| ISBN |
9781862545854 |
| Name |
Jones, Philip G., 1955- |
| Title |
Ochre and rust : artefacts and encounters on Australian frontiers / Philip Jones. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Published |
Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2007. |
| Description |
vi, 440 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography: p. 417-427. |
| Contents |
1. Master Blackburn's whip -- 2. Broken shields -- 3. Turning to metal -- 4. Spearing Bennett -- 5. Drilling for fire -- 6. Unearthing the toas -- 7. The magic garb of Daisy Bates -- 8. Namatjira and the Jesus plaque -- 9. That special property. |
| Summary |
Takes Aboriginal and colonial artefacts from their museum shelves, and traces their stories, revealing charge and nuanced moments of encounter in Australia's frontier history. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities. |
| Aboriginal Australians - Implements. |
| Frontier and Pioneer Life - Australia. |
| Australia - Antiquities. |
| Australia - Race relations - History. |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Implements |
| Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia |
| Australia -- Antiquities |
| Australia -- Race relations -- History |
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