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Book, Stone, Sharman N, Aborigines in white Australia : a documentary history of the attitudes affecting official policy and the Australian Aborigine, 1697-1973, 1974
Selections from official published sources concerning government policy towards Aborigines; early explorers accounts; newspaper articles and letters illustrating racial attitudes to Aborigines.253 p. : ill. ; list of plates; index; bibliography; 24 cm.Selections from official published sources concerning government policy towards Aborigines; early explorers accounts; newspaper articles and letters illustrating racial attitudes to Aborigines.aborigines. race relations. australia, 1697-1973. readings from contemporary sources | aboriginal australians -- government relations. | australia -- history -- sources. | settlement and contacts - explorers | government policy - assimilation | government policy - initial period and protectionism | government policy - integration | race relations - racism - stereotyping -
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Book, Briar, Tibby; as told to Phyllis Collie, Tibby Briar my story, 1989
26 P.; ill,; port.; map; 21 cm.briar, tibby, 1928-1989. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- biography. -
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Document - Printed Sheets, Berg, Jim, Pathways in Sociology - Deviance, Law and Penal System and Exchange & Society
Outlines the history of Victorian Aboriginal people in their treatment under the Victorian Aborigines Boards and subsequent Board. Also the attitudes of white society to Aboriginal people. The establishment and history of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service is also outlined.27 P.; refs.; 30 cm.Outlines the history of Victorian Aboriginal people in their treatment under the Victorian Aborigines Boards and subsequent Board. Also the attitudes of white society to Aboriginal people. The establishment and history of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service is also outlined.victorian aboriginal legal service | aboriginal australians. | victoria. aborigines welfare board | australian aborigines league | federal council for the advancement of aborigines | victoria. department of aboriginal affairs australia. | department of aboriginal affairs. -
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Booklet, Kelly, Howard (Victorian SEMP Race and Ethnic Relations team) et al, Black Conditions, 1978
A study of Aboriginal communities and the living conditions of Aborigines. A social justice booklet.28 p.; ill.; 28 cm.A study of Aboriginal communities and the living conditions of Aborigines. A social justice booklet.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- housing. | -
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Book, Robertson, Craig, Buckley's Hope : the real life story of Australia's Robinson Crusoe, 1981
Blurb: On Boxing Day 1803 a young English convict named William Buckley escaped from Victoria's abortive first settlement, at Sorrento.For the next thirty-two years Buckley survived in the wild, mainly because he was adopted and helped by the local tribes.In 1835 Buckley rejoined the civilization he had cast aside, emerging to meet Melbourne's founders. He became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region.Then, as the Aborigines were engulfed by the flood of white men, Buckley found himself in no-man's land, mistrusted by his former black friends and by the white society who so misunderstood them. He was reviled, so harshly that his reputation has suffered to this day.This is William Buckley's story. It is a story based on fact, about a real Robinson Crusoe who was unique in Australia's history.And it is also a story of European intruders imposing their savage will on an alien, ancient continent. Rarely has Australian history come more alive than in the pages of this remarkable first novel. Buckley's life with the Aboriginal people of Port Phillip between 1803 and 1835; subsequent life in white community ; includes glossary of Aboriginal words (p. 271-280).288 p. : 3 maps ; 22 cm.Blurb: On Boxing Day 1803 a young English convict named William Buckley escaped from Victoria's abortive first settlement, at Sorrento.For the next thirty-two years Buckley survived in the wild, mainly because he was adopted and helped by the local tribes.In 1835 Buckley rejoined the civilization he had cast aside, emerging to meet Melbourne's founders. He became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region.Then, as the Aborigines were engulfed by the flood of white men, Buckley found himself in no-man's land, mistrusted by his former black friends and by the white society who so misunderstood them. He was reviled, so harshly that his reputation has suffered to this day.This is William Buckley's story. It is a story based on fact, about a real Robinson Crusoe who was unique in Australia's history.And it is also a story of European intruders imposing their savage will on an alien, ancient continent. Rarely has Australian history come more alive than in the pages of this remarkable first novel. Buckley's life with the Aboriginal people of Port Phillip between 1803 and 1835; subsequent life in white community ; includes glossary of Aboriginal words (p. 271-280).buckley, william, 1780-1856 -- fiction. | novels in english. australian writers, 1945-. texts | convicts -- australia -- history -- fiction. | history - biographies - non-indigenous | settlement and contacts - penal colonies / convicts | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850 | race relations - attitudes | language - vocabulary - word lists | kurnai / gunai people (s68) (vic sj55) | port phillip / western port area (vic sj55) -
