1 Introduction .................................................. 1
Australia on the World Stage .................................. 6
Historical Archaeology in Australia .......................... 12
2 Convict Origins .............................................. 17
Crime, Punishment and Penal Reform ........................... 19
Convict Archaeology .......................................... 23
The Early Years: York Town and Sydney ........................ 28
Assigned Servants: Lake Innes, New South Wales ............... 31
Repeat Offenders: Iron Gangs on the Great North Road,
New South Wales .............................................. 35
Women and Children Convicts: The Ross Female Factory and
Point Puer, Port Arthur ...................................... 37
Conclusion ................................................... 41
3 Aboriginal Dispossession and Survival ........................ 43
Approaches ................................................... 44
Native Title ................................................. 49
Methods ...................................................... 51
Aboriginal Experiences ....................................... 57
Ancient Trajectories ......................................... 57
Killing Times ................................................ 58
The Missions ................................................. 60
Station Times ................................................ 62
Fringe Camps ................................................. 65
Conclusion ................................................... 67
4 Shipwrecks and Maritime Trade ................................ 69
Maritime Archaeology in Australia ............................ 70
The Archaeology of Shipwrecks ................................ 72
Shipbuilding Technology ...................................... 72
Cargoes ...................................................... 77
Life on Board ................................................ 81
Industrial Shipping .......................................... 84
Ships of War ................................................. 86
Theorising Shipwreck Archaeology ............................. 88
Maritime Infrastructure ...................................... 90
Shipbuilding and Maintenance ................................. 91
Ships' Graveyards ............................................ 91
Jetties and Wharves .......................................... 93
Conclusion ................................................... 93
5 Sealing, Whaling and Maritime Industries ..................... 95
Sealing ...................................................... 95
Whaling ..................................................... 101
Archaeological Evidence ..................................... 104
Food on the Stations ........................................ 107
Fish-Curing ................................................. 110
Pearling .................................................... 111
Maritime Cultural Landscapes ................................ 112
Conclusion .................................................. 114
6 Pastoralism and Agriculture ................................. 115
The Bush as Cultural Landscape .............................. 119
Squatters and Pastoralists .................................. 120
The Outback ................................................. 127
Selectors ................................................... 133
Creating Rural Landscapes ................................... 137
Growing Simple Pleasures .................................... 142
Conclusion .................................................. 146
7 Gold Rushes and Precious Metals ............................. 147
Technology .................................................. 151
Alluvial Mining ............................................. 151
Deep Lead and Reef Mining ................................... 153
Processing .................................................. 153
Gold-mining Landscapes ...................................... 157
Townships ................................................... 158
Environments ................................................ 160
Gold-mining Communities ..................................... 162
Dolly's Creek ............................................... 163
Arltunga .................................................... 168
Chinese Miners in the South-Eastern Highlands ............... 170
Copper ...................................................... 173
Tin ......................................................... 178
Conclusion .................................................. 182
8 Manufacturing and Processing ................................ 185
Water Mills ................................................. 189
Timber Milling .............................................. 192
Minor Forest Industries ..................................... 200
Bricks ...................................................... 203
Lime ........................................................ 209
Pottery ..................................................... 210
Coal, Iron and Steel ........................................ 215
Coal ........................................................ 215
Iron ........................................................ 218
Steel ....................................................... 221
Conclusion .................................................. 222
9 Migration and Ethnicity ..................................... 223
The Chinese in Australia .................................... 226
Labour Organisation and Settlement Patterns ................. 229
Food ........................................................ 234
Health and Recreation ....................................... 236
Religious Beliefs ........................................... 237
Afghan Cameleers ............................................ 240
Polish and German Settlers .................................. 242
Australian and British Identity ............................. 244
New Australians: Bonegilla .................................. 247
Conclusion .................................................. 250
10 An Urbanised Nation ......................................... 251
Understanding the Archaeology of Cities ..................... 253
Creating Ground Surfaces: Filling and Levelling ............. 253
Dealing with Waste: Plumbing and Rubbish Disposal ........... 255
Changing Neighbourhoods ..................................... 260
Archaeological Insights on City Life ........................ 261
Slums ....................................................... 263
The Well-to-Do .............................................. 269
The Respectable and the Genteel ............................. 272
The Industrialising City .................................... 276
Conclusion .................................................. 277
11 Australians at Home ......................................... 279
Food ........................................................ 281
Beverages ................................................... 292
Soft Drinks and Strong Drinks ............................... 296
Table Settings .............................................. 301
Tobacco ..................................................... 307
Dress and Ornament .......................................... 312
Health and Hygiene .......................................... 316
Childhood ................................................... 319
Money ....................................................... 323
Conclusion .................................................. 324
12 Death ....................................................... 327
Responses to Death .......................................... 329
Old Sydney Burial Ground .................................... 331
Convicts .................................................... 333
Mortality and Cemeteries .................................... 334
Cadia ....................................................... 334
St. Mary's, Adelaide ........................................ 335
Parramatta Convict Hospital ................................. 336
Randwick Destitute Children's Asylum Cemetery, Sydney ....... 337
Bush Graves ................................................. 339
Violent Death ............................................... 340
Batavia, Western Australia .................................. 340
The Police Garage, Melbourne ................................ 342
Chinese Burials ............................................. 344
The Great War ............................................... 347
Contemporary Aboriginal Traditions .......................... 348
Conclusion .................................................. 349
13 The Twentieth Century and Beyond ............................ 351
References .................................................. 361
Index .......................................................... 405
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