Rum and Corn Pipes: The introduction of alcohol and tobacco into Aboriginal populations of the Hunter Region of central eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the first half of the 19th century

In 1954 a young country woman from New South Wales, Shirley Dunk, ex- ercised her agency and travelled to London. This was a journey to the home of her fore- fathers and copied the activities of other country women who made similar journeys. Some of the earliest of these journeys were undertaken by the wives and daughters of the 19th-century rural gentry. This research project will use a qualitative approach in an examination of Shirley’s journey archive complemented with supplementary interviews and stories of other travellers. Shirley nostalgically recalled the sense of adventure that she experienced as she left Sydney for London by ship and travelled through the United Kingdom and Europe. The article will address questions posed by the journey for Shirley and her travelling companion, Beth, and how they dealt with these forces as tourists and travellers. Shirley’s letters home were reported in the country press and reminiscent of soldier’s wartime letters home that described their tales as tourists in foreign lands. The narrative will show that Shirley, as an Australian country girl, was exposed to the cosmo- politan nature of the metropole, as were other women. The paper will explore how Shirley was subject to the forces of modernity and consumerism at a time when rural women were often limited to domesticity.

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Mental Health Status of a Latin American Community in New South Wales

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/00048679609065017 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 457-462 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Robert McDonald ◽

Carmen Vechi ◽

Jenny Bowman ◽

Robert Sanson-Fisher

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Latin American ◽

Employment Status ◽

New South ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

New South Wales ◽

Independent Variables ◽

South Wales ◽

Threshold Score ◽

Hunter Region

Objective: To determine the levels and predictors of psychological distress within a Latin American community in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Method: Participants (n=184) were interviewed in their homes by a bilingual interviewer using a specially prepared questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Results: Of the 13 independent variables examined, two demographic and two immigrant-related variables were significantly associated with an above-threshold score: marital status, employment status, perceived discrimination, and dissatisfaction with life in Australia. Conclusions: Compared to results from other community surveys, the levels of psychological distress within this Latin American community appear to be relatively high.

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Feeding ecology and population dynamics of the feral cat (Felis catus) in relation to the availability of prey in central-eastern New South Wales

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr98058 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 593 ◽

Cited By ~ 81

Author(s):

Robyn Molsher ◽

Alan Newsome ◽

Chris Dickman

Keyword(s):

Oryctolagus Cuniculus ◽

Prey Species ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Felis Catus ◽

House Mice ◽

Minor Components ◽

Feral Cat ◽

South Wales ◽

Central Eastern

The diet of feral cats (Felis catus) was studied at Lake Burrendong, central-eastern New South Wales, from July 1994 to June 1997. Mammals were the major prey in 499 scats that were analysed. Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were the staple prey, while carrion was an important secondary food. Invertebrates, other mammalian prey, vegetation, birds and reptiles were generally minor components of the diet. Few significant seasonal differences in diet were found; however, invertebrates contributed less and possums more to the diet in winter and summer respectively. A significant dietary response was found to changes in rabbit abundance, but not for the other prey types. Cats continued to prey heavily on rabbits even after a 90% decline in rabbit abundance occurred, which coincided with the advent of Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD). House mice (Mus domesticus) increased in importance in the diet ten months post-RCD. Although the abundance of cats was correlated with the abundance of some prey species, other factors may have influenced the observed patterns; these are discussed.

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An Aerial Survey of 3 Game Species of Waterfowl (Family Anatidae) Populations in Eastern Australia

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr9860213 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 213 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

LW Braithwaite ◽

M Maher ◽

SV Briggs ◽

BS Parker

Keyword(s):

Surface Waters ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Aerial Survey ◽

Game Species ◽

South Wales ◽

Black Duck ◽

The Pacific ◽

Eastern Australia ◽

Central Eastern

Populations of waterfowl of three game species, the Pacific black duck Anus superciliosa, grey teal A. gibberifrons, and maned duck Chenonetta jubata, were assessed by aerial survey in October 1983 within a survey region of 2 697 000 km2 of eastern Australia. The numbers of each species were assessed on all surface waters of over 1 ha, and on a sample of smaller surface waters within 10 survey bands each 30 km wide and spaced at intervals of 2� latitude from 20�30' to 38�30'S. The area within the survey bands was 324 120 km2, which gave a sampling intensity of 12.0% of the land surface area. The area of features shown as wetlands or water impoundments within the survey bands on 1 : 2 500 000 topographic maps was 19 200 km2 or 11.2% of the total area of these features in the survey region. The area of surface waters surveyed was assessed at 465 300 ha. Assessments of populations of each species were tallied for wetlands by grid cells of 6 min of 1� longitude along the survey bands (258-309 km2 depending on latitude). Distributions were then mapped, with log*10 indices of populations in each cell. Distributions of the black duck and grey teal showed a pattern of intense aggregation in limited numbers of cells, that of the maned duck was more evenly distributed. The major concentrations of the Pacific black duck were recorded in northern New South Wales and the south-eastern, western, central eastern and central coastal regions of Queensland; those of the grey teal were in south-western, western and northern New South Wales and central-eastern Queensland; the maned duck was broadly distributed over inland New South Wales with the exception of the far west, inland southern Queensland, and central northern Victoria.

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Open-cut coal mining in Australia's Hunter Valley: Sustainability and the industry's economic, ecological and social implications

International Journal of Rural Law and Policy ◽

10.5130/ijrlp.i1.2014.3844 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Drew Cottle ◽

Angela Keys

Keyword(s):

Coal Mining ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Social Implications ◽

Coal Mining Industry ◽

South Wales ◽

Hunter Region ◽

Critical Social

This article questions the sustainability of open-cut coal mining in the Hunter Valley region of Australia. The issue of sustainability is examined in relation to the economic, ecological and social implications of the Hunter Valley’s open-cut coal mining industry. The article demonstrates that critical social and ecological ramifications have been overshadowed by the open-cut coal mining industry’s importance to the economy of the Hunter region and of New South Wales.

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