Title They get heaps : a study of attitudes in Roebourne, Western Australia / Mary Edmunds

Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 1994 ©1989

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	305.899150994 Edm/Tgh		AVAILABLE

Description xix, 179 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Series The Institute report series, 1030-6544 Institute report series. Summary Race relations; pastoral industry; equal pay implications; pastoral changes; displacement of Aboriginal workers; mining company closed towns; Roebourne predominately Aboriginal town; lack of coordination of government services; community attitudes; community standards; social inequalities alcohol problem; police-Aboriginal relations; conflict between Aboriginal customary practices and European law; land rights issues; employment possibilities; Aboriginal community services; health services Analysis Aboriginal land rights Aborigines Attitudes Country towns History Land tenure Mining industry Racial discrimination Roebourne (WA) State issue Western Australia Notes Bibliography; p. 171-179 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 171-179 Notes Copy 3 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Western Australia -- Roebourne Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Roebourne (W.A.) Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Roebourne -- Public opinion Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Roebourne (W.A.) -- Public opinion. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Roebourne -- Public opinion Racism -- Australia -- Roebourne (W.A.) Racism -- Australia -- Roebourne (W.A.) Racism -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Roebourne Whites -- Australia -- Roebourne (W.A.) -- Attitudes. SUBJECT Roebourne (W.A.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88238464 -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 Author Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. LC no. 96148420 ISSN 1030-6544 ISBN 0855752149

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