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Document - Printed Sheets, Bennett, Catherine, A report on the Aboriginal Skeletal Remains from the Chenery Burial, near Skipton, Site Number: 7522/20, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...29 P.; Appendices; plates; figs.; tables; refs.; 33 cm.skeletal remains-aboriginal-chenery near skipton vic. -
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Book, Beesley, Midge, Raymond Island : past present future, 1986
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...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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Document - Printed Sheets, Aboriginal Burial Practices - 4 various documents
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...1. Australian Funeral Directors Association - Information Session April 1996. 2. Burial Practices of the Native Tribes of South East Australia. 3. Aboriginal Burial Customs by A Kenyon (copy) 4. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs This document includes descriptions of funeral rites; Koorie cemerteries; beliefs concerned with the dead along with accounts of early anthropologists on these matters.30 cm.1. Australian Funeral Directors Association - Information Session April 1996. 2. Burial Practices of the Native Tribes of South East Australia. 3. Aboriginal Burial Customs by A Kenyon (copy) 4. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs This document includes descriptions of funeral rites; Koorie cemerteries; beliefs concerned with the dead along with accounts of early anthropologists on these matters.aboriginals, australia-burial practices., victorian aboriginals-death and beliefs. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, The land and the dreaming : Aboriginal religions, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...30 p. : Ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- religion -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Meeting people, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- cultural assimilation -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Ventures, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 X 26 cm.business enterprises, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, The craft of the stone : Aboriginal technology, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Aborigines, Australian--Implements -- Juvenile literature.30 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.Aborigines, Australian--Implements -- Juvenile literature.aboriginal australians -- implements -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Aboriginal Provisional Government, The APG Papers Vol. 2 / Aboriginal Provisional Government, 1992
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Extract: The Aboriginal Provisional Government Elders conference was held in Hobart in August 1992. It was different from other conferences.One of the obvious differences was the esteem shown by the organisers to the Elders and other delegates...30 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.Extract: The Aboriginal Provisional Government Elders conference was held in Hobart in August 1992. It was different from other conferences.One of the obvious differences was the esteem shown by the organisers to the Elders and other delegates...politics, tribal law and social control -- national and state level | aboriginal provisional government elders conference -- tasmania. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex, The spear, 1994
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...30 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- implements -- juvenile literature. | spears -- australia -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Document - Printed Sheets, Bennett, Catherine et al, Report on Aboriginal Skeletal Remains from Tarwin Meadows, South Gippsland - site number 80201/043, 1986
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...30 P.; appendices; maps; figs.; tables; plates; 32 cm.skeletal remains-aboriginal-tarwin meadows-south gippsland, anthropology-aboriginal-south gippsland., victorian archaeological survey-aboriginal skeletal remains -
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Booklet, Aboriginal History Programme, Murri Koori didj yano, 1986
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Held with the other publications of the Aboriginal History Programme. Work of the students of Koori Kollij.31 p. : geneal. table, ports. ; 21 cm.Held with the other publications of the Aboriginal History Programme. Work of the students of Koori Kollij.aboriginal australians -- genealogy. -
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Book, Robson, Merryl K, Designs in wood: Aboriginal artifacts of southeast Australia, 1987
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...An exhibition catalogue to publicly introduce the local Wintercooke and Fitzpatrick Collections, as well as to display selected items from The Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Trust on loan through the Museum of Victoria.32 p. : ill. ; 19 x 21 cm.An exhibition catalogue to publicly introduce the local Wintercooke and Fitzpatrick Collections, as well as to display selected items from The Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Trust on loan through the Museum of Victoria.art, aboriginal australian -- australia, southeastern -- exhibitions. | aboriginal australians -- australia, southeastern -- implements -- exhibitions. -
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Book, Aboriginal Education Services, School Programs Branch, So you teach Aboriginal adults : a guide for teachers of Aboriginal adults in Victoria, 1989
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...32 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.aboriginal australians -- education -- victoria. | adult education -- victoria. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex, The brothers Barmbarmbult and Mopoke, 1991
