Princess K'Gari's Fraser Island : a history of Fraser Island / Fred Williams
- Bib ID:
- 690003
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Williams, Fred, 1941 (September 20)-
- Description:
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- [Emu Park, Qld.] : Fred Williams, 2002
- xvi, 237, [19] p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0958103402
- Summary:
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A history of European contact with and settlement on Fraser Island (K'gari), including first-hand accounts of European settlement; impact of settlement on the Ngulungbara, Batjala and Dulingbara people and their culture; Eliza Fraser incident; shipwrecks; missions at White Cliffs and Bogimbah; relations with pastoralists and timber getters; management of the Island's dingoes.
- Notes:
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- First published as : Written in sand. Milton, Qld., 1982.
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- "... closely based on Written in Sand (1982) ... different with updated research, information and photographs ... with a new chapter on dingoes"--T.p. verso.
- Subject:
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- Ceremonies
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Environment - Conservation - Forests
- Settlement and contacts - Settlers
- Animals - Mammals - Dingoes / Dogs
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers - European
- Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry
- Transport - Water - Shipwrecks and accidents
- Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900
- Butchulla / Batjala / Badtjala people (E30) (Qld SG56-06)
- Colonisation
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- Technology - Tools
- Stories and motifs - Devils, monsters, evil spirits, hairy men, bunyips
- Fraser Island (Qld.) -- History
- Bogimbah (Fraser Island, SE Qld SG56-03)
- K'Gari / Fraser Island (SE Qld SG56-03)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
- Cover subtitle: Fraser Island's definitive history
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2002
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