Australian Light Horse Project Partcipants ac tacey Lance aters an ily oberts 12th Light Horse Regiment ranson an granaughter o ac tacey

ac tacey roe in the harge o the Light Horse Jack was the paternal and maternal grandson of Charlie ing Cubby and Jack Stacey is one of the Indigenous Light Horse Troopers who have been Lucy Ann. identfed as taking part in the Charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba on 31st October 1917. Lance and Emily have several older family members at Toomelah and Bogabilla in NSW, and they travelled there to record their family stories and “Jack Stacy was a Kamilaroi man from the Gamilaraay naton would like to make a DVD about their grandfather, with the help of their born in 1897. Even though he had rights within the Naton nephews Sebasten and Henry Skrinsky. Sebasten is currently studying at as being King, he stll decided to leave his wife and family Eora TAFE and has access to cameras and recording equipment. Henry is an IT expert with experience in editng. to represent and serve and the Commonwealth in dangerous military acton overseas. Even though he was not “Jack Stacy served at the Charge of Beersheba. This so far has given civil rights as an Indigenous man in Australia, he was stll proven to be very unique. It is well documented that there compelled to protect the interests of Australia, because whether were Indigenous troopers in the 11th Regiment who took fank white Australia acknowledged it or not, it was his land and reinforcement dutes during the Charge, but Jack Stacy was in the people to protect.” - Lance Waters 12th during the Charge. The 4th and 12th Regiments were both involved in the Charge. As we do our research we will extrapolate About Lance an ily on how this came to be. We will also include stories of what Brother and sister Lance Waters and Emily Roberts are part of the Gamilaraay naton. Lance now lives in Villawood, Sydney and Emily in Jack encountered when he returned from his military service to Canberra. Emily’s husband is also a descendant of an Indigenous Light broken promises of the country he fought for. Jack had 3 children, Horse soldier, Sid Roberts. 18 grandchildren, and now his descendants number in the hundreds. We will also discuss what it means to us and his other ily an Lances oral history roject descendants that he did this, and lef us this legacy, in the face of Jack Stacey was born at Boomi in Nth West NSW to Jack and Ida Cubby. great adversity.” - Lance Waters

Temach Ceremony rd Oct 1 ac Stacey with wife uby illicent ay nee uncan and Abrahams Well near eersheba grandchildren Stanley, uby, arry, Allen and Terry Waters

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION harles itroy taor Peta Fylnn 12th Light Horse regiment reat niece o harles itroy taor

harles taor Light Horse Trooer About Peta Charles Staford is one of the Indigenous Light Horse Troopers who have Peta lives in Canberra and works for the public service in the Department been identfed as taking part in the Charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba of Defence. on 31st October 1917. Peta’s oral history project The Staford Family are Darug (Warmuli Clan)Gamilaroi descendants. Peta feels that her history was lost to her family and to the country. The Charles was one of 12 children. Two of is brothers, Clyde and John Staford, funding provided through this award would allow her family to contnue also served in WWI and another brother Hilton served in WWII. Alfred researching and writng the story of her great uncle Charles Staford. George Staford, Peta’s grandfather, was the youngest of the children, being 8 years old when his older brothers went to WWI. Alfred was driver to 11 Peta and her sister Michelle will travel to the CoonabarabranBinaway area Australian Prime Ministers, a friend and confdante to Sir Robert Menzies to research local records and fnd community members who may know and recipient of an MBE. more of their story. ltmately, they would like to write a book about the Staford family. Family History Peta’s sister Michelle Flynn has been researching the family history, ever “I believe that the service and sacrice of Indigenous Australians since her grandfather (Charles’ brother) gave her a box of family records in WWI needs to be acknowledged and remembered. The and papers before he passed away 21 years ago. This gi enabled a Rona Tranby Trust Award will help me honour my ncle on the reconnecton with their Aboriginal heritage, which goes back to Black centenary of the Bale of Beersheba, and ensure our familys ity, one of the frst Aboriginal children placed in the Parramata Natve history will not be lost to future generatons.” - eta lynn Insttuton in 1814.

eenactment of the Charge at eersheba 1st Oct 1 Staord rothers Pin, Charles, ohn and Clyde oris, udith Peta, AAC memorial, Israel

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Dai ulle Doris Paton st eount nit o uaron ALH reat granaughter o Dai ulle

