The Descendants: the search for Tom Wills
Ella Archibald-Binge tells Lorena Allam about her investigation into whether a founder of Australian rules football took part in massacres of Gayiri people in central Queensland
August 5, 202531m 47s
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Show Notes
For some years there have been suggestions that in the 1860s Tom Wills, Australia’s first sports hero and a founder of Australian rules football, may have taken part in the massacres of Gayiri people in central Queensland. Now, in a Guardian Australia investigation, Indigenous affairs reporter Ella Archibald-Binge travels in search of the truth behind the allegations. In this two-part special Full Story, she and Lorena Allam from UTS’s Jumbunna Institute discuss how families on both sides of the conflict are reckoning with the truth of their ancestors’ colonial past Warning: This episode contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some
Topics
Frontier warsIndigenous AustraliansColonialismAustralia newsRural and regional AustraliaQueenslandAustralian rules footballAustralia sportAustralian police and policing