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Book, Beesley, Midge, Raymond Island : past present future, 1986
In broad terms, my approach to writing this book has been to present, firstly -- as far as is possible, a general historical background to Raymond Island and it s subsequent development since first being opened up for settlement; secondly, to record the background histories of some of the early settlers; thirdly, by featuring a number of present-day residents, to convey an image of the type of person who today chooses to become an islander and thereby becomes part of a small community that, even in 1986, is 'different'.291 p. : ill. ; index; refs.; maps; 22 cm.In broad terms, my approach to writing this book has been to present, firstly -- as far as is possible, a general historical background to Raymond Island and it s subsequent development since first being opened up for settlement; secondly, to record the background histories of some of the early settlers; thirdly, by featuring a number of present-day residents, to convey an image of the type of person who today chooses to become an islander and thereby becomes part of a small community that, even in 1986, is 'different'.urbanisation -- raymond island -- gragin ( the aboriginal name for raymond island) -- gippsland lakes, other: local history -- kurnai -- gunai. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Meeting people, 1987
30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- cultural assimilation -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Ventures, 1987
30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 X 26 cm.business enterprises, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex, The spear, 1994
30 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- implements -- juvenile literature. | spears -- australia -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex, The brothers Barmbarmbult and Mopoke, 1991
Story retold by Alex Barlow with illustrations by Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne. "Long ago, when the great spirit ancestors were making the land, two spirit brothers lived in north-west Victoria. They were the brave warriors Barmbarmbult. this story recounts one of their many adventures."32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.Story retold by Alex Barlow with illustrations by Elizabeth Djandilnga Thorne. "Long ago, when the great spirit ancestors were making the land, two spirit brothers lived in north-west Victoria. They were the brave warriors Barmbarmbult. this story recounts one of their many adventures."readers (primary) | readers -- aboriginal australians -- folklore. | readers -- aboriginal australians -- religion. | readers -- aboriginal australians -- food. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- folklore. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- religion -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- food -- juvenile literature. | food -- folklore. long age -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Alberts, Trish et al, Making a Difference / First Australians : Plenty Stories, 2010
This book shares inspiring stories aabout how individuals and organisations have made a difference in Australian society by giving a voice to the histories and viewpoints of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Contents: Understanding each other; Koorie Heritage Trust; Bangarra Dance Theatre; The Aboriginal Baldja Network; Reconciliation Australia and the Stolen Generations Alliance; Working together for change; Glossary; Index.32 p. : ill., col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.This book shares inspiring stories aabout how individuals and organisations have made a difference in Australian society by giving a voice to the histories and viewpoints of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Contents: Understanding each other; Koorie Heritage Trust; Bangarra Dance Theatre; The Aboriginal Baldja Network; Reconciliation Australia and the Stolen Generations Alliance; Working together for change; Glossary; Index.aboriginal australians. | torres strait islanders. | australian -
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Booklet, Blake, Thom et al, The Uniting Church and Aborigines, 1984
Gives the Uniting Church's position on many questions posed by other rces on Aboriginals. «xplains clearly some of the misconceptions on rights and reconciliation.33 P.Gives the Uniting Church's position on many questions posed by other rces on Aboriginals. «xplains clearly some of the misconceptions on rights and reconciliation.uniting church in australia. | aboriginal australians -- religion. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights. -
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Book, Bonwick, James, The Last of the Tasmanians : or The Black War of Van Diemen's Land, 1870
