Title The Australia pocket book : a brief survey of the Commonwealth of Australia, its historical background, and its present-day economic, social and political life

Published [Melbourne] : Dept. of Information, [1947?] (North Melbourne : Victorian Railways Printing Works)

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
ADPML SPC	994.04 Aus/Apb [1947?]		LIB USE ONLY

1 copy ordered for ADPML SPC on 18-11-2021.

Description 187 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm Summary Includes brief statements that the Australian continent was isolated very early in the world's history, so the Indigenous people had obviously lived in isolation for long ages, had no cultivated plants, the bow and arrow were unknown to them, they were nomads, and most of the 52,000 surviving live in the arid central section of the great plateau p. 13; provides an overview of Indigenous history, culture and lifestyle p. 171-172 Notes Includes index Issuing Body Published under authority and by direction of the Commonwealth Minister for Information and Immigration Subject Literature and stories - Non fiction - Scientific and professional Literature and stories - Non indigenous Race relations - Representation - History Demography - Palaeodemography - Aboriginal settlement of Australia Habitation - Nomadism Human biology - Physical anthropology Costume and clothing - Nakedness Hunting, gathering and fishing Weapons Social organisation - Kinship Religion - Totemism Art - Rock art Art - Body art Art - Art motifs Ceremonies Government policy Social identity - Mixed descent Settlement and contacts - Government settlements, reserves Occupations - Pastoral industry workers - Drovers / Stockmen Law enforcement - Police trackers SUBJECT Australia -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950 Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1939-1945 Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945 Australia -- Description and travel Australia -- Economic conditions Subject Australia Author Namatjira, Albert, 1902-1959 Australia. Department of Information

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