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Author Sharp, Nonie.

Title Footprints along the Cape York sandbeaches / Nonie Sharp
Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1992

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Description xiii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Series Susan Crooke Memorial Collection
Susan Crooke Memorial Collection
Contents Includes index
Summary History of contact on North Cape York Peninsula, in four phases of settlement; documents Queensland government policy of deliberate destruction of the people; missionaries friendly relations with people; conflict between missionaries and police and settlers; murders committed by Frank Jardine while he was police magistrate; use of Aboriginal mounted troopers; massacre of the Kaurareg; development of Injinoo (Cowal Creek) community; movements and migrations of Kaurareg; deeds of grant in trust (DOGIT); struggle for land ownership; reconstruction of lives of Jack McLaren and Nicholas Wymarra
Analysis Cape York
Aborigines
History
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 221-228
Issuing Body First published in 1992 by Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Subject Jardine, Frank, 1841-1919
McLaren, Jack, 1887-1954.
Aboriginal Australians -- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland -- History
Torres Strait Islanders.
Aborigines, Australian -- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland -- History
Aborigines, Australian -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) -- History
Torres Strait Islanders -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula
Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851-
Law - Legal system - Magistrates.
Government policy - State and territory - Queensland.
Land rights - Ownership.
Language - Linguistics - Language classification.
Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes.
Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900.
Yadhaykenu people (Y8) (Qld SC54-16)
Religions - Christianity - Missionaries.
Wuthathi people (Y10) (Qld SC54-16)
Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)
Aboriginal Australians.
Torres Strait Islanders.
SUBJECT Cape York Peninsula, Queensland -- History
Prince of Wales Island, Queensland -- History
Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) -- History
Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019901
Subject Queensland Far North Cape York (Qld SC54)
Injinoo / Cowal Creek (Bamaga Qld Far North Cape York SC54-15)
Far North Cape York (Qld SC54)
Injinoo / Cowal Creek (Qld Far North Cape York SC54-15)
Torres Strait Islands (Qld TSI SC54, SC55-05)
Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula.
Genre/Form History.
Author Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
LC no. 92178318
ISBN 0855752300