Jackson's track revisited : history, remembrance and reconciliation / Carolyn Landon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landon, Carolyn, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Clayton, Victoria : Monash University ePress, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Jackson's Track Revisited Carolyn Landon returns to the story told by Daryl Tonkin in Jackson's Track (Penguin, Australia, 1999) – the tale of his life in the great Gippsland forest living among Aboriginal timber workers. Just as his family hoped, Tonkin's memoir has created the space for more stories. In Jackson's Track Revisited, the voices of Aboriginal people who lived at the Track mingle with those of the White Australians who tried to 'improve' their lives in the 1950's, the era of assimilation. An exploration of the historical factors surrounding Tonkin's story leads to discussion of

Contents:

Contents; A note about pagination and chapter identification; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The stories; CHAPTER 2 The story in the Archive; CHAPTER 3 The story of the Board; CHAPTER 4 The story of the League; CHAPTER 5 Mr Jensen's story; CHAPTER 6 The story the newspapers tell; CHAPTER 7 Aunty Gina's story; CHAPTER 8 The bushman's story: One last look; EPILOGUE: Brabuwooloong woman; APPENDIX: Excerpts from the McLean Report APPENDIX; SOURCES: Primary sources and bibliography;

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781925495942

1925495949

9781423789703

1423789709

9780975747568

0975747568

OCLC:

230204319