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Author Isaro, Dulcie Polowea, 1942- author, illustrator

Title The day Palm Island fought back : the strike of 1957 / written and illustrated by Dulcie Polowea Isaro
Published Townsville, Qld. : Black Ink Press, 2011
Townsville, Qld. : Black Ink Press, [2012]
©2012

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 WATERFT  323.11991094436 Isa/Dpi  AVAILABLE
 MELB CRC  323.11991094436 Isa/Dpi  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  323.11991094436 Isa/Dpi  AVAILABLE
 W'BOOL CRC  323.11991094436 Isa/Dpi  AVAILABLE
Description 40 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Summary Dulcie grew up under 'The Act'. She was a fifteen year old girl in 1957, when her home of Palm Island in North Queensland was disturbed by a strike. On that day, her family's life changed forever, as Dulcie records in words and pictures. Essential reading for Queensland history
Analysis Australian
Audience Primary school age
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Employment -- Australia -- Queensland -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Employment -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Employment -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Queensland -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Queensland -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Queensland -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Queensland -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Great Palm Island -- Social conditions -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Social conditions -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Social conditions -- History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- Social conditions -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Government relations -- Palm Island -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Great Palm Island -- Removal
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Great Palm Island -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Great Palm Island
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- Removal
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island
Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Great Palm Island -- 1957
Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Great Palm Island
Strikes and lockouts -- Great Palm Island -- 1957
Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- Juvenile literature.
Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- History.
Wages and labor productivity -- Australia -- Queensland -- History.
Wages and labor productivity -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- History.
Wages and labor productivity -- Australia -- Queensland -- Palm Island -- History
SUBJECT Great Palm Island (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008002848 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674
Great Palm Island (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008002848 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Palm Island Aboriginal Reserve (Qld.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
Palm Island Aboriginal Reserve (Qld.) -- History
Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674
Queensland http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004089 -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
ISBN 9781921843143 (paperback)