We are a Sydney-based consultancy specialising in Aboriginal history research and interpretation.

Our Team
Meet our people

Dr Paul Irish
Director/Historian
Paul has worked for the past 25 years with Aboriginal heritage and history. He has been collaboratively researching Sydney’s Aboriginal history for many years with members of the La Perouse Aboriginal community and is the author of the 2017 book Hidden In Plain View. The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney (winner of the 2018 NSW Premiers History Award for Community and Regional History). Paul is also an experienced archaeologist who worked for many years in all aspects of Aboriginal cultural heritage management.
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Dr Michael Bennett
Senior Historian
Michael has worked for the past 20 years in Aboriginal history, preparing expert reports for NSW native title claims, recording community genealogies and writing regional histories for local councils and government authorities. More recently, he has recorded oral histories for the State Library of NSW and National Library of Australia. He is the author of Pathfinders, A History of Aboriginal Trackers in NSW, published in 2020. A website of the same name went live in 2016, the result of a collaborative project with NSW Police and the descendants of trackers. Michael has also worked in communications for the NSW Aboriginal Land Council.
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Dan Tuck
Historical Researcher
Dan is a highly experienced historical researcher who has written contextual and place-specific Aboriginal and European shared histories for a range of cultural heritage projects for almost 30 years. He is also an archaeologist and heritage consultant with extensive experience in all aspects of cultural heritage management.
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