DAVID A CAHIR
Biographic Data
| ID | 9302155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | DAVID A CAHIR |
| GIVEN NAMES | DAVID A |
| FAMILY NAME | CAHIR |
| SIGNATURE | CAHIR D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federation University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official c…
An edifying spectacle: A history of ‘tourist corroborees’ in Victoria, Australia, 1835–1870
Aboriginal People, Gold, and Tourism: The Benefits of Inclusiveness for Goldfields Tourism in Regional Victoria
In the 1960s Australian historians were criticized for being the ``high priests'' of a cult of forgetfulness, for neglecting Aboriginal history, and for excluding a whole quadrant of the landscape from their research. In this article, the authors argue that the same criticisms may be leveled at the interpretation of goldfields history. Taking the Goldfields Tourism Region in western Victoria as their focus, the authors show the richness of the Ab…
Aboriginal People, Gold, and Tourism: The Benefits of Inclusiveness for Goldfields Tourism in Regional Victoria
In the 1960s Australian historians were criticized for being the ``high priests'' of a cult of forgetfulness, for neglecting Aboriginal history, and for excluding a whole quadrant of the landscape from their research. In this article, the authors argue that the same criticisms may be leveled at the interpretation of goldfields history. Taking the Goldfields Tourism Region in western Victoria as their focus, the authors show the richness of the Ab…
An edifying spectacle: A history of ‘tourist corroborees’ in Victoria, Australia, 1835–1870
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official c…
Archaeology (3 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Tourism (2 works) · 1860-1861 (1 works) · Aboriginal Australians (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Australia (1 works)