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Carne Neemerranner

Carne Neemerranner. The ‘Telling Ground’ of Meeting @ Bark Hut. Mannalargenna— George Augustus Robinson— Bungunna, Pairrebeena Clan ‘C onciliator’ of Aborigines . G.A.Robinson and Aboriginal Guides, Circa 1830. ABORIGINAL GUIDES.

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Carne Neemerranner

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  1. Carne Neemerranner The ‘Telling Ground’ of Meeting @ Bark Hut

  2. Mannalargenna— George Augustus Robinson— Bungunna, Pairrebeena Clan ‘Conciliator’ of Aborigines

  3. G.A.Robinson and Aboriginal Guides, Circa 1830

  4. ABORIGINALGUIDES • South East Nation- Trugannini, Worraddy and Pagerly • North WestNation- Tunnerminnerwait • Oyster Bay Nation- Kickerterpoller and Taneleboneyer • North East Nation- Buller and Timme

  5. Robinson’s Journeylines through North-east Van Diemen’s Land Oct 1830 - Jan 1831

  6. Telling Places in CountryMeeting @ Bark Hut • A Community, Place and Heritage Research Unit project • Riawunna, UTAS, Launceston. • Chief researcher: Patsy Cameron • Project manager: Dr Linn Miller • Funding body: AIATSIS

  7. Project Purpose: • To retrace, re-map and re-interpret Robinson’s journeylines through north-east Tasmania • To produce an ethno-cartographic record of those journeylines • Placescapes • People • Events

  8. Aims and Objectives • To expand the scope of research derived from Friendly Mission, the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson. • To extend methodological frameworks previously adopted • To reveal the northeast as Aboriginal Country • To facilitate the telling of stories by and for Tasmanian Aboriginal people

  9. Project Design • Narrative framework—Robinson’s journals • Research focus—Aboriginal: place, people, events • Research team—Collaborative and inclusive • Investigative focus—Re-mapping and re-interpretation • Research mode —Experiential—Multi-sensual —Spatial symmetry—being there —Temporal symmetry—at that time

  10. Project Method • Forensic reading of texts • Weaving together traces • Testing hypotheses • Drawing upon multiple knowledges • Exploring, observing and recording.

  11. Meeting @ Bark Hut Research Team • Aboriginal Chief investigator • Project Council of Elders • Aboriginal students and local community people • Academics (UTAS, UQ, ANU) • Support Crew • Trekkers • Film & Sound Crew

  12. N J B Plomley (ed).Friendly Mission, the Tasmanian journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson, (p438 note 38) ‘It must be emphasised that in plotting Robinson’s journey’s the method adopted of working from maps is not really satisfactory and should have the support of study of the country itself. For regions where accurately contoured maps are available the routes shown are probably fairly accurate, but in other parts- and this is one- there is doubt as to the accuracy of the plotting.’

  13. Reconnaissance • Gauging Project potential • Exploring placescapes • Checking bearings • Meeting local people and agencies

  14. Carne Neemerranneris‘telling ground’ Relational Embodied investigation in four interconnected dimensions: • Spatial • Temporal • Cultural • Historical

  15. The Spatial Connecting threads in place • Walking Country • Seeing Country • Hearing Country • Feeling Country

  16. Oct 28 - Nov 1, 1830 • October 28—George Augustus Robinson and a party of eight Aboriginal guides had travelled south along the coast from Tebrikunna (Cape Portland) & camped opposite Georges Rocks. • October 29 —Crossed over the Anson’s Bay barway, and trekked south along the Bay of Fires & camped near The Gardens • October 30—Proceeded on to Georges Bay & camped overnight 2 miles up Georges River • October 31—Continued on to the coast where the women dived for crayfish at Giants Rock (Sloop Rock). After ascending a tier of hills and alerted by fresh smoke due west, the group proceeded inland. • November 1—Robinson’s group make contact with Mannalargenna and 8 of his people and 25 to 30 dogs sheltering from rain in a traditional bark hut.

  17. The Temporal Connecting threads in time • The right days • The right time • The right season Simply 177 years apart!

  18. The Cultural Connecting threads of culture • Sharing with family • Honouring the ancestors • Respecting others • Connecting with country • Reclaiming country

  19. Placement & Displacement • Martial Law = ‘The Line’ or the ‘Great Army’ • Range and threat of roving parties • Displaced clanspeople • Threats and deception • Leaving Country = walk into exile

  20. Clanspeople at bark hut • Mannalargenna (North East Nation) • Plerpleroparner (Nation unknown) • Polelerwine (adolescent- Nation unknown) • Tarnebunner (Nation unknown) • Tranlebunner (Penny Royal Creek Nation) • Ghoneyannener (Stoney Creek Nation) • Lucerenmictic wockener (Oyster Bay Nation)

  21. Robinson’s deceit and coersion ‘I told them …such a story of the soldiers killing the blacks…and all said they would accompany me…I took occasion of the alarm and said the soldiers were coming, that some panner black men was killed and that it was time we went. Appeared myself alarmed saying that I should be shot if I stopped and that I was anxious to get back before the soldiers killed all the natives.’

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