Kimberley : Horizons of Stone, The

Hodder and Stoughton, 1992. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN FAUNA FLORATwo chapters about Aborigines; discusses origins, archaeological sites at Koolan Island and Miriwun, availability of food according to season, huts, clan and moiety systems of social organisation, Kimberley spear points, water craft, contact with Makassans and changes following European pastoral settlements and missions at Kalumburu and Pago; describes Wandjina and Bradshaw rock art, religious significance of Wandjina; exploration of Kimberleys by Grey, surveys by Stokes on the Beagle of coastline and inland by Alexander Forrest; conflict with pastoral expansion and prospecting miners, sanctuary provided at missions; stockwork on cattle stations in semi-feudal conditions provided security until wages legislation forced workers off pastoral stations into towns. 208 p. : ill.(some col.), map, ports. ; 30 cm. #060424 Natural history -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Wilderness areas -- Western Australia -- Kimberley Settlement and contacts - Macassans and Indonesians Subsistence and economy - Seasonality Technology - Stone - Points Mining industry Stories and motifs Miriwoong / Miriuwung people (K29) (WA SD52-14) Religions - Christianity - Missions Housing - Shelters Environment - Climate and weather - Seasons Miwa / Bagu people (K44) (WA SD52-09) Settlement and contacts - Explorers Occupations - Pastoral industry workers Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900 Social organisation Transport - Water Demography - Urbanisation Art - Subjects - Wandjina Employment - Conditions - Wages Art - Rock art - Painting Art - Subjects - Gwion Gwion figures Art - Subjects - Contact Hunting, gathering and fishing Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Beef cattle Kimberley (W.A.) Kimberley (W.A.) -- History Miriwun (WA East Kimberley SE52-02) Bandilngan / Windjana Gorge (WA West Kimberley SE51-08) Koolan Island (Buccaneer, WA West Kimberley SD51-15) Kalumburu (WA Drysdale East Kimberley SD52-09) First Edition Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Near Fine