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Jackson's Track revisited : history, remembrance and
reconciliation
Carolyn Landon
Clayton, Australia : Monash University ePress, 2006
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Book description
In 'Jackson's Track revisited' Carolyn Landon returns to the
story told by Daryl Tonkin in 'Jackson's Track' (Penguin Australia, 1999) -
the tale of his life in the great Gippsland forest living among Aboriginal
timber workers. Just as his family hoped, Tonkin's memoir has created
the space for more stories. In 'Jackson's Track revisited', the voices
of Aboriginal people who lived at the Track mingle with those of the White
Australians who tried to 'improve' their lives in the 1950s, the era of
assimilation. An exploration of the historical factors surrounding
Tonkin's story leads to discussion of the Victorian Aborigines Welfare
board, The Victorian Aborigines Advancement League and the policy of
assimilation that was so prevalent in mid-twentieth century Australia.
The new stories take complex twists and turns as Landon explores the motives
of all the players, which involves revisiting Tonkin's own memories.
As Landon seeks others' interpretations of events, she also analyses her own
changing understandings, uncovering the prejudices she, as interviewer,
researcher and historian, has brought to the project.
About the author
Carolyn Landon was born in the USA, and came to Australia in 1968
as a traveller, hitchhiking by small aeroplane throughout the far north.
Landon has a masters degree in biography and life writing from Monash
University..
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