David’s family history About Doris David Mullet was born to James Mullet and Ellen Duton at Lake Condah Doris lives at Churchill, . She is a secondary school teacher and Aboriginal Reserve. also gives lectures on Aboriginal culture and speaks at local ANZAC Day ceremonies about her great grandfather, David Mullet. There are many As a boy, he excelled at the Lake Condah mission school and for a tme teachers in the family, including David. taught at the school. Family recollect that he later atended the Napier St Teachers College in and passed his teaching exam with ying Doris’s oral history project colours. He applied for a job at a school in the Melbourne suburbs but was Doris grew up learning about her great grandfather from her father, who rejected on the grounds that he was Aboriginal. This was a real blow to was passionate about David’s story and wanted to write a book about him. David and an end to his teaching aspiratons. Doris is contnuing to research her great grandfather’s story and interview older relatves who stll know some of his story. She would eventually like to David and his wife Maud Stephens sought an independent life outside of put the story into a book. Aboriginal reserves. David Mullet’s story shows a tenacious and fghtng spirit, while dealing World War 1 - service and prejudice with hardship and disappointment because of prejudice and harsh David enlisted with the AIF in November 1915 and served untl July 1919. government policies. This spirit, Doris says, carries on through the family David and Maud experienced prejudice and difcultes not uncommon for today. Aboriginal people at that tme. While David was deployed in military acton overseas, his war income was denied to his wife, his family were removed “The story of our great-grandfather, in the Remount nit of from Lake Tyers Mission and his children were also taken away. When David the Australian Light orse, his accomplishments in educaton, returned, his applicaton for a soldier setlement was rejected. Later, he and his life afer returning has remained in the memories of my wrote to ask about his pension and to seek a uniform to wear in the ANZAC father and aunty and shared in the family. is ghtng spirit as a parades, both of which were denied. Gunditmara man lives on in the family.” - oris aton

AAC useum, eersheba oll of Honour at Lae Condah ission Ancient Well near eersheba

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Allan McDonald uith Ahat 8th Light Horse Regiment Great niece of Allan McDonald

Allan McDonald and the 8th Light Horse Regiment Aboriginal people during the 1850’s. One of the children was Judith’s great Prior to ncle Allan enlistng in World War 1, he was a farm hand around grandfather Alfred. Judith became more aware of her ncle Allan’s story the south western Victorian district, learning his cra of a stockman from when she was involved last year in a Victorian state government project his father Alfred, who was known as a fne stockman. researching WWI Aboriginal soldiers. Judith believes that ncle Allan’s skills, knowledge and bush experience assisted with his survival in the 8th Light Horse regiment. uiths oral history roject Judith has used the award to research ncle Allan’s story further and to Uncle Allan married late in life and had no children and no direct understand the inuences on him and his inuence on others. She has a descendants, therefore his legacy needs to be preserved and his story strong network of colleagues and family who have been able to assist with needs to be told. capturing ncle Allan’s story.

About uith Judith and her family have interviewed family and community members Judith is a proud Gunditjmara woman who grew up in Western Victoria. at Framlingham and gathered informaton from the government records. She moved to Wodonga in 1991 and runs her own consultant business, Based on these interviews and government records, her cousin, Tom specialising in project management, cultural competence training for Molyneux, created and performed in a play ‘The Mission’, from 22nd to mainstream organisatons, and social research. 29th September 2018, as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festval. The play will be touring regional Victoria in 2019 and a video has been made of the Judith is actvely involved in the local Aboriginal community. She was play. inducted into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll in 2015 and has made an htp://www.keithgow.com/2018/09/melbourne-fringe-mission-by-tom-molyneux.html important contributon to the Wodonga Aboriginal community in the felds of health, justce, educaton and community services. Judith was awarded “The ission explores the story of Allan conald, as an Honorary Doctorate in Leters from La Trobe niversity in 2017 for her investgated by his great great nephew and fellow Gunditmara long-standing community leadership and service. She has also received a man, award winning actor Tom olyneux The Nose The Masters of Social Work Research by studying the intergeneratonal impact inistry, alongside award winning director James Jackson of government policies and administratons on a Gunditjmara family (loss The Nose, and in collaboraton with Gunditmara Elders and and grief). community members. This verbatm theatre piece draws strength and stories from ancestors, past and present - with a story about Family History Judith has been researching her family history for many years. Judith not giving up on what you believe in, and ghtng for ustce, is a descendant of Susannah McDonald, a Gunditjmara woman, whom whatever the cost.” raised two children through changing and traumatc tmes for Victorian - The Arts Review hpartsreview.com.authe-mission

