The axe had never sounded : place, people and heritage of RechercheBay, Tasmania / John Mulvaney.

Author
Mulvaney, D. J. (Derek John), 1925-2016 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : Australian National University E Press, 2007.
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 141 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps.

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Summary note
'This book meets well the triple promise of the title - the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania. He presents a comprehensive account of the area's history over the 200 years since French naval expeditions first charted its coastlines. The important records the French officers and scientists left of encounters with Aboriginal groups are discussed in detail, set in the wider ethnographic context and compared with those of later expeditions. 'The topical issues of understanding the importance of Recherche Bay as a cultural landscape and its protection and future management inform the book. Readers will be challenged to consider the connections between people and place, and how these may constitute significant national heritage.' Professor Isabel McBryde, AO, FRAI, FAHA, FSA The Australian National University.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of description
Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed July 12, 2020).
Language note
English
Contents
  • 1. Setting out
  • 2. Recherche Bay
  • 3. Naturalists ashore
  • 4. Botanising
  • 5. Measuring and charting
  • 6. Seeking the Tasmanians
  • 7. Meeting the Tasmanians
  • 8. An archaeological heritage
  • 9. Labillardière’s luck
  • 10. Retrospect: Recherche Bay, history and anthropology
  • 11. The chaotic years
  • 12. Lady Jane at Recherche Bay
  • 13. Good and bad times
  • 14. The concept of heritage
  • 15. National Heritage nomination.
ISBN
  • 1-921313-21-8
  • 1-921313-20-X
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