Unity and Strength: The legacy of the Wonthaggi Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary
The Wonthaggi Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary was a plucky group of firebrand women. A trailblazing collective that delivered an amazing legacy
Continue readingMemoryscoping the Bunurong Coast: A project-based PhD speculating on the intimate and complex histories of a personally significant place
The Wonthaggi Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary was a plucky group of firebrand women. A trailblazing collective that delivered an amazing legacy
Continue reading“I would say to the House… I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” was Winston Churchill’s
Continue readingIn 1923, a 74-foot Pygmy Blue Whale washed up dead on the Wreck Beach shoreline. A tangible reminder of the
Continue readingThere are numerous shadow places on the Bunurong Coast. One need look no further than the damage wrought by more
Continue readingAfter a day spent browsing cluttered filing cabinets and listening to snippets of oral histories in the Wonthaggi Historical Society
Continue readingAn interactive map outlining the coastal trail walk from Harmers Haven to Wonthaggi undertaken on 6 June 2017.
Continue readingThis work was developed on the unceded lands and waterways of the Boon wurrung and Woi Wurrung language groups of the Kulin Nations. Much of the fieldwork, including visitation, writing and documentation, was undertaken on the lands of the Bunurong/Boonwurrung people.
The Bunurong/Boonwurrung people are the first storytellers of these lands. Their sovereignty was never ceded. This is, and always will be Aboriginal Land.
I respectfully acknowledge the Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
In terms of my position as a visitor on those lands, I state my lineage and purpose. I am Rees Quilford. I am a fourth-generation settler of Welsh-Irish descent. I am a writer, communications professional and a PhD candidate with RMIT University.
I was born and currently live on Bunurong/Boonwurrung land. I try to tread lightly, understand my place and listen to what it’s telling me.