Allan conald, a spoesman for his community udiths cousin Tom olyneu created and acted in udith and Peta, AAC emorial, Israel The ission

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION reeric Aos Loe Ricky Morris 4th Light Horse regiment ranson o reeric Aos Loe

A family of warriors and soldiers Ricky’s oral history project The Lovet family (Fightng Gunditjmaras) from Lake Condah Ricky is a member of the Victorian Indigenous Veteran’s Associaton mission in western Victoria have had more family members serving Remembrance Commitee, which organises an annual service at in the military than any other Australian family. Frederick Lovet St ilda on 31st May, to coincide with Reconciliaton Week. Ricky is was one of fve brothers who fought in WWI and he signed up again very interested in his family history. He is recording the stories of with three of his brothers for WWII. two older auntes, daughters of Frederick Lovet and other family members to fnd out more about his grandfather. 21 members of the Lovet family have served Australia in war and peacekeeping, from the Western Front to East Timor and “A unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of those who Afghanistan. The Department of Veteran Afairs building, the fought and died for Australia and the diversity of Australians who tallest building in Canberra, is named the Lovet Building in put their hands up to answer the call.” - Ricky orris commemoraton of the family’s meritorious service in the armed forces. Wreath at Beersheba The Australian Government agreed for a wreath to be laid in honour About Ricky of Indigenous soldiers, during the ofcial ceremony at Beersheba, Ricky is a Gunditjmarra man and works as a plumber and gasfter, 31st October 2017. Ricky was chosen for this honour, because of his running his own business in Melbourne. He speaks at schools about family’s great military contributon, including his own army service. Indigenous culture and his family’s story. Ricky has served with It was a highlight and a proud moment when the announcement the , startng his army career in the 419 for the wreath was made and the Indigenous descendants and their Prince of Wales Light Horse, by coincidence the descendant unit of supporters rose up in the stands and cheered. his grandfather’s unit the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Ricky served in Afghanistan with the Royal Australian Engineers and reached the rank of Sergeant.

rederic Love, rd from right, On unditjmara Country, icy his aunt, eersheba Centenary Service 1st Oct 1 departng Port elbourne, 191 copy Laura ell, daughter of rederic Love

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION rnest aes irth rancis alter erte irth Terry Hutchinson 1st Light Horse regiment 2nd Light Horse regiment reat nehe o brothers rnest aes irth rnest aes irth ie in acton on r oeber an is burie at eersheba an rancis alter erte irth

Terrys three great uncles sere in the ile ast door to his grandfather Joseph Bernard Firth, had their children taken away The Firth Brothers - Ernest James, Francis Walter Berte (known as Berte) (as part of the Stolen Generatons), but he was never told they were his and Charles Allen are from Pilliga, NSW. The three brothers served with the cousins. It turns out that two of his cousins also worked as managers at the Light Horse, Machine Gun and Transport units in the Middle East. ANZ bank, including the daughter of one of the stolen generaton kids from Pilliga. Terry spoke to her over the years never knowing they were related. Ernest Firth was killed on November 3rd, 1917, at Tel huweilfeh and is buried at Beersheba. Francis Firth brought a date seed back from the Terrys oral history roject Middle East at the end of the War . He planted it near the kitchen window Terry wanted to travel to Israel to visit the grave of his great ncle Ernest of the old family home at Pilliga NSW so his Mum could remember Ernie . James Firth. The house is gone but the land is stll in the family and the date palm is stll there. His wife, Coral, is very interested in family history and has encouraged his interest. Terry is interviewing family members to learn more about the Every ANZAC Day, the local school pay their respects at the date palm and story of his great ncle and the other Firth Brothers. the extended family of Firth descendants, approximately 50 people, return to Pilliga to honour and commemorate Ernest, Francis and Charles. Terry’s sons, Gabe and Nathan, who are interested in their family history and have experience in IT and editng, are working with Terry to record the About Terry interviews and digitse them so they can be shared via the internet. Terry grew up in Walget and Coonamble and now lives near Bega, southern NSW, with his wife, Coral. He worked with ANZ for 30 years and “I feel excited and honoured to be part of this proect. It means I was CEO of a disability service for 4 years. will be the only member of my family to visit Ernies grave. I will pay my respects and grattude.” - Terry utchinson Terry himself served in the army and didn’t know about his Aboriginal heritage untl 10 years ago. He remembers being told that the family next

ate Palm at Pilliga from seed brough home Terry at his great ncle Ernies grave, Church of St Catherine, ethlehem by erte irth eersheba War Cemetry

