From Humpy to Homestead: The Biography of Sabu

Ogden, Pearl; Sing, Peter

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AUSTRALIANA AGRICULTURE Aboriginal Indigenous

Personal account of life in the Northern Territory pastoral industry; Wardaman mythological sites and contact history; position of Aboriginal station workers – Wave Hill strike; inter-racial relations, removal of children, adoption; racial prejudice; Hodgson Downs Community Incorporated; Pastoral properties – Manbulloo, Wave Hill, Delamere, Willeroo, Hodgson Downs.

This is the story of Peter Sing, an Aboriginal man who became a manager of a station in the Northern Territory.  The history of the Wardaman people and their time on the Vestey pastoral stations for over thirty years are interwoven in this biography.’ (Back cover)

Additional Information

AuthorOgden, Pearl; Sing, Peter
Number of pages139
PublisherThe Author, Darwin N.T.
Year Published2010
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Very Good +

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