Windradyne, a Wiradjuri Koorie
Coe, Mary1989
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A true account of resistance fighter Windradyne of the Wiradjuri Nation. Windradyne was a warrior and a leader who lived in and around the Eastern Murray River area. He is remembered in this book for his fight for land rights and the wellbeing of approximately 12,000 of his people. Windradyne, led resistance to settlement in Bathurst area; massacres at Murdering Island and Myall Creek; Aboriginal Protection Board and establishment of Cootamundra Girls Home and Kinchela Boys Home.
Main title:
Windradyne, a Wiradjuri Koorie / Mary Coe ; with paintings by Isabell Coe.
Imprint:
Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1989.
Collation:
xii, 91 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: Glebe, N.S.W. : Blackbooks, 1986.Bibliography: p. 90-91.Text in English and Wiradjuri.
ISBN:
9780855752040 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.004
Local class:
994.004
Language:
EnglishAustralian languages
Subject:
WindradyneWindradyne, -1835New South Wales Aborigines Protection AssociationAboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- New South WalesAboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- HistoryAboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Bathurst Region (N.S.W.) -- HistoryAboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- TreatmentAboriginal Australians -- New South WalesWiradjuri (Australian people)Wiradjuri (Australian people) -- BiographyWiradjuri (Australian people) -- History
BRN:
126140
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 994.004 WIN | Available |