{"title":"Smoke signalling resistance: Aboriginal use of long-distance communication during Australia’s frontier wars","authors":"Ray Kerkhove","doi":"10.1017/qre.2021.3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This essay reconstructs defensive/offensive mechanisms of Aboriginal communication networks and presents historical examples of their application as a means of resistance during Australia’s frontier wars. The principal focus is on smoke-signalling systems, especially in Queensland.","PeriodicalId":41491,"journal":{"name":"Queensland Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Queensland Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/qre.2021.3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Abstract
Abstract This essay reconstructs defensive/offensive mechanisms of Aboriginal communication networks and presents historical examples of their application as a means of resistance during Australia’s frontier wars. The principal focus is on smoke-signalling systems, especially in Queensland.
期刊介绍:
Published in association with Griffith University Queensland Review is a multi-disciplinary journal of Australian Studies which focuses on the history, literature, culture, society, politics and environment of the state of Queensland. Queensland’s relations with Asia, the Pacific islands and Papua New Guinea are a particular focus of the journal, as are comparative studies with other regions. In addition to scholarly articles, Queensland Review publishes commentaries, interviews, and book reviews.