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Frank Fisher ischa isher an lsie Aaoo 11th Light Horse Regiment Granddaughter and Great granddaughter of Frank Fisher

ran isher a aily o sortng legens ischa an lsies oral history roject Frank Fisher was in the 11th Light Horse Regiment, a regiment with a large Elsie and her husband, Damian Amamoo, a flmmaker, have produced a number of Indigenous soldiers also known as the Black Watchmen. short video play about Frank Fisher, which they entered into Tropfest 2018. In the play Elsie plays the part of her great grandfather. Frank Fisher is also the great grandfather of the Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman, whose grandfather was Frank (ing) Fisher Juniour, a Elsie and Damian are also working with Mischa to create a website about well-known rugby league player. ‘ing’ Fisher played at fve-eighth in Frank Fisher. Elsie’s niece Miranda Fisher, who works at the S MOB representatve teams for Wide Bay and in 1932 and 1936 against touring radio staton at Cherbourg, will interview Frank Fisher’s granddaughters teams from Great Britain. The coach from the Britsh team was keen to Mischa Fisher and Lillian Gray and these interviews will make up part of sign him up to play in Britain but the Cherbourg mission manager wouldn’t the website. Archival footage will be used from the Raton Shed Museum, allow Frank to go. Cherbourg.

About ischa an lsie “Its an excitng opportunity to share our family history with Elsie was born in Cherbourg, ueensland. She grew up on the York all Australians and preserve it for future generatons, but to do Peninsula in and is now based in Sydney working as an so while “galloping” in my Great Grandfather, rank ishers Aboriginal Cultural Ofcer for the Maritme Museum, Darling Harbour. footsteps in Israel where he served 1 years ago is remarkable. I am ecstatc by the prospect of more descendants oining us Mischa lives at Murgon, ueensland and works as a Health Worker at to raise the awareness of Indigenous military service. This Cherbourg, the community that use to be the mission that her Grandfather experience also allows us to acknowledge Community members came from. before us, standing with those beside us, and creatng a future for the next generaton.” - Elsie Amamoo

erusalem ront page The Australian eersheba Parade 1 Oct 1

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Alexander Stanley Angela Stanley 11th Light Horse regiment Granddaughter of Alexander Stanley

Alexander Stanley served his country in two World Wars the local Aboriginal community. Alexander Stanley was in the 11th Light Horse Regiment, a regiment with Angela has volunteered her tme in many community roles. These include a large number of Indigenous soldiers. Records indicate that Alexander the Internatonal Network of Churches, Christan Outreach Centre in had four deep distnctve scars on his right and le arms, believed to be Armidale, Wirringa Baiyia Aboriginal Women’s Legal Resource Centre in tribal initaton markings. Alexander was atached to the remount depot Marrickville, BIGhART Advisory Commitee and oori Radio in Armidale, the at Moascar before being posted to the 11th Light Horse regiment. The Armidale Community Drug Acton Team, and the Red Chief Local Aboriginal commanding ofcer of the Moascar depot at that tme was the late major Land Council in Gunnedah. AB (Banjo) Paterson, Australia’s famous writer of bush ballads. Angela is a singerkeyboard player and amateur flmmaker. She says My Alexander Stanley also served in WWII and has his name erected in personal experience, and my family’s origins, have prepared me for a life of the NSW Garden of Remembrance, adjacent to the War Cemetery at service for the beterment of my people. Rookwood, Sydney. Stanley Village at Moree, NSW, was named aer Alexander, and his name is on a plaque at the entrance to the Moree RSL Angela’s oral history proposal Club because of his contributon to both World Wars. Alexander was a Angela has wanted to tell her grandfather’s story for some tme for proud ANZAC and was involved in ANZAC events and talks in Moree for both the Indigenous and wider communites. Her uncle, Robert Stanley, many years. At one of these talks at the local Aboriginal mission school, he Alexander’s son, worked at Tranby for more than 20 years from the 1980s was quoted in a local newspaper. with the legendary evin Cook, Executve Director of Tranby and one of the founders of the Rona Tranby Trust. Robert gave Angela several records “ANZAC Day represents the greatest day in Australia’s history. about Alexander before he passed away. en laid down their lives on that rst ANAC ay, and children, you should appreciate what that means. These men were from Angela is working with the Moree Library and the local Aboriginal Cultural all walks of life and I am here to represent those men of ANAC... Centre & eeping Place, which has oral history recording facilites. She wants to create a photographic, flm or book record of Alexander Stanley’s Children, always remember you are the sons and daughters of story. ANACs and can hold up your heads wherever you go.” - Alexander Stanley “I deeply appreciate the opportunity to have my grandfather, Alexander Stanleys story told family history is very important About Angela to me, and I aim to compile the informaton I have in my personal Angela is a Gamilaraay woman from Mungindi in North-West NSW and grew up in Mungindi and Gunnedah. Her mother ity Stanley, and possession to be put into some obectve form, so that other grandmother Madge Warren, along with several other Indigenous women, members of my family, and indeed, members of the public, would started the frst Aboriginal Corporaton in Gunnedah, called the Min Min learn of Alexanders important and historical contributon to Aboriginal Corporaton. Today the Corporaton is a busy housing Co-Op for Australia. - Angela Stanley

