni and Andrea James
Author:
Imprint:
Canberra ACT. Aboriginal Studies Press 2013
Collation:
224 pages colour illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction. 1. A brief history of Coranderrk, 1835-1881 -- Invasion and dispossession -- John Green and the establishment of Coranderrk -- The Board for the Protection of Aborigines -- Coranderrk's growth: 1863-74 -- John Green's removal -- The Coranderrk rebellion -- Mrs Bon and the path to the inquiry -- The Coranderrk inquiry -- 2. Coranderrk - we will show the country. Guide to annotated script -- List of players -- The inquiry begins (Scene 1) -- Reverend Strickland (Scene 2) -- Henry Jennings (Scene 3) -- Christian Ogilvie (Scene 4) -- Reverened Hagenauer (Scene 5) -- Edward Curr (Scene 6) -- Thomas Bamfield (Scene 7) -- Alice Grant (Scene 8) -- Barak (Scene 9) -- Eleanor McKie (Scene 10) -- Robert Wandon (Scene 11) -- Thomas Dunolly's letter (Scene 12) -- Captain Page (Scene 13) -- Caroline Morgan (Scene 14) -- Wandon's dismissal (Scene 15) -- Constable Tevlin (Scene 16) -- Phinnimore Jackson (Scene 17) -- Eda Brangy (Scene 18) -- Strickland's last word (Scene 19) -- George Syme (Scene 20) -- Joe Green (Scene 21) -- We will show the country (Scene 22) -- 3. The aftermath, 1881-1924. The 1886 'Half-Cast Act' -- The end of new beginnings -- 4. The making of Coranderrk. Credits and performance history -- Final reflections.
ISBN:
9781922059390 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.5004 COR
Local class:
994.5004
Language:
English
BRN:
81544
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.5004 COR | pbkAvailable |
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