Contents: Voyagers' Tales of the Tasmanians - The first battle; Captain Cook's visit; The French visit in 1792; Flinders and Bass at the Derwent; Peron's visit in 1802; The French and the Wood-nymphs. The Black War - Massacre of the Blacks in 1804; Destruction of Public Records; Kidnapping Black Boys; Michael Howe's Black Mary; Chase after Stock-keepers; Colonel Sorell's order of 1819. Cruelties to the Blacks - Cruelty of Early Settlers; Cruelty of Bushrangers; Spanish and Dutch Cruelties. Outrages of the Blacks - Hanging of Two Aborigines; The Demarcation Order of 1828; Martial Law; Pictorial Proclamation; Proclamation of October 1830; Mosquito and the Tame Mob; Execution of Mosquito and Black Jack; Cruelties of the Blacks; A hand left in the trap; Bravery of a Half-caste wife; Chastity of White Women respected; Time of terror. The Line - Proclamation for Volunteers; Arrangements for the Capture; Leaders and numbers in the Line; Savage's Tale of the Savages; Mr. Walpole caught a Black; Siege of the "Three Thumbs"; Ï30,000 for One Black; Egg-gathers break through a Line. Capture Parties - Leaders of Parties; John Batman, the Blacks' Friend; The Sydney Black Guides; A Night at Ben Lomond; Gilbert Robertson, the Leader; Jorgen Jorgenson, the Dane. George Augustus Robinson, The Concilliator - Bruni Island Depot; Tuganina, the beautiful Tasmanian; The Conciliatory Mission; Robinson's Capture of a Tribe; Triumphal Entry into Hobart Town; Truganina saves Robinson's Life. Flinders Island - Swan Island Depot; Gun Carriage Island; Flinders Island Depot; Visit of the Quaker Missionaries; Life of Aborigines on Flinders Island; Mr Clark, the Catechist; School Examination of the Natives; Dr. Jeannert, the Commandant; Dr Milligan removes Natives from Flinders. Oyster Cove - Author's Visit to the Naives at Oyster Cove; Death of Mr Clark; Maryann and Walter. The Sealers - Home Life of Sealers' Women; Robinson removes the Women to Flinders; The Quakers and Sealers. Half-Castes - Murder of Half-castes; Fecundity of Mixed Races; Bishop Nixon's Visit to the Straits' Half-castes; Bong and her Daughter Dolly. Native Rights - Legal Rights; Hanging of Four Tasmanians. Civilization - Whately's Degradation Theory; Effects of Civilization; Drink and Civilization; Walter the civilized Tasmanian; An Aboriginal Discourse; Mr. Wedge's Black Boy; Failure of Australian Missions; Christian Tasmanians. Decline - Amalgamation of Races; Decline, a 'Decreeof Providence'; Hawaiian and Maori Decline; Drink, the great Destroyer; Story of the civilised Mathinna; Count Strzelecki's Theory of Decline; Lanne, the Last Man; Lalla Rookh, the Last Tasmanian.400 p., 15 leaves of ports. : ill., fold-out map ; 23 cm.Contents: Voyagers' Tales of the Tasmanians - The first battle; Captain Cook's visit; The French visit in 1792; Flinders and Bass at the Derwent; Peron's visit in 1802; The French and the Wood-nymphs. The Black War - Massacre of the Blacks in 1804; Destruction of Public Records; Kidnapping Black Boys; Michael Howe's Black Mary; Chase after Stock-keepers; Colonel Sorell's order of 1819. Cruelties to the Blacks - Cruelty of Early Settlers; Cruelty of Bushrangers; Spanish and Dutch Cruelties. Outrages of the Blacks - Hanging of Two Aborigines; The Demarcation Order of 1828; Martial Law; Pictorial Proclamation; Proclamation of October 1830; Mosquito and the Tame Mob; Execution of Mosquito and Black Jack; Cruelties of the Blacks; A hand left in the trap; Bravery of a Half-caste wife; Chastity of White Women respected; Time of terror. The Line - Proclamation for Volunteers; Arrangements for the Capture; Leaders and numbers in the Line; Savage's Tale of the Savages; Mr. Walpole caught a Black; Siege of the "Three Thumbs"; Ï30,000 for One Black; Egg-gathers break through a Line. Capture Parties - Leaders of Parties; John Batman, the Blacks' Friend; The Sydney Black Guides; A Night at Ben Lomond; Gilbert Robertson, the Leader; Jorgen Jorgenson, the Dane. George Augustus Robinson, The Concilliator - Bruni Island Depot; Tuganina, the beautiful Tasmanian; The Conciliatory Mission; Robinson's Capture of a Tribe; Triumphal Entry into Hobart Town; Truganina saves Robinson's Life. Flinders Island - Swan Island Depot; Gun Carriage Island; Flinders Island Depot; Visit of the Quaker Missionaries; Life of Aborigines on Flinders Island; Mr Clark, the Catechist; School Examination of the Natives; Dr. Jeannert, the Commandant; Dr Milligan removes Natives from Flinders. Oyster Cove - Author's Visit to the Naives at Oyster Cove; Death of Mr Clark; Maryann and Walter. The Sealers - Home Life of Sealers' Women; Robinson removes the Women to Flinders; The Quakers and Sealers. Half-Castes - Murder of Half-castes; Fecundity of Mixed Races; Bishop Nixon's Visit to the Straits' Half-castes; Bong and her Daughter Dolly. Native Rights - Legal Rights; Hanging of Four Tasmanians. Civilization - Whately's Degradation Theory; Effects of Civilization; Drink and Civilization; Walter the civilized Tasmanian; An Aboriginal Discourse; Mr. Wedge's Black Boy; Failure of Australian Missions; Christian Tasmanians. Decline - Amalgamation of Races; Decline, a 'Decreeof Providence'; Hawaiian and Maori Decline; Drink, the great Destroyer; Story of the civilised Mathinna; Count Strzelecki's Theory of Decline; Lanne, the Last Man; Lalla Rookh, the Last Tasmanian.aboriginal tasmanians. | tasmania -- history -- to 1803. | tasmania -- history -- 1803-1900. -
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Booklet, Barrett, Charles et al, Blackfellows of Australia, 1936
Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Contents: The Aboriginal Environment - Birds and Reptiles; Whence came the Blackfellow. The Natural Man - Tattooing: ornamental scars. The Tribes of the South - Down the Darling. Tribes of Central and Northern Australia - The Aruntas; Wilderness vanishing; Untamed Tribes.The Tasmanian Race - Doomed people.Tribal Organisation - Public opinion; The Council of Old Men; Tribal Classification; Tribal Naming; Dual Classes; Totemism.Daily life of the Blacks - Making fire; Cooking methods - the native oven; Vegetarian diet; Miscellaneous foods. Weapons and Implements - Classes of Stone; Quarries; Weapons of wood - spears; The Boomerang; Shields; Water vessels and Carriers; Baskets and Dilly-bags.Medicine-men and medicine - Faith cures; Rain-making. Mia-Mias, Whurlies and Gunyahs - Tripod fires; Two-storey huts. The Aboriginal as an Engineer - Weirs and fish traps; Wells and Rockholes. Wild White Men; Dances and Games - Children's toys. Black Police and Tracking - Tribal Mixture; The Blacktrackers; Trained from infancy. Navigation - The Bark Canoe - Calm-weather Craft. Aboriginal Art - Animal Tracks; Old Camp-fires. Blackfellow Music and Bards; Death and Burial - Wailing Women; Relics of Lost Tribes; Decorated skulls; Creation myth pole. Language - Letter-sticks. Myths and Legends; Mission work among the Blacks - Spheres of Service; The Mission Stations.aboriginals, australian - social life and customs -
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Book, Black, Lindsay, Stone arrangements : being a continuation of a series on the customs of the Aborigines of the Darling River Valley and of Central New South Wales, 1950
The ceremonial grounds have been a mystery to many but from information collected by explorers and early pioneers there is little doubt of their use.... Fish traps somewhat similar to those at Brewarrina have been described by other writers... Many of the stone arrangements in New South Wales were found in the Barkingi territory ...48 p. : ill., port. ; 22 cm.The ceremonial grounds have been a mystery to many but from information collected by explorers and early pioneers there is little doubt of their use.... Fish traps somewhat similar to those at Brewarrina have been described by other writers... Many of the stone arrangements in New South Wales were found in the Barkingi territory ...aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- darling river region -- rites and ceremonies. | mounds -- new south wales -- darling river region. -
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Book, Black, Lindsay, Burial Trees, 1941
Being the first of a series on the Aboriginal customs of the Darling Valley and Central New South Wales.5-38 P.; ports.; footnotes; figs.; 22 cm.Being the first of a series on the Aboriginal customs of the Darling Valley and Central New South Wales.burial trees-darling valley-central n.s.w. -
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Document - Printed Sheets, Public Records Office - Goulding, Meg comp, General: Selected Archival Documents, AAV Heritage Services Material - Bibliography (1889-1910)
An incomplete bibliography of source materials on the Aboriginals of Australia.60p.; 30 cm.An incomplete bibliography of source materials on the Aboriginals of Australia.aboriginal affairs--bibliographies. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Fabian, Sue, Children in Australia : An outline history, 1980
A study of children in the history of Australia. Covers all races of children and aspects of their lives.6-248; ill.;index; refs.; 25 cm.A study of children in the history of Australia. Covers all races of children and aspects of their lives.children - australia - history | aboriginal children-treatment, | aboriginal children-tribal life, | australia. society. role of children, to 1980. | children -- australia -- history. -
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Booklet, Bennett, Mary M, Human rights for Australian Aborigines : how can they learn without a teacher?, 1957
63 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.right to education -- australia. | discrimination in education -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- treatment. | civil rights -- australia. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Blake, L. J, Captain Dana and the Native Police, 1982
Captain Dana and his work with the establishment of a Native Police force in the Port Phillip colony. Establishment of Corps in Victoria, mid-nineteenth century, with brief biographical notes of Aboriginal recruits and portraits64 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.Captain Dana and his work with the establishment of a Native Police force in the Port Phillip colony. Establishment of Corps in Victoria, mid-nineteenth century, with brief biographical notes of Aboriginal recruits and portraitsdana, henry. | police. australian aboriginal personnel. employment. victoria, 1842-1853. | police -- victoria -- history. | aboriginal australian police. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851- | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850. | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1851-1900. | government policy - state and territory - victoria. | law enforcement - police - native police. | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900. | police -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
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Book, Bonwick, James, William Buckley : the wild white man, and his Port Phillip black friends, 1856
7-97 p.; 21 cm.buckley, william, 1780-1856. | aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- history. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Brodsky, Isadore, Bennelong profile : dreamtime reveries of a native of Sydney Cove, 1973
