Australia revisited. The Aborigine story from stone age to space age, by Frederick Rose
- Bib ID:
- 495884
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Rose, Frederick G. G. (Frederick George Godfrey), 1915-1991
- Description:
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- Berlin, Seven Seas Publishers (1968)
- 277 p. several l. of illus., map. 19 cm.
- Series:
- Seven seas books.
- Summary:
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Popularly written; Chap.7; Groote Eylandt - method of constructing Malay type canoe, Fred Grays settlement, changes in Aboriginal way of life over the years, effects of manganese mining project; Chap.8; Varieties of foods, division of labour, eleven local groups on Groote, family structure; Chap.9-10; Central Australia 1962, authors experiences at Angas Downs, sociological data collected, camp life on station, tourist trade; Kangaroo ritual witnessed, type of cargo-cult belief building up around Angas Downs; functions of missions.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians
- Demography - Family and household characteristics
- Economic sectors - Tourism
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry
- Stories and motifs - Kangaroos / Wallabies
- Gender relations - Division of labour
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Food
- Mining industry - Manganese
- Ceremonies
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Daily life
- Groote Eylandt (NT Gulf Islands SD53-07, SD53-08)
- Angas Downs (South Central NT SG53-05)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2061 [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):
- 1991
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1968
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