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...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 -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, You and me living together : the story of Aboriginal land rights, 2001
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Aboriginal land rights then and now. Traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers ovetook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. In this book, the story of Aboriginal land rights, then and now, is told. Read about traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers overtook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. -- Back cover.32 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 28 cm.Aboriginal land rights then and now. Traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers ovetook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. In this book, the story of Aboriginal land rights, then and now, is told. Read about traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers overtook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. -- Back cover.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- juvenile literature. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Alberts, Trish et al, Making a Difference / First Australians : Plenty Stories, 2010
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...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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Book, Blainey, Geoffrey, Our side of the Country : the story of Victoria, 1991
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Traces the history of Victoria from the time Tasmania was joined to the mainland. Covers the early history of the Aborigines, overlanders, goldrushes, the boom of the 1880s and the bank crashes.3-266; index; 20 cm.Traces the history of Victoria from the time Tasmania was joined to the mainland. Covers the early history of the Aborigines, overlanders, goldrushes, the boom of the 1880s and the bank crashes.victoria -- history. | victoria -- social life and customs. -
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Book, Burnum Burnum, Burnum Burnum's Aboriginal Australia : a traveller's guide, 1988
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...This unique book takes the reader on a journey around the continent, an unforgettable journey that reveals an Australia rarely experienced by its white inhabitants.328 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 31 cm.This unique book takes the reader on a journey around the continent, an unforgettable journey that reveals an Australia rarely experienced by its white inhabitants. aboriginal australians -- history. | australia -- guidebooks. | burnum burnum foreword | victoria - aboriginal lands history. -
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Booklet, Blake, Thom et al, The Uniting Church and Aborigines, 1984
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...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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Booklet, Aboriginal History Programme, Putting it Together, 1983
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...A collection of Aboriginal life histories from various parts of Australia.33 P.; ports; figs; 21 cm.A collection of Aboriginal life histories from various parts of Australia.aborigines, australia-history. -
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Book, Aboriginal Education Service, Special Programs Branch, So you want to teach Aboriginal students : a guide for teachers of Aboriginal students in Victorian post primary schools, 1986
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...36 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.aboriginal australians -- education (primary) -- victoria. | teachers of children with social disabilities -- training of -- victoria. -
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Booklet, Boys, Robert Douglass, Australian History : Summary of historical events from 1768
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Contents:James Cook; Arthur Phillip; John Pascoe Fawkner; The Sydney Cove; George Bass; Tobias Furneaux; John Hunter; Matthew Flinders and George Bass; John Batman; James Grant; John Murray; Discovery of Port Phillip Bay; Proposed Settlement at Port Phillip; Matthew Flinders; Nicolas Baudin and Emmanuel Hamelin; Charles Robbins; Charles Grimes; The Settlement at Sullivan Bay, Sorrento; General Orders; Garrison Orders; Some Events at Sullivan Bay; Western Port; Edward Henty; Sealing; The Geordy; John Oxley; Hamilton Hume and William Hilton Hovell; The Settlement at Western Port; Port Fairy and Portland Bay; Charles Sturt; The Lively; Portland Bay and the Hentys;36 p. ; footnotes; 24 cm.Contents:James Cook; Arthur Phillip; John Pascoe Fawkner; The Sydney Cove; George Bass; Tobias Furneaux; John Hunter; Matthew Flinders and George Bass; John Batman; James Grant; John Murray; Discovery of Port Phillip Bay; Proposed Settlement at Port Phillip; Matthew Flinders; Nicolas Baudin and Emmanuel Hamelin; Charles Robbins; Charles Grimes; The Settlement at Sullivan Bay, Sorrento; General Orders; Garrison Orders; Some Events at Sullivan Bay; Western Port; Edward Henty; Sealing; The Geordy; John Oxley; Hamilton Hume and William Hilton Hovell; The Settlement at Western Port; Port Fairy and Portland Bay; Charles Sturt; The Lively; Portland Bay and the Hentys; australia-history-summary 1768-1834, australia-discovery and exploration-summary, port phillip-settlement p.17-35 -
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Book, Billot, C. P, Geelong - Then and Now, 1969
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...39 p. : ill., 1 map ; 21 cm.geelong-history -
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Pamphlet, ATSIC Publications, Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal people of... [series], 1990
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...The booklets are on Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory and South Australia.4 booklets.The booklets are on Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory and South Australia.atsi: 1. indigenous peoples -- aboriginal peoples. i. council for aboriginal reconciliation. ii. aboriginal and torres strait islander commission. -
