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The Journal of Professional Historians Issue six, 2018 six, Issue The Journal of of The Journal Circa Professional Historians CIRCA THE JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL HISTORIANS ISSUE SIX, 2018 PHA Circa The Journal of Professional Historians Issue six, 2018 Circa: The Journal of Professional Historians Issue six, 2018 Professional Historians Australia Editor: Christine Cheater ISSN 1837-784X Editorial Board: Francesca Beddie Carmel Black Neville Buch Sophie Church Brian Dickey Amanda McLeod Emma Russell Ian Willis Layout and design: Lexi Ink Design Printer: Moule Printing Copyright of articles is held by the individual authors. Except for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted by the Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced by any process without the permission of the author. Address all correspondence to: The Editor, Circa Professional Historians Australia PO Box 9177 Deakin ACT 2600 [email protected] The content of this journal represents the views of the contributors and not the official view of Professional Historians Australia. Cover images: Front cover, top row, left to right: Newman Rosenthal and Thomas Coates, Portuguese Governor of Dili and staff, Margaret Williams-Weir. Bottom: 8 Hour procession, 1866. Back cover, top: Mudgee policeman and tracker Middle row, left to right: Woman and maid, HEB Construction workers. Bottom: Walgett tracker and police Contents EDITORIAL . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IV Part one: Explorations Pathfinders: NSW Aboriginal Trackers and Native Title History MICHAEL BENNETT. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Working in the Dirt SANDRA GORTER .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..11 Part two: Discoveries Unpacking a Legend MARGARET COOK AND ANNAbeL LLOYD . .21 Not Just White Proddy Boys: The Melbourne Faculty of Education 1903-1973 JULIET ELLA FLesCH .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..28 Part three: Reflections Looking at History: A consideration of two photographs; one from Darwin, one from Dili STEVEN FARRAM .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 History And Significance of the Workingman’s Parliament LIbbY BLAmeY. 42 The Convict Ship Hashemy at Port Phillip: a cautionary tale DOUGLAS WILKIE . 50 Part four: Practices Community history and free software: the perfect match? LUCY BRACEY. 59 PARTICIPANTS WANTED: Benefits and challenges of developing exhibitions with community involvement BIRGIT HEILMANN. 65 Consulting 1.01: an introduction to business practice for historians ABIGAIL BELFRAge . 69 Part five: Reviews Australian Lives: An intimate history JENNIfeR DebeNHAM . 75 Badge, Boot, Button: The Story of Australian Uniforms LORINDA CRAmeR . 77 Independent Minds: A History of St George Girls High School NEVILLE BUCH. 78 Looking for Rose Paterson: how family bush life nurtured Banjo the Poet MICHELE MATTHews. 79 Living with the Locals: early Europeans’ experience of Indigenous life EmmA DORTINS . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War JENNIfeR DebeNHAM . 83 CONTRIBUTORS . 85 EDITORIAL Welcome to Circa: The Journal of Professional Circa would not exist without its contributors Historians Issue 6, 2018. Following the ‘Working who I applaud for their willingness to share their History’ conference run by PHA (Vic) in 2016 experiences as professional historians. This edition presenters were invited to submit their paper for demonstrates the diverse range of skills necessary to publication in Circa. Consequently, except for practise as an historian in the twenty-first century. As ‘Unpacking the Legend’, ‘Looking at History’ and usual the papers are eligible for the Circa prize, which ‘Not Just White Proddy Boys’, which were submitted will be awarded at the PHA National Conference, in response to a general call for papers, the articles ‘Marking Time’, to be held in Sydney in August 2018. published in this edition are reworked conference In the meantime, happy reading. papers. The conference invited participants to consider Christine Cheater Editor the tensions and dilemmas of doing history -- how April 2018 we communicate history in the digital age, how it benefits communities, organisation and individuals, whose history are we conveying, and what new challenges and practices will we face in the future. These considerations run through all the papers, which have been grouped into the journal’s usual Call for Papers four sections – Explorations, Discoveries, Reflections Circa: The Journal of Professional Historians, Issue 7 and Practices. Contributions are invited in the following categories: Michael Bennett’s and Sandra Gorter’s papers Explorations: