The Aborigines of Australia : their history, their habits, their assimilation / J.W. Bleakley
- Bib ID:
- 2254399
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Bleakley, J. W. (John William), 1879-1957
- Description:
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- Brisbane : Jacaranda Press, 1961
- 367 p. : ill.
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK9848
- Summary:
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Origin theories, physical & mental characteristics, types of shelters, foods, weapons, implements & utensils, spiritual & social life, initiation, grouping, magic & medicine, death & mourning, burial; earliest contacts, attempts to Christianize, early missions - all States; Queensland - administration & assimilation difficulties, evolution of Mission work, early settlement; experiences in other States; health, diseases, endemic & epidemic (North Queensland, Torres Strait Islands); notes on uniform Commonwealth policy, part Aborigines, Census.
- Notes:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK9848.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians
- Ethnology -- Australia
- Government policy - Commonwealth
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Technology - Utensils
- Technology - Tools
- Death - Mortuary customs
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Health - Physiology and diseases
- Weapons
- Food
- Death - Mourning
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld TSI SC54, SC55-05)
- Cape York Peninsula (Qld SC54, SD54, SD55)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2031 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1957
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1961
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