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The Territory

Hill, Ernestine, 1899-1972; Elizabeth Durack (illusts)
ISBN: 0725400196 Categories: ,

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General ref. to physical & mental characteristics, effect of white contact, relations with early settlers; Malay influence in Arnhem Land; Brief mention of fish weirs on Daly River, census of Larrakea (in 1870); stone arrangements near MacArthur River Station; cave paintings & skeletons in Walgandu cave near Mountain Creek (Roper River tributary); paintings near Ooraminna Rockholes; Account of organization & life of Warramunga people; General beliefs superstitions, food and birth customs; Many tribes mentioned. 454 p. : ill., map. ; 22 cm. #0521

Aboriginal Indigenous

Sites – Stone arrangements.  |  Reproduction – Childbirth.  |  Larrakia / Laragiya / Gulumirrgin people (N21) (NT SD52-04)  |  Warumungu people (C18) (NT SE53-10)  |  Fishing – Fish weirs.  |  Art – Subjects – Contact.  |  Art – Rock art – Painting.  |  Northern Territory — History.  |  Northern Territory — Description and travel.  |  Northern Territory — History.  |  Arnhem Land (NT)  |  Ooraminna (South Central NT SG53-02)  |  Daly Waters (North NT SE53-01)  |  Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11)

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Author Hill, Ernestine, 1899-1972; Elizabeth Durack (illusts)
PublisherWalkabout Pocketbooks
Year Published1970
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Acceptable Used copy

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