Looking for Blackfella's Point: An Australian History of Place Book

Blackfellas' Point lies on the Towamba River in southeastern New South Wales in Australia. As the river descends rapidly from its source, it winds its way through state forest, national park and farming land. Around twenty-five kilometres before it reaches the sea, it passes through Towamba, the small village in which Mark McKenna now owns eight acres of land. Mark's land looks across the river to 'Blackfellas' Point', once an Aboriginal camping ground and meeting place. Looking for Blackfellas' Point is a history that begins by looking across the river to the arc of bush that is 'Blackfellas' Point. From there, Mark McKenna's gaze pans out--from the history of one place he knows intimately, to the history of one region, and, ultimately, to the history of Australia's quest for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.Read More