End of an era : Aboriginal labour in the Northern Territory / Ronald M. Berndt & Catherine H. Berndt
- Bib ID:
- 2275955
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Berndt, Ronald M. (Ronald Murray), 1916-
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1987
- xx, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0855751754
- Summary:
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Retrospective analysis of survey of Aboriginal labour on cattle stations, Army Aboriginal Settlements, 1944-46; stations, all owned by Australian Investment Agency (Vesteys), include Wave Hill, Waterloo, Limbunya, Birrundudu, Gordon Downs, Manbulloo, Willeroo; Army Settlements include Katherine Civil Settlement, Manbulloo Army settlement; also Daly River region; inadequacy of diet, starvation; inadequate supplies of drinking, washing water, shelter, educational, medical facilities; infant mortality, birth rate; sexual relations, white men, Aboriginal women; labour recruitment, remuneration; costs to stations for food, clothing, sundries supplied to Aborigines; conduct of white staff, Aboriginal attitudes; responses to report, recommendations.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 301-305.
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
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- Sex relations
- Health services
- Attitudes - Indigenous attitudes
- Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping
- Health status - Nutrition
- Defence - Armed forces - Veterans
- Race relations
- Health status - Child health - Infants
- Water supply
- Demography - Birth rate
- Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions
- Occupations - Pastoral industry workers
- Costume and clothing
- Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Beef cattle
- Manbulloo (NT Top End SD53-09)
- Waterloo (Central NT SE52-03)
- Willeroo (North NT SD52-16)
- Limbunya (Central NT SE52-07)
- Daguragu / Kalkaringi / Wave Hill (Central NT SE52-08)
- Daly Waters (North NT SE53-01)
- Birrindudu (Central NT SE52-11)
- Kundat Djaru / Gordon Downs (WA East Kimberley SE52-10)
- Katherine (NT Top End SD53-09)
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- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1987
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