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NameAboriginal Resistance - Strategic Areas
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At present this layer is just a way to make some quick notes of some important places in the Australian Wars of places where the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance used terrain and waters strategically, for example, to evade pursuit in labyrinthine ranges; using rocky and swampy terrain where horses could not easily go; rugged and forested or scrubby terrain where fire and steep slopes could be used to evade capture; etc. 

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Colonial violence.

ContributorDr Bill Pascoe
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Added to System2024-04-27 12:06:52
Updated in System2024-05-29 00:13:26
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Budj Bim

Placename
Budj Bim
Type
Other

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Latitude
-38.070797760103176
Longitude
141.87057491991968

Description

Rocky and swampy terrain used by Gunditjmara in the Eumeralla wars.

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TLCMap ID
td0834
Created At
2024-04-27 12:07:49
Updated At
2024-04-27 12:07:49

NW of Coniston

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Other

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Latitude
-20.902030385371816
Longitude
130.87545192429874

Description

Extremely arid country NW of Coniston used to evade Murray's 1st massacre expedition, where it's not possible to survive without knowing the location of the few soaks. Murray also mentioned the difficulty of pursing people in the ranges to the north west, but there don't seem to be any ranges out here. Perhaps that was the ones west of Yuendumu? Though it seems pretty clear he was going up towards Tanami, where it was supposed that Aboriginal warriors were attacking from.

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TLCMap ID
td0835
Created At
2024-04-27 12:25:23
Updated At
2024-04-27 12:26:18

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Latitude
-30.90929407683405
Longitude
152.051467864253

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Very rugged forested and rocky country with precipitous gullies used as a base from which to raid sheep stations on the western plains, and evade horseborne pursuit. Fire and steep rocky inclines were also used in tactical manouvres.

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TLCMap ID
td0836
Created At
2024-04-27 12:31:22
Updated At
2024-04-27 12:31:22

SEQ Hinterland

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Other

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Latitude
-26.86818044516154
Longitude
152.72094723437021

Description

Multiple forested and mountainous areas near Brisbane and Toowoomba used in resistance. See Kerkhove detailed maps and accounts.

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TLCMap ID
td0837
Created At
2024-04-27 12:32:44
Updated At
2024-04-27 12:33:26

Macquarie Marshes

Placename
Maliyanga ngurra
Type
Other

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Latitude
-30.706714503432096
Longitude
147.53334042284783

Description

Used by Wailwan Aboriginal people during organised resistance a 'secure retreat' where they could be 'generally informed of the approach of any policeman'. Eg: a war party of 40 warriors assembled after a meeting of Aboriginal people from this region, Darling River and Lachlan River region. Large gatherings of 150 or 200 men plus women and children occurred.

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TLCMap ID
td0bba
Linkback
https://doi.org/10.26181/22300306.v1
Source

Mr W.H. Wright to Colonial Secretary Thomson, 15th January, 1846. pp8-10 in
Watson, Frederick (1925). Historical records of Australia. Series I. Governors' despatches to and from England. Volume XXV, April, 1846-September, 1847 / [edited by Frederick Watson]. La Trobe. Book. https://doi.org/10.26181/22300306.v1
34918_SOURCE01_2_A.pdf

Created At
2024-05-09 22:25:33
Updated At
2024-05-09 22:25:33

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-18.743807161149196
Longitude
125.01617428515897

Description

'Almost inaccessible stronghold...' see https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=907

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td0c13
Created At
2024-05-26 13:43:25
Updated At
2024-05-26 13:43:25

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Latitude
-20.22660304190347
Longitude
139.84668728564304

Description

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233729813

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1986249

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td0c14
Created At
2024-05-26 13:46:28
Updated At
2024-05-26 13:51:07

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Latitude
-24.571791450368828
Longitude
149.28651806567004

Description

As well as using the mountain strongholds, Aboriginal people were given asylum and hospice at particular pastoral runs east of Expedition Range who wanted to collaborate with Aboriginal people and for them to work on runs and were opposed to the Native Police, and other colonists who favoured exile and extermination of Aboriginal people.

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TLCMap ID
td0c28
Created At
2024-05-29 00:13:25
Updated At
2024-05-29 00:13:26
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