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Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (5 hr., 33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Opal City: known for free mining, endless desert and, to a select few, vampires. This remote desert mining town is the last colonial stronghold for vampires and when the King Vampire arrives with plans to take over the land and kidnap locals for their blood, it's up to two Aboriginal renegades, Tyson and Shanika, to stop him and end the 230 year war. But how can a reckless 'semi alcoholic' and a teenaged orphan destroy an entire vampire...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city-- but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of...
6) Jindabyne
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of men discover the body of an Aborigine girl in an Australian fishing hole. Instead of reporting the murder right away, they wait until they've filled their coolers with fish. Their inaction sets off a scandal that threatens to tear them apart.
Author
Language
English
Description
It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, fourteen-year-old Tommy and sixteen-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy.
8) Goldstone
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry, and what seems like a simple investigation unearths a web of crime, corruption human trafficking, and the exploitation of aboriginal lands.
11) Aborigines
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1979.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the natural environment, history, culture, and day-to-day life of the Aborigines of Australia.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"First published by Walker Books Australia 2019"--Colophon.
Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly and Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri people Aunty Joy Murphy join to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne's beautiful Yarra River - from its source to its mouth and from its prehistory to the present day. Includes a glossary.--description from publisher's website.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of the early Aborigines, including who the people were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, and entertainment and sports. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
15) The nightingale
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare, a 21-year-old native Irish wife and mother held captive beyond her 7-year sentence, desperate to be free of her obsessed master, British lieutenant Hawkins. Clare's husband Aidan intervenes with devastating consequences for all. When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare pursues Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north. Unfamiliar with...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Sister Claire McAuliffe travels to Queensland, Australia, in 1936 to assist in setting up a Catholic school for the education of the gold rush families. When she learns of the manner in which the Aboriginal people are treated, she is forced to act; but no one wants to upset the status quo, and she finds herself in danger.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the ancient culture of the Australian Aborigines and discusses the continuing struggle of these native people to preserve their way of life and regain the rights to their traditional lands.
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