Abstract
Ever since Julia Coleman and Jae Hall flagged the possible existence of Aboriginal “villages” on the north coast of New South Wales and Moreton Bay (Coleman 1982, Hall 1982) there has been on-going debate as to the size, permanency and antiquity of Aboriginal campsites in south-eastern Queensland. More recently, Aboriginal cultural landscapes have gained growing recognition, and strategies are developing to embrace how these could (or should) impact on our metropolitan planning (Greenop & Memmott 2006). This paper discusses the continuing importance and gradual recognition of former Aboriginal campsites in and around Brisbane’s parks. The paper proposes that Brisbane’s campsites seem to have followed a generic plan and continued in many places from pre-contact into historic times. The author discusses moves towards compiling more accurate and detailed “camp histories,” and how this may help untangle some of the issues facing attempts to incorporate Indigenous use of these areas.
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