Dear family : letters from Arnhem Land 1962-1966 / Beth Graham
- Bib ID:
- 7047444
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Graham, Beth, author
- Description:
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- Casuarina, Northern Territory : Historical Society of the Northern Territory, 2015
- xviii, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map, portraits ; 25 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925167481
- Summary:
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A compilation of letters written by Beth Graham when she was teacher at Milingimbi, Yirrkala and Croker Island. The letters provide a rare insight to every day life living and working in remote communities.Contains Australian Indigenous content.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction
- Darwin and Milingimbi December 1962 - January 1963
- Yirrkala: School and Scheds January - June 1963
- A conference and a Committee July - December 1963
- Weather and a Work Party January - July 1964
- Busy-ness and a baby July - December 1964
- Mayhem and Mourning January - August 1965
- Croker Island September 1965 - January 1966.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
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- Graham, Beth
- Graham, Beth -- Correspondence
- Women -- Northern Territory -- Biography
- Country life -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Initiation - Circumcision
- Housing - House construction
- Art - Painting - Bark
- Community development - Infrastructure and municipal services - Housing
- Yolngu people (NT SD53)
- History - Biographies - Non-Indigenous - Autobiographies
- Arnhem Land (N.T.) -- Social life and customs
- Croker Island (West Arnhem Land NT SC53-13)
- Darwin (NT Top End SD52-04)
- Milingimbi (Central Arnhem Land NT SD53-02)
- Elcho Island (East Arnhem Land NT SC53-15, SD53-03)
- Yirrkala (East Arnhem Land SD53-04)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Historical Society of the Northern Territory, issuing body
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2015
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