| ISBN |
9781921953392 (paperback) |
| Author |
Foley, Dennis Lance Gordon, 1953- author. |
| Title |
What the colonists never knew : a history of Aboriginal Sydney / Dennis Foley, Peter Read. |
| Publisher/Date |
Canberra, ACT : National Museum of Australia Press, 2020. |
| ©2020 |
| Pagination etc. |
236 pages : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
What the Colonists Never Knew paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Sydney, alongside the colonists, from 1788 to the present. Peter Read's exploration of the history of Aboriginal Sydney is interwoven with Dennis Foley's memories of his own Gai-mariagal country, taking readers on a journey through the region's past. This book offers an honest account of the disappointment, pain and terror experienced by Sydney's First Peoples, and celebrates the survival of their spirit and their culture. |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Social conditions |
| Aboriginal Australians -- History |
| Colonies -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History |
| Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History |
| Added Author |
Read, Peter, 1945- author. |
| Shelf Location |
305.89915 FOLE |
