Simpson, John, <br/><br/>
Born to command - not to take orders! :  the Brooks family of Balbinia station : pioneers of Israelite Bay Western Australia / 
by John Simpson. 
 - xi, 135 pages :  illustrations, portraits, maps, plans ;  30 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 106-129) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780859056472 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Brooks family.<br/>Brooks, John Paul, 1849-1930. <br/>Brooks, Sarah Theresa, 1850-1928. <br/>Brooks family.<br/>Dimer family.<br/>Brooks, John Paul, 1849-1930. <br/>Brooks, Sarah Theresa, 1850-1928. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pioneers--Western Australia--Biography.<br/>Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.--Western Australia--Israelite Bay region<br/>Settlement and contacts - Settlers.<br/>Settlement and contacts - Explorers.<br/>Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Sheep and wool.<br/>Occupations - Pastoral industry workers.<br/>Animals - Livestock - Stealing and killing.<br/>Indigenous knowledge - Botany.<br/>Costume and clothing - Nose pegs and piercing.<br/>Mirning people (A9) (WA SH52-14)<br/>Ngatjumaya / Ngatjumay / Ngatju people (A3) (WA SI51-03)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Western Australia--History.<br/>Balbinia / Balbinya (SE WA SI51-07)<br/>Israelite Bay (SE WA SI51-07)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Australian