Poignant Regalia

Poignant Regalia

Author: Tania Cleary

Publisher: Glebe, N.S.W. : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 144

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Catalogue to accompany exhibition of 185 breastplates; includes chapters on history, photography and Aboriginal views; includes catalogue of known breastplates, biographical information and breastplate makers; selected chapters annotated separately.


The Genesis of Queensland

The Genesis of Queensland

Author: Henry Stuart Russell

Publisher: Sydney : Turner & Henderson

Published: 1888

Total Pages: 652

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Contacts with natives noted; p.22; Moreton Bay natives used to locate runaways; p.24; Nasal septum pierced, two joints of little finger left hand removed; manufacture of nets and baskets; fishing; shelters; duels described; p.31; Bathurst Island; tattoos, painted, scarification, physical appearance; clothing; weapons; p.34; Grave in detail; p.253; Sunstroke cure; p.295; Cannibalism; p.313; Gathering of tribes for Bunnia [bunya] season; p.339; Childrens games with bows and arrows.