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Born to command - not to take orders! : the Brooks family of Balbinia station : pioneers of Israelite Bay Western Australia / by John Simpson.

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Simpson, John

Material type: Text

9780859056472

Subject(s): Summary: pages 23- John Brooks' journey to Eucla; accompanied by "Jackie" a local Aboriginal man who helped to find water sources; signs of inland Aboriginal people called "Badooks" by the Mirning; Aboriginal people direct the travellers to water; party returns from Eucla accompanied by another Aboriginal boy "Chinaman"; page 61 : Heinrich Dimer working as a shepherd for John Brooks; cooperates with local Aboriginal people in hunting kangaroos and sharing proceeds; Aboriginal people working as shepherds -- Chapter 14 : Insights into Aboriginal ife : Aboriginal shepherds; imprisonment at Rottnest Island of Aboriginal people caught for theft of livestock; Aboriginal knowledge of botany; methods of obtaining water; initiation rites, nose piercing; account of the murder of an Aboriginal woman named Jessie on Balbina station by Aboriginal man Neru or Noru.

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Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	925.8 BOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		RBGM00009140

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Includes bibliographical references (page 106-129) and indexes.

pages 23- John Brooks' journey to Eucla; accompanied by "Jackie" a local Aboriginal man who helped to find water sources; signs of inland Aboriginal people called "Badooks" by the Mirning; Aboriginal people direct the travellers to water; party returns from Eucla accompanied by another Aboriginal boy "Chinaman"; page 61 : Heinrich Dimer working as a shepherd for John Brooks; cooperates with local Aboriginal people in hunting kangaroos and sharing proceeds; Aboriginal people working as shepherds -- Chapter 14 : Insights into Aboriginal ife : Aboriginal shepherds; imprisonment at Rottnest Island of Aboriginal people caught for theft of livestock; Aboriginal knowledge of botany; methods of obtaining water; initiation rites, nose piercing; account of the murder of an Aboriginal woman named Jessie on Balbina station by Aboriginal man Neru or Noru.