Lycett and Wallis: Unlikely Preservers of Aboriginal Knowledge
Lycett and Wallis: Unlikely Preservers of Aboriginal Knowledge.
At the beginning of the 19th Century in one of the World’s most vicious settlements, two fractured European men started an art revolution that resulted in the preservation of vast amounts of Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge. Before the existence of cameras, convict Joseph Lycett captured traditional Aboriginal life in Newcastle as it had existed for millennia, at the nexus point before most of their lifestyle would be lost forever. This is a wild tale that every Novocastrian needs to know. (35min)
November 7th 2020 markes the 200th anniversary of the murder of awabakal leader burigon
This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal people of the land
Check out this little teaser for storiesofourtown.com new film Lycett and Wallis: The Convict and the Commandant (Out late December). Nov 7th, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the murder of Aboriginal leader Burigon. Newcastle, like most Australian cities has a horrendous history with indigenous people, but we were the first town to try, convict and hang a European for the murder of an Aboriginal person. This is that story. It’s also the story of a very unlikely friendship.