Cooktown through the years / edited by John Shay
- Bib ID:
- 4765540
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Cooktown, Qld. : Cooktown & District Historical Society, 2009
- 82 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780646516509
- Summary:
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Includes a chapter on the history of the Aboriginal people in the Cooktown area, the Guugu Yimidirr, Waymbuurr and Gamay peoples, from earliest times to settlement and the early 1900's; Hopevale Mission; language; Native Police; removals from Hope Valley.
- Notes:
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- "Researched and written by members of the Society to augment the current display in "Cooktown's Old Bank", this book covers 200 years of the region's history, from 1770 to 1970"--cover.
- Includes bibliographical reference (p. 81)
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Cooktown Region -- History
- History
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Defence - World War II
- Guugu Yimidhirr / Gugu Yimithirr / Kuku Yimidhirr people (Y82) (Qld SD55-13)
- Language
- Law enforcement - Police - Native police
- Settlement and contacts - Settlers
- Cooktown Region (Qld) -- History
- Hope Vale (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Cooktown (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2009
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