Description - Edward M. Curr and the Tide of History by Samuel Furphy
Edward
M. Curr (1820–89) was a pastoralist, horse trader, stock inspector,
Aboriginal administrator, author and ethnologist. A prominent figure in the
history of the Colony of Victoria, he rose to a senior position in the public
service and authored several influential books and essays. He is best
remembered for his nostalgic memoir, Recollections of
Squatting in Victoria (1883), which has become a
standard historical source.
This book is the first comprehensive biography of Curr and explores both
his life and legacy. In particular, it considers his posthumous influence on
the Yorta Yorta native title case (1994–2001), when his written account of
the Yorta Yorta ancestors played a key role in the failure of the claim. By
exploring Curr’s interactions with Aboriginal people—as a pastoralist and
Aboriginal administrator—this book advocates a more nuanced, critical, and
historically informed interpretation of Curr’s ethnological writings than was
evident in the Yorta Yorta case.
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