The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies

The August public meeting will be held at the Box Factory Community Centre at 2.00pm on Sunday 17 August and features a presentation by Dr. Skye Krichauff and Associate Professor Robert Foster, of the University of Adelaide, of the results of a project documenting frontier conflict in colonial South Australia and its legacies. The title of their paper is “Uncovering and Understanding the South Australian Frontier and Aboriginal people’s contribution to the pastoral industry”

The research project ‘The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies’ maps the nature and extent of conflict between Aboriginal people and settlers in South Australia, from the arrival of sealers and whalers (in the early 1800s) until Federation (1901). The project emerged out of the call from the Uluru Statement from the Heart to engage in ‘truth-telling about our history’. Research for the project has involved an extensive examination of archival sources and the collection of oral histories from Aboriginal people and settler descendants. In the immediate wake of frontier violence, Aboriginal people were engaged in the pastoral industry, and played a key role in ensuring its success. Skye Krichauff and Rob Foster were the researchers for the project. They will discuss their findings and demonstrate the website and interactive digital ‘Story map’ that were launched during Reconciliation Week in May 2024.

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Location

Getting to the centre

Walking: We’re only about 3 minutes' walk from Hurtle Square (Pulteney Street) along Halifax Street and about 5 minutes from Hutt Street along McLaren Street.

By Tram: Alight at Victoria Square, then walk up Angas Street, turning right into Pulteney Street to Hurtle Square. Turn left onto Halifax Street then second right into Regent Street (approximately ten minutes).

By Bus: Numerous buses go along Pulteney Street and Hutt Street.

The Free City Connector passes along Halifax Street (Stops H1 east-bound and S1 westbound) every 15 minutes in both directions. Routes 98A and 98C serve the free city and North Adelaide loop. Routes 99A and 99C serve the free city loop.