Spinifex and Hessian

Spinifex and Hessian

Author: Su-Jane Hunt

Publisher: Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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Includes chapter on Aboriginal women; labour, conditions, remuneration, abuse; several case studies.


Spinifex and Sand

Spinifex and Sand

Author: David Wynford Carnegie

Publisher:

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13:

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Pt. 2, p.35-36; Near Mount Quinn, brush fences set up to trap wallabies, native grave described; p.47-53; Water holes at Mount Luck, native camps; Pt. 5; Notes on previous explorers in the interior; employment of natives by expeditions; Native taken prisoner to act as guide to find water (Victoria Desert); Empress Spring - native camps, native cairns, 8 words listed with meanings; native well near Browne Range; Camp - implements - bark coolamons, wells, wind-breaks, camp lay-out, grindstones, yam sticks, plant foods; kurdaitcha shoes found; physical appearance of natives; method of cooking kangaroo rats, lizards; pearl shell pubic covering traded from coast 500 miles distant, firesticks carried, sporrans or tassels made of various materials; Chap. 11; Natives encountered at Wilsons Cliffs, searching for water, manufacture of chewing ball - native tobacoo; Helena Spring, 7 native words with meanings; Chap. 13; Shelter described, native with scarifications and painted body; native wells; spears, wommeras, shields and short throwing sticks carried by natives (near Southesk Tablelands); native village near Mount Ernest, wurlies, pronounced Jewish features of Aborigines, hair style; Chap. 17; Creek Aborigines treatment of prisoners - chains used; description od corroboree (Emu), body decoration; Appendix to pt. 5; Diagrams and description of weapons; Spears Kimberley and Desert - method of throwing; wommera; tomahawks - Desert; boomerangs; clubs and throwing sticks; shields, quartz knife, ceremonial sticks; rain-making boards, message sticks; brief notes on marriage laws (with tables); p.372; Method of catching ducks; p.374; 12 words with meanings from Sturt Creek area; p.380-411; Encounters with natives west of Mount Webb - wells, notes on trading.


Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

Author: Noel Olive

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781921064456

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Spending time in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Royal Commission, Sydney lawyer Noel Olive began listening to, and then recording, the stories and experiences of the local Indigenous people. That material forms the basis of a history from an Aboriginal perspective of Aboriginal-European relations in the region, from colonial times to present day. The author previously edited a book of Aboriginal histories from the same region (Karijini Mirlimirli FACP 1997), which was well received by reviewers and is a recommended text in both the legal profession and Aboriginal Studies courses.


Selling Sex

Selling Sex

Author: Raelene Frances

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780868409016

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Provides a history of prostitution in Australia from before European colonisation, and situates this history within an international context of labour migration and policy formation. This work draws on archival research and interviews to chart the ways in which prostitution contributed to women's economic survival and to colonisation.


Somatechnics

Somatechnics

Author: Samantha Murray

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1317052749

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Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the sôma and the techné of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. Structured around the themes of the governance of social bodies, the gendering of sexed bodies and the techniques associated with the formation of the self, Somatechnics presents a groundbreaking study of body modification. Its contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari make it a must read for scholars of sociology, cultural and queer studies and philosophy.


Gold

Gold

Author: Iain McCalman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-03-12

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780521805957

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Throughout history, gold has been the stuff of legends, fortunes, conflict and change. The discovery of gold in Australia150 years ago precipitated enormous developments in the newly settled land. The population and economy boomed in spontaneous cities. The effects on both the environment and indigenous Aboriginal peoples have been profound and lasting. In this book, a team of prominent historians and curators have collaborated to produce an innovative cultural history of gold and its impact on the development of Australian society.


Michi's Memories

Michi's Memories

Author: Keiko Tamura

Publisher: ANU E Press

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1921862521

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This book tells the story of Michi, one of 650 Japanese war brides who arrived in Australia in the early 1950s. The women met Australian servicemen in post-war Japan and decided to migrate to Australia as wives and fiancées to start a new life. In 1953, when Michi reached Sydney Harbour by boat with her two Japanese-born children, she knew only one person in Australia: her husband. She did not know any English so she quickly learned her first English phrase, "I like Australia", in the car on the way from the harbour to meet her Australian family. In the last fifty years, she brought up seven children while the family moved from one part of Australia to another. Now, in her eighties, she leads a peaceful life in Adelaide, but remains active in many ways. Her voice is full of life and she looks and sounds much younger than her age.


Barmaids

Barmaids

Author: Diane Kirkby

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-11-10

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780521568685

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This 1997 book is a mixture of cultural and labour history which traces the role of barmaids and Australian drinking culture.


Spinifex

Spinifex

Author: Christopher Cummings

Publisher: DoctorZed Publishing

Published: 2024-03-21

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 0975614576

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In the unforgiving spinifex country, Rose MacGregor and her baby sister face danger as their family holiday turns perilous. Threatened by armed strangers during a gem-fossicking expedition, Rosie’s mettle is tested. In the searing 38-degree heat and desolate wilderness, she must rely on her army cadet training—wits, brains, memory, and determination—to navigate the treacherous terrain and protect her little sister. Can Rose overcome the odds and protect her sister in the vast, challenging landscape of the Selwyn Ranges? Spinifex is a gripping tale of courage, resourcefulness, and the indomitable spirit of a young army cadet in the rugged heart of Northwest Queensland.