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No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act.  \nAllen & Unwin  \n83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia  \nPhone: (61 2) 8425 0100  \nFax: (61 2) 9906 2218  \nEmail: [info@allenandunwin.com](info@allenandunwin.com)  \nWeb: [www.allenandunwin.com](www.allenandunwin.com)  \nNational Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:  \nFlood, Josephine.  \nThe original Australians : story of the Aboriginal people.  \nBibliography.  \nIncludes index.  \nISBN 1 74114 872 3.  \n1. Aboriginal Australians – History. 2. Aboriginal Australians – Historiography. 3. Australia – History. I.  \nTitle.  \n994.0049915  \nMaps by Map Graphics, Brisbane  \nTypeset in Dante 11/15 pt by Midland Typesetters, Australia Printed in Singapore by Imago  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nPhotos  \nInside cover: This panel was painted in the Anbangbang gallery at Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu National Park (open to the public) in 1964 by Najombolmi, the last great rock painter of Arnhem Land, who camped there and decided to ‘put the people back into the rockshelter’. He painted two family groups, some of the women with drops of milk in their breasts, ready to people the land again. Then he built a platform and painted mythic beings high on the wall. Inside back cover: The largest figure is the dangerous spirit of Namandjolk. At top right is Namarrkon, the lightning man. Lines of lightning join his hands and feet. The stone axes attached to his head, elbows and knees produce thunder and lightning when struck against clouds or the ground. Underneath him are some saratoga fish,‘to feed the people’. Inside front cover: Namarrkon’s wife Barrkinj is painted above one of the groups of women.  \np. vii: A Wandjina at the Kalingi Odin site, west Kimberley, Western Australia.  \nThis book is dedicated to the Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory, who for the last two decades have been generously and patiently teaching me about their traditional life and culture.  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface ›› x  \nNotes on terminology ›› xiv  \n1 Exploration ›› 1  \nEuropean discovery of Australia  \n2 Colonisation ›› 29 Early Sydney  \n3 Confrontation ›› 58  \nEarly Tasmania and Victoria  \nD4 epopulation ›› 96  \nA century of struggle (1820s–1920s)  \n5 Tradition ›› 133 Indigenous life at first contact  \n6 Origins ›› 170 The last 50 000 years  \n7 ssimilation ›› 201  \nA time of trouble (1930s–1970s)  \n8 Resilience ›› 234  \nThe story continues  \nAbbreviations to the notes ›› 265 Notes ›› 267  \nFurther reading ›› 293  \nPhoto acknowledgements ›› 295 Index ›› 297  \n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>INDONESIA\u003Cbr> Flores Java |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>Timor |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | ARAFURA SEA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bathurst Island |  |  |  |  | Melville Island\u003Cbr>TI WI | Crocker\u003Cbr>IslandCOBOURG PENINSULA |\n| TIMOR SEA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DARWIN\u003Cbr>KAKADU\u003Cbr>ARNHEM LAND\u003Cbr> Kalumburu\u003Cbr>Forrest River \u003Cbr>Wyndham  Kununurra\u003Cbr>Fitzmaurice R  Katherine VictoriWaRDAMAN Roper R\u003Cbr>Daly R |  |  |  |\n|  | INDIAN\u003Cbr>OCEAN\u003Cbr> Port Hedland |  |  |  |  |  |  | KIMBERLEY\u003Cbr> Derby Broome\u003Cbr>GREAT SANDY\u003Cbr>DESERT |  |  | Wave Hill\u003Cbr>GURINDJI\u003Cbr>NORTHERN\u003Cbr>TERRITORY\u003Cbr>WARL PIRI Coniston\u003Cbr>Yuendumu |  |  |\n|  | North West Cape\u003Cbr>Tropic of Capricorn\u003Cbr>Bernier Island Dorre Islan","cbCaij2tC4GmKHm5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij2tC4GmKHm5","pdf",7118613,321,"English","# Preface\n# Notes on terminology\n# Exploration\n## European discovery of Australia\n# Colonisation\n## Early Sydney\n# Confrontation\n## Early Tasmania and Victoria\n# Population\n## A century of struggle (1820s–1920s)\n# Tradition\n## Indigenous life at first contact\n# Origins\n## The last 50 000 years\n# Assimilation\n## A time of trouble (1930s–1970s)\n# Resilience\n## The story continues\n# Abbreviations to the notes\n# Notes\n# Further reading\n# Photo acknowledgements\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What historical stages does the book cover about Aboriginal people in Australia?\",\"answer\":\"It moves through exploration and European discovery, colonisation and early Sydney, confrontation including early Tasmania and Victoria, and later themes such as tradition, origins, assimilation, and resilience. 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