Title Born in the cattle : Aborigines in cattle country / Ann McGrath

Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1987 ©1987

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Description xi, 200 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, 2 maps ; 22 cm Contents Includes index Summary This book tells the story of Aboriginal involvement in the northern cattle industry. It shows how the Aboriginal people excelled at this 'no shame job', how they incorporated it into their world, how they used it to stay on their own land with their kin. Combining new skills with old, they shaped a unique Aboriginal cattle country, and thereby made a major contribution to the economy of Australia's north Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 193-194 Notes Also issued online Subject Aboriginal Australian stockmen -- Australia, Northern -- History Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Northern -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Northern. Cattle trade -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Cowboys -- Australia, Northern -- History. Cowboys -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia, Northern. Jackeroos -- Australia, Northern. Ranch life -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Ranch life -- Australia, Northern -- History. Ranch life -- Australia, Northern. Author American Council of Learned Societies. LC no. 2003363802 ISBN 0041500849 (paperback)

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