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Broken Hill 2009
As reported in RAR 25: 239, the 2009 AURA Inter-Congress Symposium, celebrating AURA’s first quarter of a century, will be held in Broken Hill on the 17–18 October 2009. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Registrations for this event have closed, as the maximum number of participants has been reached. We apologise to those who are still interested in attending the Symposium and promise to select a larger venue next time. Broken Hill Broken Hill is located in far western NSW, in proximity to the rock art precincts of Mutawintji, Euriowie, Olary and, further west, the Flinders Ranges. The National Parks of Mungo, Kinchega and Sturt are all within three hours drive. Broken Hill itself is an historic town, which at one time led the world in silver, lead and zinc production and boasted 60 hotels, many of which still stand as accommodation houses. Broken Hill is a major tourist centre with comprehensive facilities. In October, during the Symposium, the temperature should be around the mid 20s during the day and 12 degrees at night (Celsius) and humidity low (c. 40%). Rain can occur at any time of the year, but heavy road-closing storms are unlikely. Barrier Social Democratic Club The Barrier Social Democratic Club is in the main street of the town (Argent Street), one block west of the Post Office and opposite the National Parks office. The venue is well suited for the Symposium, which will consist of a single academic session in the Conference Room (max. seating capacity of 100). The conference room also has a bar and can be used for the Symposium dinner, as it is adjacent to the club's restaurant. Preliminary academic program Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wilyakali. Note: all papers will be a maximum of 20 minutes in length followed by 10 minutes of question time. The exception is a final one hour open discussion led by Claire Smith. THE DURATION OF EACH SESSION WILL BE 2 HRS SATURDAY 0800 INTRO Gunn, ben: Welcome O’Donnell, Maureen: Welcome to Country Gunn, ben: Brief remarks on the state of the art THE PAST 25 YEARS Ward, Graeme: 25 years of AIATSIS rock art Clegg, John: Sturts Meadows Studies since 1980 (or 1970) Flood, Jo: Australia's earliest rock art - from the Top End to Tasmania 1000-1030 MORNING TEA 1030 THE PAST 25 YEARS (CONT) Mulvaney, Ken: Twenty five years on the Burrup Bednarik, Robert: Progress in saving the Dampier rock art Donaldson, Mike: Understanding the rocks: rock art and the geology of Burrup Peninsula Maynard, Lesley: Two-toes, his Little Mate, and the Demon Dingoes of doom (Pilbara, WA) 1230-1330 LUNCH 1330 FIRE Tacon, Paul S. C.: Fanning the flames: rock art, tourism, climate change and fire Lambert, Dave, & Brad Welch: Fire & rock art Sefton, Caryll: The effects of fire on the Woronora Plateau REGIONAL STUDIES Whear, Ray: The Jawoyn Cultural Heritage Program 2006-2008 1530-1600 AFTERNOON TEA 1600 REGIONAL STUDIES (CONT)- NO QUESTION TIME THIS SESSION Ross, June: Picturing change in the central desert (central Australia) Webb, Esmee: Attempts to date some rock art sites in the Cue region, Western Australia Morieson, John: The Wells of Kooyoora (Vic) Roberts, A., D. Pross & B. Pankhurst: New discoveries of giant superimposed anthropomorphs at Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Place, Somersby, NSW. 1730 END DAY ONE SUNDAY 0800 MANAGEMENT Rossi, Alana & Esmée Webb: The erosional impact of cultural tourism is a problem that needs to be considered when opening Aboriginal rock art sites to visitation (Wheatbelt, WA) Goldsmith, John: Innovative digital photography and 'full dome' 360 degree panoramic images, for documentation of natural, cultural and heritage places of significance Starkey, Mick & Andrew Thorn: A long term management approach to the preservation of paintings and engravings at Uluru Mallie, Troy, & Glen MacLaren: Cultural site management systems: technology for recording and managing rock art 1000-1030 MORNING TEA 1030 GENERAL Dobrez, Livio: Rock art, perception and the subject-object binary Watson, Ben: Recurrent rock art imagery: a neuroscientific perspective Huntley, Jillian: Characteristics of paints from the South Woronora Plateau rock art assemblage Norris, Ray P. & Duane W. Hamacher: The astronomy of Australian Indigenous rock art 1230-1330 LUNCH 1330-1500 GENERAL (CONT) Morieson, John: The Wells of Kooyoora (Vic) Hardtke, Fred: Recording and rescuing the boats and fauna at Hierakonpolis, Egypt Cole, Noelene: Life stories of the old people Bullen, Margaret: Culture and creativity 1500-1530 AFTERNOON TEA 1530-1730 GENERAL (CONT) *Smith, Claire: Rock art research in Australia - where to from here? (Discussion) 1730 CLOSING THANKS POSTERS Walshe, Keryn, Steve Bourne, Liz Reid, Gavin Prideaux, Rod Wells & Sam Arman: Exploring Thylacoleo sp. and human activity in Koonalda Cave Taçon, Paul, Sally K. May, Alistair Paterson & June Ross: Picturing change: 21st century perspectives on the contact period rock art of Australia Due to the number of papers submitted and the limited time available, a number had to be removed from the program, including: Bednarik, Robert: Palaeoart science: the alternative Bednarik, Robert: Modes 1, 2 and 3 palaeoart of the world Gunn, R. G.: The impact of fire on rockshelter art sites: Victoria and Arnhem Land Gunn, R. G., J. Dortch, C. Ogleby and A. Thorn The petroglyphs of the Kybra Aboriginal site, South-western Western Australia Joc Schmiechen: 'shadows in stone' – Bradshaws (Gwion Gwion) revisited. Sefton, Caryll: Then and now Sefton, Caryll: Birds, birds and more birds Wade, Victoria, and Lynley Wallis: Representations of material cultural and hand variations in the stencilled rock art of the Woolgar and Norman