War of the Warramullas / Michael Terry
- Bib ID:
- 371558
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Terry, Michael, 1899-1981
- Description:
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- Adelaide : Rigby, 1974
- 171 p., 16 p. of plates ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0851797903
- Summary:
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Popularized account of authors explorations of central Australia in late 1920s & 1930s; Various aspects of Aborignal life are discussed; Subjects covered incl; events leading to 1928 battle of Warramullas and whites in the Lander River area, i.e. the killing of Fred Brooks and subsequent killing of Aborigines; Encounters with Tomkinson Aborigines in S.A.; Aboriginal love affairs; Various aspects of hair use - mans rights over wifes hair, string, making kurdaitcha boots, hairdos Discovering the Pindubis in 1932; Aboriginal trade, preparation and use of native tobacoo or pituri; Tracking; Smoke signals; Sign language; Telepathy; Singing death; Aboriginal conservation of food and water supplies; Boomerangs; Camels and Afghan drivers; Seed grinding and preparation; Rock art and theory that it was done by representatives of another (Middle Eastern) civilization.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians: Warramulla. Central Australia, 1920-1939. Personal observations
- Warramulla (Australian people)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Warlpiri people (C15) (NT SF52-04)
- Communications - Nonverbal - Smoke signals
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Costume and clothing - Hair dressing
- Animals - Mammals - Camels
- Material culture - String and rope making
- Substance use - Pituri
- Settlement and contacts - Afghans
- Warlpiri language (C15) (NT SF52-04)
- Plants - Pituri
- Substance use - Smoking / Tobacco
- Communications - Nonverbal - Sign language and gestures
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Water supply
- Law enforcement - Customary - Kadaitcha
- Art - Rock art - Conservation
- Art
- Material culture - Human hair objects and decorations
- Hunting, gathering and fishing - Tracking
- Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900
- Weapons - Boomerangs
- Psychology - Parapsychology
- Food - Preparation - Cooking
- South Australia - Central Australia (SA SG52, SG53)
- Lander River (Central NT Tanami Desert SF53-01)
- Copyright:
-
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2051 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1981
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1974
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