Risdon Cove and the massacre of 3 May 1804: their place in Tasmanian history

Title: Risdon Cove and the massacre of 3 May 1804: their place in Tasmanian history
Creator: Ryan, Lyndall
Relation: Tasmanian Historical Studies Vol. 9, p. 107-123
Relation: http://fcms.its.utas.edu.au/arts/history
Publisher: University of Tasmania, School of History and Classics
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2004
Description: The transformation of Risdon Cove from the site of first British settlement to that of the first massacre of the Aborigines underscores the major shift that has been taking place in Tasmanian historiography in recent years. For most of Tasmania's history, settler narratives of exile and possession dominated our understanding of the past. Now Indigenous discourses of dispossession, segregation and survival have forced historians to reconceptualise the colonial encounter and to assess its impact on Aborigines as well as colonists. But this shift has not yet been entirely accepted. In this context, Risdon Cove holds a unique position in Tasmanian history.
Subject: Risdon Cove; Tasmania; British settlement; Aborigines; massacre
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/42842
Identifier: uon:4988
Identifier: ISSN:1324-048X
Language: eng
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