Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347039

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347039

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Black Gold: a history of Aboriginal people and gold mining in Victoria, 1850-1900. The social and economic historiography of gold in Victoria has excluded a whole quadrant from its landscape. The Aboriginal side of the gold fields story in Victoria has yet to be told. This project will be the first systematic study of the history of Aboriginal people and gold mining in Victoria. It will show that this history is a rich and varied narrative that includes such themes as the environmental degradation and social disruption brought by mining; employment, trade and commerce opportunities it offered Aboriginal people; Aboriginal expertise and knowledge in the discovery of gold; relationships with miners; and the presence of the Native Police Corps on the Goldfields.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-01-2004

End Date: 14-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal Studies | History: Australian | Other Studies in Human Society | Economic History

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal Studies | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage | Economic History | History: Australian | Other Studies in Human Society | Understanding Australia'S Past

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