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Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia

By Mark Mckenna

Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia Books

Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia

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Return to Uluru explores the cold case that strikes at the heart of Australia's white supremacy-the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934; the iconic life of a white, "outback" police officer; and the continent's most sacred and mysterious landmark. Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum's storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died 85 years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative white Australian mindset that have long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible. When policeman Bill McKinnon's Aboriginal prisoners escape in 1934, he's determined to get them back. Tracking them across the so called "dead heart" of the country, he finds the men at Uluru, a sacred rock formation. What exactly happened there remained a mystery, even after a Commonwealth inquiry. But Mark McKenna's research uncovers new evidence, getting closer to the truth, revealing glimpses of indigenous life and demonstrating the importance of this case today. Using McKinnon's private journal entries, McKenna paints a picture of the police officer's life to better understand how white Australians treat the center of the country and its inhabitants. Return to Uluru dives deeply into one cold case. But it also provides a searing indictment of the historical white supremacy still present in Australia-and has fascinating, illuminating parallels to the growing racial justice movements in the United States. Story Locale: Australia
Product details
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2022-08-09
Publication Date:
2022-08-09
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0593185773
ISBN13:
9780593185773
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
426 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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