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Reaching back : Queensland aboriginal people recall early days at Yarrabah Mission / edited by Judy Thomson
Bib ID 890049
Format BookBook
Description Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1989 
xxiv, 136 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 0855752076 
Summary

In this book two generations of Aboriginal people connected with the community of Yarrabah in North Queensland tell their stories, some going back to the turn of the century. These accounts, and the many photographs which accompany them, vividly depict life in Queensland under the Act. They recall dormitory and school life, marriage and work at Yarrabah Mission, the struggle for survival during the Depression years and the loss of their language and culture. Today the Aboriginal people of North Queensland are reaching back to their roots. They are trying to regain what they can of their culture and pass on to their children a sense of pride in being Aboriginal.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects Aboriginal Australians - Missions - Queensland - Cairns Region.  |  Aboriginal Australians - Queensland - Cairns Region - Social conditions.  |  Yarrabah Aboriginal Reserve (Qld.) - History.
Other authors/contributors Thomson, Judy, 1931-
Also Titled

Queensland aboriginal people recall early days at Yarrabah Mission.

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