Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends

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Lee, Christopher. 2005. "Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends." Journal of Australian Studies. 29 (86), pp. 47-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050509388031

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Article Title	Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends
ERA Journal ID	34876
Article Category	Article
Author	Lee, Christopher
Journal Title	Journal of Australian Studies
Journal Citation	29 (86), pp. 47-59
Number of Pages	13
Year	2005
Publisher	Routledge
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	0314-769X
	1444-3058
	1835-6419
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050509388031
Web Address (URL)	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14443058.asp
Abstract	This essay looks at tensions between metropolitan and local versions of history in imagining national and regional identities for tourists and locals. It pursues the theme through a case study of the uses of the reputation of Australian writer Henry Lawson (1867-1922) by regional communities in New South Wales, Australia. Lawson grew up in the Mudgee/Gulgong region and many of his stories and poems relate to the area. This body of work and his substantial national reputation provide the local population with a potent resource for local memory and cultural tourism.
Keywords	cultural tourism, regional identity, local memory, local history, public memory, Australian literature, Henry Lawson, national identity, regional identity, race, memorialisation, reputation
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
	470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies
	430302. Australian history
Public Notes	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Byline Affiliations	Public Memory Research Centre

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