What would Australia look like if we had monkeys swinging around our cities? In the late 19th Century, a number of associations called “acclimatisation societies” sprung up across Australia with the goal of bringing familiar plants and animals to what the British colonists saw as an impoverished landscape. 

This episode explores the massive ecological transformation that shaped what the university’s environment looks like today, and how Indigenous knowledge about land preservation was ignored for decades.

INTERVIEWEES

Dr Pete Minard (historian of colonial science and environmental history)

Prof Lynette Russell AM (historian of Indigenous Australians and colonial anthropology)

SOUND ATTRIBUTIONS

axe chopping (in the forest) by Selector, accessible at www.freesound.org/s/410768, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0

Pied Currawong Strepera graculina by Sunny Tseng, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/871215, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0

Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus by Peter Boesman, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/859826, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0

Australian Raven Corvus coronoides by Zebedee Muller, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/801431, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0

Laughing Kookaburra Daceolo novaguineae by Ken George, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/858185, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis by Greg McLachlan, accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/331396, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0

Peace Piano song by Calvin Clavier. https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-peace-piano-song-216338/

Birds and Insects near Dam - Cathedral Ranges by Sassaby, accessible at freesound.org/s/427877, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0

180081 Sheep Farm 01 by FST18008, accessible at https://freesound.org/s/441801, License: Attribution 4.0

Cinematic rythmline by SamuelFJohanns from Pixabay

What would Australia look like if we had monkeys swinging around our cities? In the late 19th Century, a number of associations called “acclimatisation societies” sprung up across Australia with the goal of bringing familiar plants and animals to what the British colonists saw as an impoverished landscape. 
This episode explores the massive ecological transformation that shaped what the university’s environment looks like today, and how Indigenous knowledge about land preservation was ignored for decades.
INTERVIEWEES
Dr Pete Minard (historian of colonial science and environmental history)
Prof Lynette Russell AM (historian of Indigenous Australians and colonial anthropology)
SOUND ATTRIBUTIONS
axe chopping (in the forest) by Selector, accessible at<a href="http://www.freesound.org/s/410768" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.freesound.org/s/410768&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3L8OuuMlw_rXDBdNk_yoId"> www.freesound.org/s/410768</a>, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina by Sunny Tseng, accessible at<a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/871215" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.xeno-canto.org/871215&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vzRQtCgH2rKkn_6ADQDtL"> www.xeno-canto.org/871215</a>, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus by Peter Boesman, accessible at<a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/859826" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.xeno-canto.org/859826&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw051vSLht5IomKGbpusxdwP"> www.xeno-canto.org/859826</a>, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides by Zebedee Muller, accessible at<a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/801431" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.xeno-canto.org/801431&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2T5nu02qr12K95YdEARGrI"> www.xeno-canto.org/801431</a>, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0
Laughing Kookaburra Daceolo novaguineae by Ken George, accessible at<a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/858185" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.xeno-canto.org/858185&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2onlmRsTzJBhs-kswrdj1J"> www.xeno-canto.org/858185</a>, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis by Greg McLachlan, accessible at<a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/331396" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.xeno-canto.org/331396&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yeqVpyzOJcGuMVFGg5bYG"> www.xeno-canto.org/331396</a>, License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical Share Alike 4.0
Peace Piano song by Calvin Clavier. <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-peace-piano-song-216338/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-peace-piano-song-216338/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw106sYOyK2AYh-pPI2px5U2">https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-peace-piano-song-216338/</a> 
Birds and Insects near Dam - Cathedral Ranges by Sassaby, accessible at <a href="http://freesound.org/s/427877" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://freesound.org/s/427877&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UJDrC9O4gF27ZJmZbEQVT">freesound.org/s/427877</a>, License: Creative Commons 0 1.0
180081 Sheep Farm 01 by FST18008, accessible at <a href="https://freesound.org/s/441801" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://freesound.org/s/441801&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729928023037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37YRLziPH1PsQrgZzFW1SC">https://freesound.org/s/441801</a>, License: Attribution 4.0
Cinematic rythmline by SamuelFJohanns from Pixabay

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.  

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Yarn

The Yarn is a podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best. 

 

 

The Yarn is a podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best.&nbsp;
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