895 P.; plates; map; refs.; 25 cm. (watermarked)bennelong, approximately 1764-1813. | bennelong, ca. 1764-1813. australia. biographies | aboriginal australians. -
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Book, Bonwick, James, The wild white man and the blacks of Victoria, 1863
Contents: Life of Buckley; James Morrill; Blacks of Victoria; Early Stories of the Blacks; Physical Appearance; Intelligence; Character; Clothing & ornaments; Homes & food; Hunting; Songs & dances; Women and children; Marriages; Infanticide & Cannibalism; Weapons; Religion & Superstition; Missions; Diseases; Death & Burial; Language; Origin of our Natives; Conflicts of Whites & Blacks; Native rights & British rule; Protectors & Native Police; Government of Tribes & numbers; Civilisation; Decline; Appendix.90, iii pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Contents: Life of Buckley; James Morrill; Blacks of Victoria; Early Stories of the Blacks; Physical Appearance; Intelligence; Character; Clothing & ornaments; Homes & food; Hunting; Songs & dances; Women and children; Marriages; Infanticide & Cannibalism; Weapons; Religion & Superstition; Missions; Diseases; Death & Burial; Language; Origin of our Natives; Conflicts of Whites & Blacks; Native rights & British rule; Protectors & Native Police; Government of Tribes & numbers; Civilisation; Decline; Appendix.buckley, william, 1780-1856. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- social life and customs. | victoria -- social life and customs. -
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Book, Barker, Bill, Getting government to listen : a guide to the international human rights system for indigenous Australians, 1997
This guide aims to give indigenous people in Australia information about human rights and the international legal system, information that they can use to improve their lives and the lives of their families and communities, Improvements that have already taken place in Australia have happened mainly bcause of pressure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this guide aims to help people apply pressure on governments more effectively and productively.9-224 P.; appendices; figs. tables.This guide aims to give indigenous people in Australia information about human rights and the international legal system, information that they can use to improve their lives and the lives of their families and communities, Improvements that have already taken place in Australia have happened mainly bcause of pressure from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this guide aims to help people apply pressure on governments more effectively and productively.human rights. | human rights -- government policy -- australia. | discrimination -- government policy -- australia. | civil rights -- australia. | human rights. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights | law - international law - un conventions | law - international law - human rights | indigenous peoples | discrimination -- government policy -- australia. | human rights -- government policy -- australia. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Butt, Peter et al, Mabo : what the High Court said, 1993
This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.93 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 20 cm.This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | australia. racial discrimination act 1975 | native title - cases - mabo | law - relation to anglo australian law | law - jurisprudence | native title - extinguishment | race relations - racial discrimination - anti discrimination - legislation. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992 -- trials, litigation, etc. | australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | native title (australia) | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- legal status, laws, etc. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. | land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | queensland -- trials, litigation, etc. -
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Book, Brearley, Laura, Gulpa Ngawal : Indigenous deep listening, 2010
An in depth look at the Indigenous Deep Listening Project run by RMIT University undertaken by many well known Aboriginal arts identities.96P. photographs; facs. refs.An in depth look at the Indigenous Deep Listening Project run by RMIT University undertaken by many well known Aboriginal arts identities.aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- research. | aboriginal australians -- education (higher) -- australia. | koori (australian people) -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australian students. | ethnoscience -- australia. | indigenous peoples -- communication. -
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Book, Lo Bianco, Joseph, Victoria: Languages action plan, 1989
To our society and economy language skills overlap strongly with our multilingual population, our place in the Asian-Pacific region and our future as a trading nation in a multilingual world. We must now attend to increasing the availability and the appropriateness of the resources at our disposal..and matching these to our needs and objectives. With this action plan we have the framework to do this.98 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.To our society and economy language skills overlap strongly with our multilingual population, our place in the Asian-Pacific region and our future as a trading nation in a multilingual world. We must now attend to increasing the availability and the appropriateness of the resources at our disposal..and matching these to our needs and objectives. With this action plan we have the framework to do this.language policy -- australia. | english language -- study and teaching -- victoria. | education, bilingual -- victoria. | languages, modern -- study and teaching -- victoria. -
