Sacred waters : the story of the Blue Mountains Gully Aboriginal people
Johnson, Dianne2007
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Main title:
Sacred waters : the story of the Blue Mountains Gully Aboriginal people / by Dianne Johnson
Author:
Imprint:
Rushcutters Bay NSW Halstead Press 2007
Collation:
237 pages illustrations (some colour)
Contents:
From the Burragorang Valley: A Gundungurra journey -- The prophecy -- The quiet exodus -- Traditional life -- Exploration and settlement of the Burragorang Valley and surrounds -- Movement to the Blue Mountains valleys -- Ancient tracks -- From Sydney's Cumberland Plain: a Darug journey -- Darug settlement in the Gully -- The Boorooberongal Clan -- The Lock family land -- A sacred place reclaimed. Part 3. A sacred place reclaimed -- Recognising and protecting the Gully -- Ongoing guardianship -- Celebrating the Gully -- Resanctifying the land -- Return to the country of the Ancestors. Part 4. The Gully in Katoomba -- The Gully now -- Prehistory -- Colonial pursuits -- Taking refuge -- The fringe camp --The Mission Church -- Recreation -- Washed white -- Blending in -- 'My mother told me never to part with them' -- The community destroyed -- The creation legend -- Freshwater eels -- Sacred waters.
ISBN:
1920831371 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.004 SAC
Local class:
994.004
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
47044
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | 994.004 SAC | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |