The Convincing Ground

Director

Richard Frankland

Writer

Richard Frankland, Daniel King, John Foss

Producer

DOP

Year

2007

Location

Allestree, Portland Bay, VIC

Type

Documentary

ASO Link

https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/the-convincing-ground/

Synopsis

This two-part documentary looks at the traditional, historic and contemporary stories associated with the massacre of up to 60 Aboriginal people by whalers at the Convincing Ground, near the coastal town of Portland, Victoria in the 1830s. From the ABC Message Stick series (Source: Australian Screen Online https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/the-convincing-ground/notes/)