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Book, Broom, Leonard, A blanket a year, 1973
Land rights, perhaps the best known of Aboriginal grievances, is bitterly expressed in 'All they give us now for our land is a blanket once a year'. Yet, as Broom and Jones show in this book, the Aborigines are disadvantaged in every way. No one knows who are Aborigines, how many there are, what jobs they hold, what education they have received. Yet, until this extraordinary ignorance is rectified, there is no basis for planning vital improvements. The authors stress the urgent need for public authorities to gather information on Aboriginal health, housing, employment, and education. Without this information no attempt to overcome the gross inequalities can hope to succeed. A Blanket a Year offers constructive professional help. It is vital reading for politicians, administrators, social workers, educationists, and for all fair-minded Australians.98 p. ; notes; tables; references; 23 cm.Land rights, perhaps the best known of Aboriginal grievances, is bitterly expressed in 'All they give us now for our land is a blanket once a year'. Yet, as Broom and Jones show in this book, the Aborigines are disadvantaged in every way. No one knows who are Aborigines, how many there are, what jobs they hold, what education they have received. Yet, until this extraordinary ignorance is rectified, there is no basis for planning vital improvements. The authors stress the urgent need for public authorities to gather information on Aboriginal health, housing, employment, and education. Without this information no attempt to overcome the gross inequalities can hope to succeed. A Blanket a Year offers constructive professional help. It is vital reading for politicians, administrators, social workers, educationists, and for all fair-minded Australians.aborigines. social planning. information requirements. australia. surveys | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | australia -- social policy. | -
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Book, Brockwell, C. J, Aborigines and the Law : a bibliography, 1979
This bibliography covers Aboriginal customary law, its interaction with the Australian legal system and the latter's relevance to the Aborigines. It has been assembled in three sections: Books and Articles; Statem Federal and Colonial Legislation; and Bibliographies and other aids.iii-vi; pp71; This bibliography covers Aboriginal customary law, its interaction with the Australian legal system and the latter's relevance to the Aborigines. It has been assembled in three sections: Books and Articles; Statem Federal and Colonial Legislation; and Bibliographies and other aids.australia. law. implications for australian aborigines. bibliographies. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. -- bibliography. | law -- australia -- bibliography. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Document - Printed Sheets, Public Record Office, Public Records Office Correspondence Files - Series VPRS 1694: Items l, 2 & 16
The research Report at the front of the folder is annotated and helpful as to some of the contents of the various records. The aim of this report is to provide a preliminary overview of archival files held by the PRO which were research October 1997. Research was conducted into selected files in the series VPRS 1694. the files largely contain correspondence relating to the mangement of the Aboriginal reserves, the condition of the Aborigines, land use and policy development. Document types also include general inward and outward correspondence for the Board for the Protection of Aborigines (BPA) individual stations which often contain attendance lists inventory lists and contracts for the supply of goods. The accompanying Research Report at the front of the folder is most valuable as it outlines the contents for each year.Item 1 : 1889-1899, Item 2, 1900-1916, ; Research Report (annotated)The research Report at the front of the folder is annotated and helpful as to some of the contents of the various records. The aim of this report is to provide a preliminary overview of archival files held by the PRO which were research October 1997. Research was conducted into selected files in the series VPRS 1694. the files largely contain correspondence relating to the mangement of the Aboriginal reserves, the condition of the Aborigines, land use and policy development. Document types also include general inward and outward correspondence for the Board for the Protection of Aborigines (BPA) individual stations which often contain attendance lists inventory lists and contracts for the supply of goods. The accompanying Research Report at the front of the folder is most valuable as it outlines the contents for each year.board for the protection of aborigines - correspondence files.1907 - 1921., lake condah mission - corrrespondence, aborigines- lake condah - lists of residents; closure of mission; petition;, framlingham-inventories of residents (women), lake tyers-correspondence-lists (attendance) 1917., coranderrk- reports.