Interactive map of SA colonial encounters launches

A new interactive story map that explores colonial encounters in South Australia between Aboriginal peoples and European settlers has launched last week.

South Australian Drawings

W.A. Cawthorne, 鈥業nlet鈥, South Australian Drawings c 1843-1879, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW

The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies geo-linked story tool maps encounters from early colonialisation to the late nineteenth century, and records how these events have been remembered from region to region.

The aim of this site is to increase dialogue and widen public awareness of frontier conflict 鈥 which is broadly understood as both interpersonal and cultural violence 鈥 as part of South Australia鈥檚 colonial past.

Dr Skye Krichauff, Project Manager and Senior Lecturer in Historical听and Classical Studies at the 成人大片, explains the map creates easier access to important moments in history.

鈥淲e have digitised and transcribed historical sources held by State Records and provided links to newspaper articles,鈥 she says.

鈥淲e thought it was important for those using the website to not only see detailed descriptions of incidents of frontier conflict, but also be able to read the historical sources themselves.

鈥淲e have been working with communities to record oral histories relating the frontier and its legacies, and by listening to audio and reading transcripts, website users can hear Aboriginal people's and settler descendants' voices."

The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies contributors

All contributors to The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies

鈥淲e have been working with communities to record oral histories relating the frontier and its legacies, and by listening to audio and reading transcripts, website users can hear Aboriginal people's and settler descendants' voices."

Funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, the project was led by the 成人大片, and supported by partners History Trust of South Australia, State Library of South Australia, South Australian Museum, State Records of South Australia, and Reconciliation SA.

Greg Mackie OAM, CEO History Trust of South Australia, says the map was curated from a wide range of resources.

鈥淭he interactive website has gathered archival records on South Australian frontier conflict, colonial press reports, artworks and photographs, as well as contemporary oral histories with South Australian Aboriginal communities,鈥 he says.

鈥淭his website is a demonstration of what can be achieved through collaboration.鈥

It is acknowledged that the material contained in the site only forms one part of the diversity of voices and perspectives on the histories and experiences of South Australia鈥檚 colonial frontiers, and that other accounts are still to be shared.

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