Australian Reminiscences & Papers of L. E. Threlkeld, Missionary to the Aborigines, 1824-1859
Australian Reminiscences & Papers of L. E. Threlkeld, Missionary to the Aborigines, 1824-1859

Author: Lancelot Edward Threlkeld

Publisher: Humanities Press International

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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Details of Aboriginal social life, material culture, subsistence and religion with particular reference to the Awabakal; vocabulary of languages of coastal NSW; white/Aboriginal relations including violent conflict and missionary work of London Missionary Society, particularly Lake McQuarie Mission.

Sydney's Aboriginal Past
Sydney's Aboriginal Past

Author: Val Attenbrow

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1742231160

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Revealing the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, this study examines a variety of source documents that discuss not only Aboriginal life before colonization in 1788 but also the early years of first contact. This is the only work to explore the minutiae of Sydney Aboriginal daily life, detailing the food they ate; the tools, weapons, and equipment they used; and the beliefs, ceremonial life, and rituals they practiced. This updated edition has been revised to include recent discoveries and the analyses of the past seven years, adding yet more value to this 2004 winner of the John Mulvaney award for best archaeology book from the Australian Archaeological Association. The inclusion of a special supplement that details the important sites in the Sydney region and how to access them makes the book especially appealing to those interested in visiting the sites.

Australian Autobiographical Narratives: To 1850
Australian Autobiographical Narratives: To 1850

Author: Kay Walsh

Publisher: National Library Australia

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0642105995

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Comprehensive guide to published Australian autobiographical writing which deals with life in Australia up to 1850. Entries are listed alphabetically by author's name. Includes three separate indexes to personal names, places and subjects. Walsh has worked on numerous Australian reference publications. Hooton teaches English at the Australian Defence Force Academy and is co-author of 'The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature' (1985); Walsh is assisting her in preparing a new edition.

In Good Faith?
In Good Faith?

Author: Jessie Mitchell

Publisher: ANU E Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1921862114

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In the early decades of the 19th century, Indigenous Australians suffered devastating losses at the hands of British colonists, who largely ignored their sovereignty and even their humanity. At the same time, however, a new wave of Christian humanitarians were arriving in the colonies, troubled by Aboriginal suffering and arguing that colonists had