Title A diverse land : a history of the Lower Murray, Lakes and Coorong / Rob Linn

Published [Meningie, S. Aust] : Meningie Historical Society, 1988

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.233 Lin/Dla		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm regular print Series South Australian history Summary Early encounters between explorers and settlers with the Warki, Portalum, Jarildekald (Yaralde) and Tanganekald peoples. Relationship of Aboriginal people to the land. Chapter 2 deals with the relations between settlers and Aboriginal people, includes the story of the shipwrecked brigantine 'Maria', the subsequent murders and retaliations. Attempts to 'civilise' the Aboriginal people by George Taplin and use of Aboriginal people as farm and domestic labour Notes Includes index Maps on endpapers Bibliography Bibliography: pages 281-282 Subject Coorong (S.A.) -- History Murray River (S.A.) -- History Albert, Lake (S.A.) -- History. Alexandrina, Lake (S.A.) -- History. Coorong, The (S.A.) -- History. Coorong, The, Region (S. Aust.) -- History Meningie Region (S. Aust.) -- History Meningie Region (S.A.) -- History Murray River Estuary (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History Murray River Estuary (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- History Murray River Estuary (S. Aust.) -- History Author Meningie Historical Society ISBN 0731620631

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