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The Territory

The Territory Softcover - 1970

by Hill, Ernestine, 1899-1972; Durack, Elizabeth (illust.)

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Walkabout Pocketbooks, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. AUSTRALIANA Aboriginal Northern TerritoryGeneral ref. to physical & mental characteristics, effect of white contact, relations with early settlers; Malay influence in Arnhem Land; Brief mention of fish weirs on Daly River, census of Larrakea (in 1870); stone arrangements near MacaArthur River Station; cave paintings & skeletons in Walgandu cave near Mountain Creek (Roper River tributary); paintings near Ooraminna Rockholes; Account of organization & life of Warramunga people; General beliefs superstitions, food and birth customs; Many tribes mentioned. 454 p. : ill., map. ; 22 cm. #220624 Sites - Stone arrangements Reproduction - Childbirth Larrakia / Laragiya / Gulumirrgin people (N21) (NT SD52-04) Warumungu people (C18) (NT SE53-10) Fishing - Fish weirs Art - Subjects - Contact Art - Rock art - Painting Northern Territory -- History Northern Territory -- Description and travel Arnhem Land (NT) Ooraminna (South Central NT SG53-02) Daly Waters (North NT SE53-01) Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11) (Name on half-title.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good
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  • Title The Territory
  • Author Hill, Ernestine, 1899-1972; Durack, Elizabeth (illust.)
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 454
  • Publisher Walkabout Pocketbooks, Sydney
  • Date 1970
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 85935
  • ISBN 9780725400194

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