carne neemerranner the ‘telling ground’ of meeting @ bark hut
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Carne NeemerrannerCarne NeemerrannerThe ‘Telling Ground’ of
Meeting @ Bark Hut
Mannalargenna— George Augustus Robinson—
Bungunna, Pairrebeena Clan ‘Conciliator’ of Aborigines
G.A.Robinson and Aboriginal Guides, Circa 1830
ABORIGINALABORIGINAL GUIDESGUIDESSouth East Nation-
Trugannini, Worraddy and Pagerly
North WestNation- Tunnerminnerwait
Oyster Bay Nation- Kickerterpoller and Taneleboneyer
North East Nation- Buller and Timme
Robinson’s Journeylines through North-east Van Diemen’s Land
Oct 1830 - Jan 1831
Telling Places in CountryTelling Places in Country
Meeting @ Bark HutMeeting @ Bark Hut
A Community, Place and Heritage Research Unit projectA Community, Place and Heritage Research Unit projectRiawunna, UTAS, Launceston.Riawunna, UTAS, Launceston.Chief researcher: Patsy Cameron Chief researcher: Patsy Cameron Project manager: Dr Linn MillerProject manager: Dr Linn MillerFunding body: AIATSISFunding body: AIATSIS
Project Purpose:Project Purpose:
To retrace, re-mapTo retrace, re-map and re-interpret Robinson’s journeylines through north-east Tasmania
To produce an ethno-cartographic record of those journeylines
PlacescapesPeopleEvents
Aims and ObjectivesAims 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 To reveal the northeast as Aboriginal Aboriginal CountryCountry
To facilitateTo facilitate the telling of stories by and for Tasmanian Aboriginal people
Project DesignProject DesignNarrative 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
Project MethodProject Method
Forensic reading of texts Forensic reading of texts
Weaving together traces
Testing hypothesesTesting hypotheses
Drawing upon multiple knowledgesDrawing upon multiple knowledges
Exploring, observing and recording.
Meeting @ Bark Hut Research TeamMeeting @ Bark Hut Research TeamAboriginal Chief investigatorProject Council of EldersAboriginal students and local community peopleAcademics (UTAS, UQ, ANU)Support CrewTrekkers
Film & Sound Crew
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.’
ReconnaissanceReconnaissance
Gauging Project potentialExploring placescapesChecking bearingsMeeting local people and agencies
Carne NeemerrannerCarne Neemerranner isis ‘telling ground’
Relational EmbodiedRelational Embodied investigation in four interconnected dimensions:four interconnected dimensions:
Spatial Temporal Cultural Historical
The SpatialThe Spatial
Connecting threads in place
Walking Country
Seeing Country
Hearing Country
Feeling Country
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.
The TemporalThe Temporal
Connecting threads in time
The right daysThe right timeThe right season
Simply 177 years apart!
The CulturalThe Cultural
Connecting threads of culture
Sharing with family
Honouring the ancestors
Respecting others
Connecting with country
Reclaiming country
Placement & Placement & DisplacementDisplacement
Martial Law = ‘The Line’ or the ‘Great Army’
Range and threat of roving parties
Displaced clanspeople
Threats and deception
Leaving Country = walk into exile
Clanspeople at bark hutClanspeople 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)
Robinson’s deceit and Robinson’s deceit and coersioncoersion
‘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.’