Along the Pituri Trail

Tom Murray

Along the Pituri Trail

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Abstract

In 1876, explorer WO Hodgkinson led the last government-funded expedition into the Simpson Desert, ostensibly to find land suitable for pastoral expansion. But Hodgkinson's diary from the journey reveals that his main interest in the desert country was to find the source of a valuable native narcotic known to the local Aboriginals as 'Pituri'.

In this feature, a group of latter-day expeditioners follow in Hodgkinson's footsteps in search of the story of Pituri, and found that this, in turn, revealed a larger history of colonisation and environmental change in the Simpson Desert.

The contemporary expeditioners comprise biologist Mike Letnic, writer, filmmaker and historian Tom Murray, and archeologist Hugh Barton. Broadcast by Hindsight, ABC Radio National on Sunday 22 June 2008.

Original language	English
Publisher	ABC Radio National
Edition	Hindsight
Media of output	Online
Size	56mins
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2008

Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
anthropology of trade
Arid ecosystems
explorers

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Along the Pituri Trail

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