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Towterer
Towterer (c.1800 – 30 September 1837) was a leading Aboriginal Tasmanian man of the Toogee people, Ninine clan from south-western Tasmania. He was part of the last group of Ninine to continue living a traditional lifestyle on the Tasmanian mainland before their forced transportation to the Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment on Flinders Island in 1833. One of his daughters was Mathinna (Tasmanian), Mathinna who was sent to live with Sir John Franklin and Lady Jane Franklin. Early life Towterer was born around 1800 into the Ninine clan of Aboriginal Tasmanians of the southwestern region. His father was a prominent tribal leader named Loomerer and his mother was Lywelopeh. The country of his people extended from Port Davey in the south to Point Hibbs on the west coast of Tasmania. Towterer's people lived a mostly coastal existence, where the men would hunt local birds and mammals, while the women would dive for abalone and crayfish. They made catamarans to journey to offshore isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buelow Gould
William Buelow Gould (c. 1801 – 11 December 1853) was a painter born in the United Kingdom and later working in Van Diemen's Land. He was Penal transportation, transported to Australia as a Convicts in Australia, convict in 1827, after which he would become one of the most important early artists in the colony, despite never really separating himself from his life of crime. Gould's life in Van Diemen's Land was the subject of the award-winning Historical novel, historical fiction novel ''Gould's Book of Fish'' (2001), written by Richard Flanagan, centring on Gould's production of the ''William Buelow Gould#Sketchbook of fishes, Sketchbook of fishes''. In April 2011 Gould's original ''Sketchbook of fishes'' was recognised as a document of world significance by UNESCO. Early life Gould was born as William Holland in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. While little is known of his early life, it is thought that he received artistic training under Ireland, Irish painter William Mulre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