Issues we face as professional historians explore ways of dealing with information that was Discoveries: Discovering and telling a story tangential to their main fields of inquiry. Margaret Reflections: Thinking about history, its impact on us Cook and Annabel Lloyd’s paper literally traces and our role in understanding it the discovery of archival material that added depth Practices: Practical advice and guidance for to a local legend and Juliet Flesch’s paper shows professional historians how short biographies can be used to challenge Reviews: Reviews of books, exhibitions, websites commonly accepted narratives. Steven Farram’s and Libby Blamey’s papers reflect on how historians interpret non-print sources, namely pictures and Submission is open to PHA members throughout sites, while Douglas Wilkie untangles a problem Australia. All articles (except reviews) will be peer created by the uncritical reading of secondary reviewed. All submissions must conform to the sources. Finally, Lucy Bracey, Birgit Heilmann and requirements detailed in the guidelines for contributors, Abi Belfrage provide, respectively, practical advice available at www.historians.org.au on the use of free software to publish history, the pro Direct submissions and correspondence to the Editor. and cons of developing exhibitions with community Email: [email protected] involvement, and the nuts and bolts of establishing a small business. Closing date for submissions: 31 July 2019 This is my first stint as editor following Sophie Church’s decision to step aside in 2016. Her decision coincided with other changes to the Editorial Board. Kate Mathews and Sonia Jennings resigned in 2016 and towards the end of 2017 they were replaced by Brian Dickey (PHA SA) and Amanda McLeod (PHA Vic). I thank Sonia for her efforts in establishing the journal and Kate for her work as referee coordinator. My gratitude also goes to the remaining members of the Editorial Board (Francesca Beddie, Carmel Black, Neville Buch, Sophie Church, Emma Russell and Ian Wills) for their support during the transition phase. Part one Explorations Issues we face as professional historians 2 CIRCA THE JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL HISTORIANS. ISSUE SIX 2018 PATHFINDERS NSW Aboriginal Trackers and Native Title History Michael Bennett Historical research undertaken for native title claims rarely reaches the public sphere. The detailed reports prepared for claims are often confidential. In some circumstances, claimants are willing to see aspects of the research released and the content has the capacity to inform the wider public about Aboriginal history. A recent project by Native Title Services Corporation (NTSCORP) and the Indigenous Unit of NSW Police, after careful community consultation, sought to publicise the under-acknowledged contribution of Aboriginal trackers to policing in NSW from 1862 to 1973. Trackers used traditional bush skills to perform a variety of tasks such as pursuing bushrangers and finding people lost in the bush and their stories are sometimes vital evidence in native title claims. The project resulted in the Pathfinders website (www. pathfindersnsw.org.au) which was launched in November 2016. Introduction Great Australian Silence, the term anthropologist, Native title history is rarely public history. The W.E.H. Stanner, used to describe the overwhelming historical reports written for native title applications, exclusion of Aboriginal people and their experiences based solely on the documentary record, assess the from Australian History.3 They want to educate continuity of traditional connection to land of the the wider public about the traumas they and their claimants. The reports are written for legal assessment ancestors have endured and the resilience they have and are required to abide by the rules of evidence as shown in adapting to colonial society. It is here that set down by the Federal Court of Australia. Inferences native title historians can play a role by working with can be drawn, and firm opinions expressed, but they communities to give these stories a public face. In must be reliably linked to the documentary record. In this article, I describe a collaborative project between NSW, where I have worked as a native title historian NTSCORP, NSW Police and Aboriginal families from since 2002, reports are lodged with the NSW Crown throughout NSW to research and publicise the history Solicitors Office for assessment. They are subject of Aboriginal trackers in NSW from 1862 to 1973. to a confidentiality agreement which prevents public disclosure. The stories they contain rarely see the light of day.1 Aboriginal tracker project Confidentiality is an essential part
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