Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre, Newnham Drive, Newnham Campus
Summary:A public conversation exploring Tongerlongeter's leadership of Australia's most effective Aboriginal resistance campaign.
Presenter(s):
- Henry Reynolds
- Nicholas Clements
- Fiona Hughes
- Professor Kate Darian-Smith
During Tasmania’s Black War of 1823-31, Tongerlongeter led the most effective Aboriginal resistance campaign in Australian history. But while his achievements rival those of any Victoria Cross recipient, he is buried in an unmarked grave on Flinders Island.
In Tongerlongeter, historians Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements resurrect one of Australia’s greatest war heroes from historical obscurity.
The book is to be launched by the Premier, The Honourable Peter Gutwein MP, then Henry and Nick will be joined in conversation by Fiona Hughes of Reconciliation Tasmania.
During Tasmania’s Black War of 1823-31, Tongerlongeter led the most effective Aboriginal resistance campaign in Australian history. But while his achievements rival those of any Victoria Cross recipient, he is buried in an unmarked grave on Flinders Island.
In Tongerlongeter, historians Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements resurrect one of Australia’s greatest war heroes from historical obscurity.
The book is to be launched by the Premier, the Honourable Peter Gutwein MP, then Henry and Nick will be joined in conversation by Fiona Hughes of Reconciliation Tasmania.
About the Speakers
Professor Henry Reynolds grew up in Hobart and was educated at Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania. In 1965 he accepted a lectureship at James Cook University in Townsville, which sparked an interest in the history of relations between settlers and Aborigines. A pioneering historian, Henry is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on the history of Australia’s Indigenous people. His seminal book, The Other Side of the Frontier, published in 1981, was the first to see history from an Aboriginal perspective. An outspoken public intellectual, Henry was the first academic historian to champion Aboriginal land rights. Fighting for reconciliation at a time when it was not popular, Henry was not deterred by the backlash and his courage, tenacity and commitment inspired a generation of Aboriginal and white Australian activists to persevere in their campaign for Aboriginal land and other rights. Henry’s oral history project in the 1970s connected him with Eddie Mabo and greatly contributed to the High Court’s recognition of land rights.
Henry is the author of 20-plus books, which have won awards including a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Arts Award, an Australian Book Council Award, a Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and a Prime Minister’s Literary Award. In 2000 he took up a professorial fellowship at the University of Tasmania. His most recent book is Truth Telling: History ,Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement. On August 1 his biography of the great Tasmanian warrior chief Tongerlongeter, written with Nicholas Clements, will be published by New South.
Nicholas Clements is an Adjunct Researcher with the University of Tasmania. His PhD research and his 2014 book, The Black War, explored the motivations and experiences of both Aborigines and colonists during that conflict.
Moderated by Professor Kate Darian-Smith, Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Arts, Law and Education at the University of Tasmania. A historian, she has published widely and held numerous grants on histories of war, childhood, Indigenous-settler relations, memory and heritage in Australia and the broader British world.
Arrival at 5.15pm is encouraged to allow for health screening and check-in via the Check-in Tas App.
Tongerlongeter is published by NewSouth Books
of Reconciliation Tasmania.
About the Speakers
Professor Henry Reynolds grew up in Hobart and was educated at Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania. In 1965 he accepted a lectureship at James Cook University in Townsville, which sparked an interest in the history of relations between settlers and Aborigines. A pioneering historian, Henry is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on the history of Australia’s Indigenous people. His seminal book, The Other Side of the Frontier, published in 1981, was the first to see history from an Aboriginal perspective. An outspoken public intellectual, Henry was the first academic historian to champion Aboriginal land rights. Fighting for reconciliation at a time when it was not popular, Henry was not deterred by the backlash and his courage, tenacity and commitment inspired a generation of Aboriginal and white Australian activists to persevere in their campaign for Aboriginal land and other rights. Henry’s oral history project in the 1970s connected him with Eddie Mabo and greatly contributed to the High Court’s recognition of land rights.
Henry is the author of 20-plus books, which have won awards including a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Arts Award, an Australian Book Council Award, a Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and a Prime Minister’s Literary Award. In 2000 he took up a professorial fellowship at the University of Tasmania. His most recent book is Truth Telling: History ,Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement. On August 1 his biography of the great Tasmanian warrior chief Tongerlongeter, written with Nicholas Clements, will be published by New South.
Nicholas Clements is an Adjunct Researcher with the University of Tasmania. His PhD research and his 2014 book, The Black War, explored the motivations and experiences of both Aborigines and colonists during that conflict.
Moderated by Professor Kate Darian-Smith, Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Arts, Law and Education at the University of Tasmania. A historian, she has published widely and held numerous grants on histories of war, childhood, Indigenous-settler relations, memory and heritage in Australia and the broader British world.
Arrival at 5.15pm is encouraged to allow for health screening and check-in via the Check-in Tas App.
Tongerlongeter is published by NewSouth Books
