'An edifying spectacle': A history of 'tourist corroborees' in Victoria, Australia, 1835-1870

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-420

  Cahir, David A ^a   Clark, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commodification; Gold rushes; Indigenous tourism; Tourist corroborees; Victorian Aborigines

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

JUNCUS;

EID: 73449086335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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