In Part 2 of William Buckley’s story, living amongst the Wathawurrung people who adopted him, we hear how he adapted and learned a great many skills. He was able to record many of the practices that allowed his mob to live so successfully, in country that almost killed him. And we learn of tragedies that deeply disturbed him.
(62 mins)
No podcast recommendation this episode
REFERENCES Ep 63
LARKINS, ROBERT, 2020. The personal history of William Buckley: Murrangurk among the First People. North Melbourne: Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-925801-21-7.
MORGAN, JOHN., 1852. The life and adventures of William Buckley: Thirty-two years a wanderer amongst the Aboriginies of the then Port Phillip, now the Province of Victoria. . New Ed. London: Melbourne: Heinemann. Online version via Hathi Trust
TIPPING, Marjorie J., 1966. Buckley, William (1780–1856). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. [Accessed September 2022]. Available from: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buckley-william-1844
Australian Indigenous Astronomy. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: http://www.aboriginalastronomy.com.au/
HAMACHER, Duane W., FULLER, Robert S., BOSUN, David and LEAMAN, Trevor M., 2020. Solstice and Solar Position observations in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 23(1), pp. 89-99. Online. 1 January 2020. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://www.academia.edu/41717740/Solstice_and_Solar_Position_observations_in_Australian_Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_traditions
Wurdi Youang Stone Arrangements: http://www.aboriginalastronomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hamacher-2012-Wurdi-Youang.pdf
Marshall, Adrian. These historic grasslands are becoming a weed-choked waste. It could be one of the world’s great parks. https://theconversation.com/these-historic-grasslands-are-becoming-a-weed-choked-waste-it-could-be-one-of-the-worlds-great-parks-144208
Seasons in the Sky – Inspiring Victoria, 2020. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/2020/08/13/seasons-in-the-sky/, https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/2020/08/13/seasons-in-the-sky/
English Heritage Podcast – Episode 182 – Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape – Visit Today. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://www.budjbim.com.au/
Budj Bim National Park. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: http://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/budj-bim-national-park
DELWP, 2022. Technology reveals more than 6,600 years of ancient wisdom at Budj Bim. DELWP. Online. 7 May 2022. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://www.delwp.vic.gov.au/media-centre/home/budj-bim-world-heritage-site
MCNIVEN, Ian J. The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid. The Conversation. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: http://theconversation.com/the-detective-work-behind-the-budj-bim-eel-traps-world-heritage-bid-71800
Early History of the Colony of Victoria, Volume II. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1301991h.html
STANCOMBE, G. H. Wedge, John Helder (1793–1872). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wedge-john-helder-2778
TIPPING, Marjorie J. (1966). Buckley, William (1780–1856). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Online. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. [Accessed September 2022]. Available from: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buckley-william-1844
WAHLQUIST, Calla, 2017. Indigenous owners hope ancient eel traps will be recognised as world heritage. The Guardian. Online. 9 January 2017. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/10/indigenous-owners-hope-ancient-eel-traps-recognised-world-heritage
Watch out for the bunyip – ABC (none) – Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Online. [Accessed November 2022]. Available from: https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/06/22/1959484.htm
Music, IMAGES & other links:
- Intro/Exit music modified from: ‘Grand Canyon’ by David Löhstana [CCFM Music]
- Sound snippet: Nyindi-Yindi Corroboree: Trible music of Australia, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbCqBrW10SM
- Background: Freesound Bush sounds, birdsong in Australia
- Buckley sketch by Wedge: http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/immigrants-and-emigrants/william-buckley/buckley-sketch-of-william-buckley/
Other Links: