Australian Aborigines / Indigenous / First Nations issues
1990
* A Documentary History of the Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850; including a Chronological Bibliography 1770-1990, Aboriginal Education Unit, Wollongong University, December 1990, 646p. [Book]
1991
* Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines, Illawarra Historical Society, 3 April 1990. [Presentation, plus review by Dr. Joseph Davis.]
* W. "Bill" Harrison and Michael Organ, Tribute - The Illawarra Aborigines, Aboriginal Higher Education Conference. Jamberoo Valley. Speeches, Wollongong University, December 1991, 2-5. [Conference paper]
1992
* A Documentary History of the Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850; including a Chronological Bibliography 1770-1990, Aboriginal Education Unit, Wollongong University, January 1992, 646p. Corrected reprint. [Book]
1993
* Duncan, M., Green, D. & Organ, M.K., Aborigines of the Illawarra, Illawarra Mercury, 27 February 1993, 26-7. [Newspaper article]
* A Documentary History of the Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1900; including a Chronological Bibliography 1770-1990, Report for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra, 1 December 1993, 364p. [Report]
1994
* Conspiracy of Silence - The Management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Aboriginal Law Bulletin, University of New South Wales, 3(67), April 1994, 4-7. [Journal article]
* Australian Aboriginal Dreaming Stories: A Chronological Bibliography of Published Works 1789-1991, Aboriginal History, 18(2), December 1994, 123-44. [Journal article]
1997
* Michael Organ and Carol Speechley, Illawarra Aborigines - An Introductory History, in J.S. Hagan and A. Wells (eds.), A History of Wollongong, University of Wollongong Press, 1997, 7-22. [Refereed book chapter]
2002
* Mickey Johnson - Aboriginal King of Illawarra. A brief biography of Mickey Johnson of Illawarra, including images from various collections and dating from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
2002
* Ariane Lewis and Michael Organ, No houses - The Spirit of Sandon Point, Honi Soit, University of Sydney Student Representative Council, 29 May 2002.
2006
* The fight to save Illowra ("Hill 60") - Aboriginal Land at Port Kembla, 6 July 2023. Copy of webpage from 2006 outlining the public fight to bring this land into public ownership. [Blog]
2007
* Australian Aboriginal Canoes. Brief listing of some of the canoes from the Sydney region first seen by Captain Cook and the first settlers at Sydney Cove. See also Jervis Bay 1826.
2011
* Jervis Bay - images from the Dumont d'Urville expedition 1826. Documentation of the images of Jervis Bay taken by Louis Auguste de Sainson as part of the French exploring expedition which visited Jervis Bay in November 1926.
* Joseph Selleny - An Austrian Artist in Australia 1858. Article and catalogue of works describing the visit to Australia by Austrian artist Joseph Selleny during November-December 1858 in connection with the Novara expedition.
2013
* What's the Point? The Failure of Community Activism, The Conversation, 16 March 2013. [Web article]
2014
* C.W. Peck's Australian Legends: Aboriginal Dreaming stories of eastern Australia, Australian Folklore, 29, 2014, 53-69. [Journal article]
* The Australian Aboriginal War 1788-1901, 6 July 2014. [Blog]
* Secret Service - Recognition of Governor Macquarie's Aboriginal War of 1816, Proceedings of the National Conference of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Mittagong, 25-26 October 2014. [Conference paper + presentation]
* Governor Macquarie's Aboriginal War 1816, 28 October 2014. [Blog - edited version of Secret Service]
* Jade Kennedy and Michael Organ, Aboriginal Explorers and the Illawarra, University of Wollongong Library, YouTube, 26 November 2014, duration: 53.07 minutes. [Video]
* Warriors without a war, Arena Journal, 132, November 2014, 15-16. [Article]
2016
* Appin Massacre 1816, 7 April 2016. [Blog]
* Appin Massacre and Governor Macquarie's War 1816, With Secrecy and Despatch Symposium, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 9 April 2016. [Presentation]
* Captain Cook at Woonona 28 April 1770, 18 April 2016. [Blog]
* Glenn Mitchell and Michael Organ, Re-imagining Sandon Point, Re-imagining Australia: Encounter, Recognition, Responsibility, International Australian Studies Association (InASA) conference, Maritime Museum of Western Australia, Fremantle, 7-9 December 2016. [Paper + presentation]
2017
* Illawarra Aborigines - historical aspects and encounters, Keira Probus Club, 15 May 2017. [Presentation]
2019
* The Proto-Australian Aboriginal language research of Dr. Chris Illert, 1 December 2019. A bibliography of this landmark research into the oldest living language on the planet. [Blog]
* Chris Illert, John Murphy and Michael Organ, The Three Traditional Aboriginal Languages of Victoria: Part 2 of Who was right - P.G. King or C. Darwin?, 2019, 41p [Booklet].
2020
* Captain Cook revisited 2020, 29 April 2020. A listing of various media assessments of the 250th anniversary of Cook's landing at Botany Bay in 1770. [Blog]
2021
* Chris Illert, John Murphy and Michael Organ, The Traditional Aboriginal Languages of Original-A and Original-B in western New South Wales: Part 3 of Who was right - P.G. King or C. Darwin?, 2021, 48p [Booklet].
* Connect Dreaming project outline, 6 June 2021. A draft outline of a project to connect Aboriginal Dreaming with Western science, thereby legitimising the existence of Australian Aboriginal civilisation, and providing it with equal standing to other civilisations, such as Western. [Blog]
* Re-imagining Sandon Point, 15 June 2021. Brief summary of a presentation by Dr. Glenn Mitchell and Michael Organ to the Re-imagining Australia: Encounter, Recognition, Responsibility conference, Museum of Western Australia and Curtin University, Perth, 7-9 December 2016. Text of blog by Michael Organ. [Blog]
2022
* Marlene Longbottom and Michael Organ, Alexander Berry, grave robbing and the Frankenstein connection, 5 February 2022.
* Tullimbah - Aboriginal Warrior of the Illawarra, 5 February 2022. A brief account of the life of Tullimbah / Tullumbah (c.1798 - c.1870s?) of the Macquarie Pass / Albion Park area of the Illawarra. [Blog]
* Aboriginal artefacts, Collins Creek, Woonona, 13 February 2022. An account from 2016 of the 1960s discovery of some artefacts from this area, and the issues around return to community and preservation. [Blog]
* The Aboriginal heritage of Murrumburrah and surrounds, 19 January 2022. A listing of historical references to the Aboriginal / Indigenous / First Nations people of the Murrumburrah-Harden area of western New South Wales, part of Wiradjuri country. [Blog]
* Origins of Australian Aborigines and their language, 20 March 2022. A summary of the scientific narrative regarding the development of humanoids in Australia, utilising anthropological and ethnohistorical information. Also including reference to the proto-Australian language research of Dr. Chris Illert. [Blog]
* Bobbara Mountain, Binalong, New South Wales, Australia, 14 May 2022. Information regarding the mountain located adjacent to the town of Binalong. [Blog]
* Bundanoon - Notes on Aspects of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage - Part 1 to 1850, 29 October 2022. A listing of reference material, including bibliography, relating to the early colonial history of Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia, and extant records of Aboriginal / First Nations peoples and their culture.[Blog]
* Bundanoon - Notes on Aspects of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage - Part 2 from 1851, 8 November 2022. A listing of reference material, including bibliography, relating to the early colonial history of Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia, and extant records of Aboriginal / First Nations peoples and their culture. [Blog]
* Mount Gingenbullen burial mound - Aboriginal significance, 17 November 2022. An account of the likely Aboriginal cultural heritage significance of Mount Gingenbullen, Oldbury, Sutton Forest, Australia. [Blog]
* Dr. Chris Illert's Proto-Australian Aboriginal language, 20 December 2022. A summary of the development of Proto-Australian, its structural elements and examples. [Blog]
2023
* Canabygle - Dharawal Chief, 6 February 2023. Biographical account of the Australian Aboriginal chief Canabygle killed during the Appin massacre of 17 April 1816. [Blog]
* Pituri - a chronological bibliography, 16 March 2023. Pituri was historically the primary hallucinogenic drug of the Australian Aborigines. [Blog]
* No No No, 16 October 2023. Lyrics to a song, written in response to the No vote result to the Australian Voice referendum. [Blog]
2024
* Australian Aboriginal Indigenous / First Nations Issues, 12 February 2024. A listing of works by the present author on these issues.[The present Blog]
* Cullunghutti - sacred mountain, 16 April 2024. Brief account of Mount Cullunghutti / Coolangatta in the Shoalhaven, Australia. [Blog]
* Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines, 1770-1850: the research journey, 28 April 2024. Presentations to the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities at Nowra, Shoalhaven. [Oral presentation]
* Byamunga's Hands - Shoalhaven Aboriginal Rock Art Site, 29 April 2024. An historical survey of information available on this significant cultural heritage site, formerly known as The Devil's Hands. [Blog]
* Back in time to Gooloo Creek, 28 May 2024. Investigation into Aboriginal cultural heritage sites in the Lake Conjola area of the New South Wales south coast. [Blog]
* Mary Ann Bugg - Aboriginal bushranger, Worimi woman, and 'Thunderbolt's Gin', 9 May 2024. Information on, and references to, the activities of the Indigenous partner of Australian bushranger Captain Thunderbolt during the 1860s and 1870s. [Blog]
* Ulladulla Mission .... aspects of Local Indigenous Cultural Heritage, 1 June 2024. A chronological history of the Ulladulla area, with a focus on the Aboriginal Protection Board era 1890s-1900s [Blog].
* Proto-Australian words - some examples, 16 October 2024. Based on the research findings of Dr. Chris Illert (1950-2024). [Blog]
* The art of Aunty Julie Freeman of Wreck Bay, 17 October 2024. Some brief historical notes and references to the art of Aunty Julie, an Australian Aboriginal Elder. [Blog]
* Shoot to kill! Governor Macquarie's declaration of war 1816, 1 November 2024. [Blog]
* The art of Mickey of Ulladulla 1825-1891, 2 November 2024. [Blog]
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