Role of Tommy Windich, Jemmy Mungara and Tommy Pierre in Forrests 1869 and 1874 expeditions; scattered contact histories; life of stockmen in Kimberleys; 1946 Kimberley strike; role of Don McLeod and Dooley; formation of North-west Cooperative and Nomad P/L; photographs of camp residents and mining methods; tracking of lost children; account of cattle drive by Daisy Bates, 1902, before involvement with Aborigines; includes photo with decorated Ooldea men holding spears; Bishop Gsells purchase of young women to stop traditional marriages, Melville and Bathurst Islands; tracking of Japanese pilot by Matthias, Melville Island, W.W.II; Aboriginal attack, Lizard Island, 1881. pp. 255 illusts #1220 LARGE FORMAT which will incur extra postage costs if ordered via AbeBooks. (Gift Inscription on prelim.) ISBN 10: 0701815620 ISBN 13: 9780701815622
Outback Heroes
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Additional Information
| Author | Patsy Adam-Smith |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Lansdowne Press |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Binding Type | Hardcover in Dustjacket |
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