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Author Berndt, Ronald M. (Ronald Murray), 1916-1990.

Title End of an era : Aboriginal labour in the Northern Territory / Ronald M. Berndt & Catherine H. Berndt
Published Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1987

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 W'PONDS  305.899150942 Ber  AVAILABLE
Description xx, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Includes index
Summary Retrospective analysis of survey of Aboriginal labour on cattle stations, Army Aboriginal Settlements, 1944-46; stations, all owned by Australian Investment Agency (Vesteys), include Wave Hill, Waterloo, Limbunya, Birrundudu, Gordon Downs, Manbulloo, Willeroo; Army Settlements include Katherine Civil Settlement, Manbulloo Army settlement; also Daly River region; inadequacy of diet, starvation; inadequate supplies of drinking, washing water, shelter, educational, medical facilities; infant mortality, birth rate; sexual relations, white men, Aboriginal women; labour recruitment, remuneration; costs to stations for food, clothing, sundries supplied to Aborigines; conduct of white staff, Aboriginal attitudes; responses to report, recommendations
Analysis Aboriginal Australians - Employment - Northern Territory - History
Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory - Treatment - History
Cattle trade - Northern Territory - History
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 301-305
Notes Copy 3 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
Subject Aboriginal Australian stockmen -- Northern Territory
Stockmen (Livestock) -- Northern Territory -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Employment -- Northern Territory -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Treatment -- History
Cattle trade -- Northern Territory -- History
Aboriginal Australian stockmen -- Northern Territory
Aboriginal Australians -- Employment -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Treatment -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Employment -- Northern Territory.
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Cattle trade -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Cowboys -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Herders -- Northern Territory -- History
Jackeroos -- Northern Territory -- History
Author Berndt, Catherine H. (Catherine Helen), 1918-1994.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
LC no. 88116368
ISBN 0855751754