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High Lean Country Land, people and memory in New England
436 Pages
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Routledge
436 Pages
by
Routledge
432 Pages
by
Routledge
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High Lean Country captures the rich history and haunting character of the New England region of northern New South Wales. The authors explore how memory - of land, of family, of patterns of life on the other side of the world - has influenced the identity of New England. They also consider how the high country itself has shaped its people and their sense of regional uniqueness. In doing so,... Read more
South of My Days' - Judith Wright
Note on Aboriginal Language Names
Prelude: Uplands Always Attract - J.S. Ryan
1. What is New England? - Alan Atkinson
PART 1: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
2. The Rocks Beneath - Bob Haworth
3. Sunshine, Snow, Wind and Rain - Jack Hobbs and Alan Atkinson
4. Wildlife - Peter Jarman and Karl Vernes
5. The Vegetated Landscape - Peter Clarke
6. Land and Livelihood - Nick Reid and Lewis Kahn
PART 2: FIRST PEOPLES
7. Seeing Red: Musings on Rock Art - June Ross
8. Aboriginal Archaeology - Wendy Beck
9. The Frontier - David Andrew Roberts
10. Aboriginal People and Pastoralism - Rodney Harrison
11. Aborigines and Citizens - Matthew Jordan
PART 3: NEWCOMERS
12. Passing Through - Martin Auster
13. Colonial Settlement - Alan Atkinson and John Atchison
14. Homesteads - Jillian Oppenheimer
15. Schools - Bruce Mitchell and Jean Newall
Note on Aboriginal Language Names
Prelude: Uplands Always Attract - J.S. Ryan
1. What is New England? - Alan Atkinson
PART 1: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
2. The Rocks Beneath - Bob Haworth
3. Sunshine, Snow, Wind and Rain - Jack Hobbs and Alan Atkinson
4. Wildlife - Peter Jarman and Karl Vernes
5. The Vegetated Landscape - Peter Clarke
6. Land and Livelihood - Nick Reid and Lewis Kahn
PART 2: FIRST PEOPLES
7. Seeing Red: Musings on Rock Art - June Ross
8. Aboriginal Archaeology - Wendy Beck
9. The Frontier - David Andrew Roberts
10. Aboriginal People and Pastoralism - Rodney Harrison
11. Aborigines and Citizens - Matthew Jordan
PART 3: NEWCOMERS
12. Passing Through - Martin Auster
13. Colonial Settlement - Alan Atkinson and John Atchison
14. Homesteads - Jillian Oppenheimer
15. Schools - Bruce Mitchell and Jean Newall
Biography
The editors are all members of the University of New England. Alan Atkinson is author of The Europeans in Australia. J.S. Ryan is a cultural and regional historian, and is editor of the journal Australian Folklore. Iain Davidson teaches archaeology and is a former president of the Australian Archaeological Association. Andrew Piper has worked as an archaeologist, curator and site manager in Africa, Australia, Micronesia and New Zealand.