Certcate Presentaton at Tranby Angela and her uncle obert Stanley at oree SL ecepton at SW overnment House

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION aes Lingoooc Ray Minniecon 11th Light Horse Regiment ranson o aes Lingoooc

aes Lingoooc an the th Light Horse egient Pastor Ray Minniecon has a BA in Theology from Murdoch niversity in A deterioratng tactcal situaton late on the frst day of the batle of Western Australia. His community work is extensive in the areas of support Beersheba (31st October, 1917) caused the 11th’s sister regiments - the 4th for disadvantaged communites and the stolen generatons, Christan and and the 12th - to be unleashed on Beersheba at the gallop, an acton which Indigenous theology and support for the recogniton of Aboriginal and has gone down in history as the Charge of Beersheba. The 11th, engaged Torres Strait Islander diggers. on ank protecton dutes was too widely scatered to take part. Ray has been instrumental in organising the Coloured Diggers March in Another charge was mounted by the 11th and 12th regiments against Redfern every ANZAC Day, since it began 11 years ago. Turkish positons at Sheria on 7th November, but, confronted with heavy fre, the troopers were forced to dismount and eventually withdraw. Ray’s oral history project Ray has visited several communites in ueensland to interview family Aer Gaza fell on 7th November 1917, Turkish resistance in southern members who stll know the stories of James Lingwoodock. He would like Palestne collapsed. The 11th Light Horse partcipated in the pursuit that to make a documentary or write a book about his grandfather’s story. followed, and then spent the frst months of 1918 restng and training. The 11th moved into the Jordan Valley and took part in the Es Salt raid between “The only way I can get to know him in some intmate way 29 April and 4 May and later in the victorious charge at Tzemach Railway is to walk in his shoes and follow his path and ourney. In the Staton on 25th Sep 1918. end, I want to tell his story, not only to my family, but also to this naton. I want this naton to give recogniton, respect and James Lingwoodock joined the 11th Light Horse regiment in July 1917. honour to a number of brave and courageous soldiers who had to bale racism and preudice to get into the army, show their About Ray Ray is a descendant of the abi abi naton and the Gurang Gurang true Warrior spirit when they were given the opportunity, and naton of South-East ueensland. Ray is also a descendant of the South yet return home to a naton who did not recognise their bravery, Sea Islander people with deep and abiding connectons to the people of acknowledge their contributon and respect and honour their Ambrym Island. military service.” Ray inniecon

ames aisy Lingwoodoc and ohn Alice eary Tree plantng at Temach Ceremony rd Oct 1 iding iita, egev esert, Israel married in risbane, just before leaving for Palestne

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Adrian Hepi Harry Doyle elate by arriage to olin ictor Leich 11th Light Horse regiment the nephew of Harry Doyle