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Document - Report, Board for the Protection of the Aborigines in the Colony of Victoria, Coranderrk Aboriginal Station / remarks of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines on the report of the Board appointed to enquire into and report upon the condition and management of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station. 1882, 1882
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...4 p. ; 34 cm.coranderrk - report 1882 |, board of enquiry - coranderrk 1882 |, barak, william, wandin, robert -
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Document - Printed Sheets, Aboriginal Mission Station, Ramahyuck, Church Mission Reports - Ramahyuck - 1874, 1875, 1876, 1874
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...1874 - includes - report by Hagenauer - general progress of the mission, very evangelistic; brief reference to Aborigines living in the district, p. 2. 1875 - Includes - report by Hagenauer which is empathetic to the slow progress on behalf of the Government in relation to A?borigines; prejudice to their ritual practices and gender roles; diminishing corroborees and practice of other ritual practices in favour of Christianity; limited funding; progress towards self-determination. 1876 - includes - general progress of mission; reference to proposal to remove children and mothers and some men from the Upper Murray and place them at Ramahyuck, p. 5.4, 7 & 7 pp., 30 cm.1874 - includes - report by Hagenauer - general progress of the mission, very evangelistic; brief reference to Aborigines living in the district, p. 2. 1875 - Includes - report by Hagenauer which is empathetic to the slow progress on behalf of the Government in relation to A?borigines; prejudice to their ritual practices and gender roles; diminishing corroborees and practice of other ritual practices in favour of Christianity; limited funding; progress towards self-determination. 1876 - includes - general progress of mission; reference to proposal to remove children and mothers and some men from the Upper Murray and place them at Ramahyuck, p. 5.aboriginal mission station, ramahyuck (perry bridge, vic.) -- periodicals. | aboriginal australians -- missions -- victoria -- periodicals. -
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Booklet, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Conserving Aboriginal places in coastal Victoria, 2000
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...Preservation of Aboriginal sites on the Victorian coast.40 p. : col. ill. ; 17 x 21 cm.Preservation of Aboriginal sites on the Victorian coast.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- antiquities. | cultural property -- protection -- victoria. | historic sites -- victoria -- conservation and preservation. | victoria -- antiquities. -
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Book, Bonwick, James, The Last of the Tasmanians : or The Black War of Van Diemen's Land, 1870
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...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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Book, Bognuda, Joan & Lyal, French Island : preserving the future, 1983
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...40p.; ill,; map; bib.; 18 cm.french island-history -
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Document - Report, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, The first step : a report on the initial community consultations on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 1992
... Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building ...In October 1987, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established to find out why so many Aboriginal people were dying in prison - 99 between January 1980 and May 1989 alone. Since then, tragically, there have been another 25 deaths.The findings of the Royal Commission and its recommendations have been widely publicised since their release in May 1991. They catalogue the terrible history of dispossession and oppression of our people. The Commission makes 339 recommendations on how the past hurt and current disadvantage of the Aboriginal people can be redressed... The main themes to emerge not surprisingly, underline many of the issues raised in the Royal Commission's Final Report - the plight of families of the deceases, Aboriginal / police relations, the lack of access to land, substance abuse, appalling health, inadequate housing, and the pressing need to provide education and employment for our youth.41 p. ; 25 cm.In October 1987, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established to find out why so many Aboriginal people were dying in prison - 99 between January 1980 and May 1989 alone. Since then, tragically, there have been another 25 deaths.The findings of the Royal Commission and its recommendations have been widely publicised since their release in May 1991. They catalogue the terrible history of dispossession and oppression of our people. The Commission makes 339 recommendations on how the past hurt and current disadvantage of the Aboriginal people can be redressed... The main themes to emerge not surprisingly, underline many of the issues raised in the Royal Commission's Final Report - the plight of families of the deceases, Aboriginal / police relations, the lack of access to land, substance abuse, appalling health, inadequate housing, and the pressing need to provide education and employment for our youth.australia. royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody. | prisoners, aboriginal australian. | prisoners, aboriginal australian -- death. | prisoners, aboriginal australian -- mortality. | prisons and race relations -- australia. | police -- complaints against -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- criminal justice system.