Reaching through time finding my family's stories Shauna Bostock
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- 8856304
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- Bostock, Shauna, author
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- [Crows Nest, NSW] Allen & Unwin 2023
- Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2023
- ©2023
- 1 online resource genealogical table, facsimiles, illustrations, portraits.
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- 9781761187049
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The phone rang unexpectedly, late one night. 'Guess who our white ancestors were?' chuckled Uncle Gerry. 'They were slave traders! A couple of generations of slave traders!' After this startling revelation, Shauna wanted to find out more. She discovered her ancestor Robert Bostock arrived in Sydney in 1815 after being convicted of slave trading in Africa, and his grandson Augustus John married Bundjalung woman One My. Battling restrictions on access to government archives, Shauna gradually pieced together her family's stories of dispossession and frontier violence; life on reserves under the harsh regime of the Aborigines Protection Board; a cricket match with Bradman; activism and arts in Redfern; and a surprising reconciliation. Reaching Through Time reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history.
The phone rang unexpectedly, late one night. 'Guess who our white ancestors were?' chuckled Uncle Gerry. 'They were slave traders! A couple of generations of slave traders!' After this startling revelation, Shauna wanted to find out more. She discovered her ancestor Robert Bostock arrived in Sydney in 1815 after being convicted of slave trading in Africa, and his grandson Augustus John married Bundjalung woman One My. Battling restrictions on access to government archives, Shauna gradually pieced together her family's stories of dispossession and frontier violence; life on reserves under the harsh regime of the Aborigines Protection Board; a cricket match with Bradman; activism and arts in Redfern; and a surprising reconciliation. Reaching Through Time reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history. Shauna writes, 'I am a proud Aboriginal woman who has always wanted to make a stronger connection to my cultural heritage. I experienced an inner yearning to find out about my ancestors and what they experienced in life. This is the story of my journey.'
The powerful story of a Bundjalung woman's journey to uncover her family history. Reaching Through Time reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history.
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- Introduction
- 1 Sins of the ancestors
- 2 Wollumbin onslaught
- 3 My father's side of the family
- 4 My mother's side of the family
- 5 Reserves and whitefellas
- 6 The Destruction Board
- 7 Control of Aboriginal lives
- 8 Redfern was a powerhouse
- 9 Embracing the arts
- 10 The truth is a healer
- Epilogue.
"The phone rang unexpectedly, late one night. 'Guess who our white ancestors were?' chuckled Uncle Gerry. 'They were slave traders! A couple of generations of slave traders!' After this startling revelation, Shauna wanted to find out more. She discovered her ancestor Robert Bostock arrived in Sydney in 1815 after being convicted of slave trading in Africa, and his grandson Augustus John married Bundjalung woman One My. Battling restrictions on access to government archives, Shauna gradually pieced together her family's stories of dispossession and frontier violence; life on reserves under the harsh regime of the Aborigines Protection Board; a cricket match with Bradman; activism and arts in Redfern; and a surprising reconciliation. Reaching Through Time reveals the cataclysmic impact of colonisation on Aboriginal families, and how this ripples through to the present. It also shows how family research can bring a deeper understanding and healing of the wounds in our history. Shauna writes, 'I am a proud Aboriginal woman who has always wanted to make a stronger connection to my cultural heritage. I experienced an inner yearning to find out about my ancestors and what they experienced in life. This is the story of my journey." - Back cover.
- Introduction
- 1. Sins of the ancestors
- 2. Wollumbin onslaught
- 3. My father's side of the family
- 4. My mother's side of the family
- 5. Reserves and whitefellas
- .6 The Destruction Board
- 7. Control of Aboriginal lives
- 8. Redfern was a powerhouse
- 9. Embracing the arts
- 10. The truth is a healer
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes.
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- Title from title screen.
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Alma Collection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors
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- Bostock, Shauna -- Family
- Bostock-Smith, Shauna -- Family
- Bostock-Smith, Shauna
- Bostock family
- Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- Aboriginal Australians -- Genealogy
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy
- Aboriginal Australians -- History -- 19th century
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Australia -- Colonization
- Families -- Australia -- Biography
- Families, Aboriginal Australian -- Biography
- Family histories
- Indigenous peoples -- Study and teaching
- Australiens (Aborigènes) -- Généalogies
- Australiens (Aborigènes) -- Politique gouvernementale
- Familles -- Australie -- Biographies
- Aboriginal Australians
- Colonization
- Families
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Australie -- Colonisation
- Australia
- Aboriginal Australians - Government policy
- Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians Biography
- Aboriginal Australians Genealogy
- All Australian Indigenous Material (Australia)
- Australia - Colonization
- Australian Aboriginal studies (Australia)
- Biographies
- Bostock, Shauna Family
- Bostock-Smith, Shauna Family
- Families - Australia Biography
- Families, Aboriginal Australian
- Families, Aboriginal Australian Biography
- Genealogy
- Genealogy & family history (Australia)
- History - Genealogy and family history
- History - Genealogy and family history - Births, deaths and marriages registers
- Indigenous collection
- Literature and stories - Non fiction
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