Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
Start Date
31-5-2017 12:30 PM
Description
The presentation will provide an overview of the role of music and musical memories in Australia's pearling industry. It will include audio examples of Torres Strait Islander, Aboriginal and Anglo-Australian songs that chronicle the industry's presence in Queensland and Western Australia. It will also include archival photographs of the industry and the multicultural workforce, communities and individuals who all contributed substantially to Australia's economic development.
Recommended Citation
Neuenfeldt, Karl, "Pearling Songs as Community Memory: Using Music Recordings to Recall and Preserve Indigenous and Australian Maritime History" (2017). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 5.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2017/schedule/5
Pearling Songs as Community Memory: Using Music Recordings to Recall and Preserve Indigenous and Australian Maritime History
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
The presentation will provide an overview of the role of music and musical memories in Australia's pearling industry. It will include audio examples of Torres Strait Islander, Aboriginal and Anglo-Australian songs that chronicle the industry's presence in Queensland and Western Australia. It will also include archival photographs of the industry and the multicultural workforce, communities and individuals who all contributed substantially to Australia's economic development.