Harry Doyle and the Black Watch 1989, 2006, ueensland Floods and Cyclone Yasi 2011-2014. Harry Doyle was in the 20th Reinforcement of the 11th Light Horse Regiment. This reinforcement was made up of nearly all Indigenous soldiers Adrian has worked for and served on the Boards of several Natonal, State and it was known as the Black Watch. Harry was also a member of the and Regional bodies involved in higher educaton, health and community Yarrabah Brass Band, which was the subject of a Rona Tranby Award given broadcastng, including the Aboriginal & Islander Media to Yarrabah community leader Elverina Johnson in 2002. Associaton from 1988-2018, Natonal Indigenous Postgraduate Aboriginal Associaton President from 2006- 2012, Council of Australian Postgraduate Harry Doyle passed away in 1967 and was buried in an unmarked grave. Associaton 2004- 2012 Chair of Equity & Natonal Indigenous Liaison Adrian, along with other family members and friends, worked hard to have Ofcer. He won a Deadly Award as producer of the health show ‘From the a proper gravestone erected and were fnally successful in 2008. Adrian’s Bush’ and a Natonal Emergency Medal 2014 Citaton For Service for his father-in-law is Grandad Colin Victor Lewich from Cooktown, a Butchula help aer Cyclone Yasi & the ueensland Floods. man from Fraser Island ukulanji and nephew of Harry Doyle. Adrian’s oral history project About Adrian Adrian is commited to passing on the family history and stories to his Adrian is of Ngapuhi descent from his father’s whanau - Hepi- Titaha Ngat children and grandchildren. He believes that this is foundatonal for their Rahiri A Company 28th Maori Batalion and his mother’s whanau Stewart sense of identty and strength of spirit. family from the BundjalungDarug People of NSW. “As Grandad Colin, was diagnosed with ascular ementa in Adrian is based in Western NSW with NSW Rural Doctors aer 20 years’ 21, I gave up my Academic positon and h to help look service with ueensland Health in Mental Health & Addicton Services and afer Grandad - for me personally, family comes before a ob or in rural and remote communites in Northern Territory, Cape York, Gulf of money” Carpentaria and Torres Strait Islands. “I started doing a research proect with the young people I was Adrian is a Clinical Nurse and Mental Health Educaton Practtoner with a working with, to honour the Black iggers of WWI. I asked special interest in Post-Traumatc Stress Disorder (PTSD) in members of the Grandad Colin ictor Lefwich about his uncle arry oyle, he armed services. Aer the fndings of a Defence Abuse Task Force, Adrian gave me his blessing to do it and was very honoured to see what was given a Personal Apology by the ADF in 2014 for an incident in 1987. the young people did for this proect. or the Rona Tranby Award oral history proect I will take Adrian has worked trelessly and as a volunteer in disaster management. Grandad to meet other family members of the arrabah This work included the Ash Wednesday fres 1982, Newcastle earthquake Community in ueensland”. - Adrian epi

Adrian with family, randdad Colin Lewich front le Harry oyles rave Speaing at an AAC memorial ceremony near eersheba

RONA TRANBY AWARD & COLLECTION Peter Ross ohn Paen th Light Horse egient no hoto aailable Great nephew of Peter Ross

Peter Ross, an unknown story ohns oral history roject Peter Ross was a oori man born in Warrnambool, in the Western District John has been researching his great uncle, Peter Ross, for several years of Victoria who fought with the 13th Light Horse Regiment in WWI. John now. has no photo of him and his story is fairly unknown, even though he is a member of a family with many well-known people, including Margaret John is contnuing to fnd out Peter Ross’s story. In Israel he visited and Tucker, Geraldine Briggs, George Paten, Bill Onus, Cec Paten and John’s documented the places that his Great ncle Peter served during WWI, and very well known grandfather Jack Paten. where Peter’s younger brothers including John’s grandfather Jack Paten and his uncle George Paten served during WWII. About ohn John Paten is a Yorta Yorta and Bundjalung educator, mult-disciplinary John said, before leaving for Israel It would be an amazing and sacred artst and historian. experience, which would serve future generatons. While in Israel he documented the journey, building toward a potental book, website or John has lectured on Aboriginal history and cultural practces at La Trobe documentary, or combinaton of the three. John has experience as a niversity and Melbourne niversity. He has also delivered cultural graphic artst, flmmaker and historian. workshops relatng to traditonal wood carving art practces in locatons across New South Wales and Victoria. “Knowing the stories of our ancestors and understanding their ourneys is a means to help us come to terms with our own way Much of the content of his website koorihistory.com is based on John’s own forward. We can learn from our ancestors and Elders. istory, knowledge and research, and stories shared with him via his family, utlising warts and all, without the tdy narratves we sometmes employ their somewhat unique perspectve as partcipants in key narratves within is one of the important driving forces that gets me up in the the history of Koori peoples in South Eastern Australia. morning and informs my work. This proect looking into ncle eters story is a central part to what really is a life-long passion for documentng the stories of my family and community” - John aen

ohn Paen ohn aynard at Tranby Photograph by Tiany arvie Tel El Saba, Israel

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