River region, Middle Park Station, north Queensland These papers will be considered for publication in the proceedings volume. Accommodation There are numerous motels, accommodation houses, and B&B’s within the city, and a caravan park on the highways at the western (Adelaide) and eastern (Sydney) edge of the town. (The third caravan park is not recommended). A town map of Broken Hill, showing the locations of hotels and motels relative to the conference venue, can be found HERE and downloaded. To select and book accommodation, visit http://www.visitbrokenhill.com.au/ Fieldtrips Fieldtrip 1, Monday, 19 October: to Sturts Meadows and Euriowie, two significant petroglyph sites north of Broken Hill. Travel in individual vehicles, hopefully rationalising the number of cars. Lunch will be self-catering, toilets are available at Sturts Meadows. Back to Broken Hill in the evening. The tour leader is ben Gunn. Fieldtrip 2, Tuesday, 20 October: to Mutawintji, a major rock art complex north-east of Broken Hill comprising both petroglyphs and paintings, full day, back to Broken Hill in the evening. The tour leader is ben Gunn. Fieldtrip 3, Wednesday, 21 October: start of fieldtrip to South Australia, for a small number of hardy participants, to extend for up to one week. The itinerary is flexible but permission to enter private properties has been secured for a series of important petroglyph sites. The following provides a broad guide to the itinerary: from Broken Hill west along the Barrier Highway to Mannahill, Karolta and Winininnie sites, staying overnight in the Yunta Hotel. From there, Teetulpa, Panaramitee and Tiverton will be visited. The next destination is Peterborough (Pitcairn Station). From there north into the spectacular Flinders Ranges, to Hawker, Yourambulla, Wilpena Pound, Dingley Dell, Sacred Canyon, Chambers Gorge, Moolooloo Station, and ending up at Red Gorge near Copley-Leigh Creek. Accommodation will be by motels, hotels and shearer’s sheds, or alternatively camping. The tour leader is Robert G. Bednarik. Negotiation for access to sites in the general region can be difficult and participants are required to strictly adhere the IFRAO Code of Ethics: rock art may not be touched, decorated pavements may not be walked upon, sites are to be left in the same condition as found, care must be taken of stock animals. AURA accepts no liability for accident cover of fieldtrip participants, and participation in these excursions involves explicit exemption of AURA from any claims arising from misadventure or accident. Fieldtrips of AURA are not tourist excursions; AURA or the fieldtrip leaders receive no payment and have no contractual obligation whatsoever. We will travel in individual vehicles (hire cars or owner drivers, shared by arrangement) but hopefully we can rationalise to reduce the numbers of cars in the convoys. Lunch will be self catering (food and cup), but ben Gunn will bring billies and water for tea/coffee, on the first two days. Cost will be $10 per person to enter Euriowie (now owned by the BHLA Land Council) and the cost for a Community guide at Mutawintji ($20 per person). There is no limit on numbers but if too many join, groups will be divided at sites into smaller groups as appropriate. Pre-conference tour of Broken Hill and Silverton Date: Friday 16 October Charge: Free (some of the places that we will visit may include a small fee). Booking is required. Transport: Limited seats (eleven) available. If anyone has their own vehicle or can share a vehicle that is fine. When: Meeting at the Tourist Information Centre on the corner of Bromide Street and Blende Street at 8.30 am for a 9.00 am departure (coffee available from the Info Centre). How long: Around six hours. (We will probably go to one of the pubs in Broken Hill or Silverton for lunch). What we will see: A range of historic, heritage and popular attractions in both Broken Hill and Silverton including the Sculpture Symposium, the 'Big Picture', Silver City Mint and Peter Anderson's Art Gallery, the Pro Hart Gallery, the Line of Lode and Miner's Memorial, part of the Broken Hill Heritage Trail, the Picnic Train and White Rocks Reserve (WWI), a range of historic sites around the district, the Silverton Hotel, Silverton Mint, Silverton Art Galleries, Mundi Mundi lookout, Camel Riding, Penrose Park. And if anyone is interested, there are tours around the old Daydream Mine Site near Silverton. An itinerary will be handed out at the Information Centre. Any questions or feedback on this is welcomed. Contact: Jordan Ralph, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, on 0409 420 784 or (08) 8295 5907, or email ralp0019@flinders.edu.au Registration Registration fees are $A130.00 for members of AURA, $A60.00 for student and retiree members of AURA, and $A180.00 for non-members. Membership with AURA can be obtained at the registration desk. Registration covers a conference satchel and contents; coffee, tea, orange juice, biscuits and cakes during session breaks; refreshing buffet luncheons; conference dinner on Sunday evening; and field trip participation and literature. It excludes Saturday dinner, transport and accommodation. Student and retiree registrations are therefore subsidised by AURA, as they do not meet actual costs. Please note that attendance numbers will be limited to 80, therefore it is strongly advisable to register urgently if you intend to participate. The AURA Registration Desk will open late on Friday, 16 October 2009, at the conference venue, and on Saturday morning from 8 am. Academic sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Please direct any queries to: AURA P.O. Box 216 Caulfield South, VIC 3162 Australia, or to auraweb@hotmail.com |
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