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Review: Remarks on the Probable Origin and Antiquity of the Aboriginal Natives of New South Wales... 1846

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  Australian Indigenous / Aboriginal / First Nations Archive   1. Origin and language   The following review appeared in a Victorian newspaper during 1846 and reveals much of the thought around the local Indigenous population of Australia. Anonymous, Review: Remarks on the Probable Origin and Antiquity of the Aboriginal Natives of New South Wales, deduced from certain of their Customs and Superstitions, and existing Caves and Drawings. By a Colonial Magistrate , Melbourne: J. Pullar & Co. pp. 40, Geelong Advertiser and Squatter’s Advocate , 19 August 1846. This article is notable for a number of reasons, but most especially for the inclusion of a statement by George Grey that there is an unity across the continent in regard to the Indigenous language. This rejects the simple idea that all the various dialects were, in fact, different languages, and the statement in 2026 that there are 2600 Aboriginal languages in Australia. It can be argued that there is basically one...
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From Saint Phalle to eating stars

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1. The eye has it.... On 5 May 2026 American writer and feminist commentator Sarah Wilson issued her latest book - I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World (Wilson 2026). The cover was graphically interesting, to say the least. Whilst browsing through the bookshop of the Australian National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on 22 June of that year, the present writer came across of book collection of feminist posters, with the back page cover as follows: The poster on the top right, simply titled hon [she], caught the eye of the writer, and immediately reminded one of the Sarah Wilson cover. This blog talks about that artwork and the artist responsible. ---------------- 2. Nikki de Saint Phalle The art work of the aforementioned Sarah Wilson book reminded the present writer of the following offset lithograph poster for a 1966 exhibition by "outsider" French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker and author Nikki de Saint Phalle (19...
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Australia's "monocultural" identity in a multicultural society

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Contents Introduction "Monocultural" vs. assimilation Who are we? References ----------------- Abstract : Is Pauline Hanson's Australian "monocultural" identity just assimilation renamed, or is it a genuine attempt to initiate a discussion around the subject of Australia's distinctive cultural identity, and the associated crisis which arose, in part, as a result of the Bondi Beach Islamic jihad massacre of 14 December 2025? In the new millennium, this identity has become as vacuous and divisive as the political leadership. The present article attempts to clearly define an Australian identity which, in part, must be adhered to by all residents in order to ensure social cohesion and a continuation of those aspects of our Western society which are considered worth preserving and protecting. It is shown that Australia can be both the multicultural society which has existed since the British invasion of 1788, and operate under a Hanson-like ...
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Currawong Creek, Murrumburrah - bush regeneration project 2026

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Currawong Creek, Murrumburrah & Roberts Park Riparian zone bush regeneration and walking track project Currawong Creek, Murrumburrah , Martin Lang , YouTube, 17 December 2023, duration: 4.01 minutes. Contents Objectives Project details Historical background Land ownership Walking / jogging trails Darcy Lang Walking Track Summary References Acknowledgements ------------------ 1. Objectives To create a public recreation and environmental protection area in association with the restoration of the western side of Currawong Creek riparian zone (a land area immediately adjacent to a creek) within Roberts Park, Murrumburrah. The area subject to bush regeneration and enhancement would primarily extend from the Neill Street causeway alongside the western bank of the creek and north towards the heritage listed, four-arched mainline railway viaduct over Currawong Creek. Linkages to Bathurst Street on the west and the Harden-Murrumburrah Showground...
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