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Note: Edited by Alexis Wright for the Central Land Council
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Take Power Like This Old Man Here : An Anthology of Writings Celebrating Twenty Years of Land Rights in Central Australia 1977-1997
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'This collection of stories is a resounding tribute to the strength of traditional Aboriginal Law and culture and to the workers for land rights who have helped shape the social and political landscape of a nation. Contributors include Geoff Eames, Pat Dodson, Gough Whitlam, Sir Edward Woodward, and Paul Memmott.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,:Jukurrpa Books , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Take Power Like This Old Man Here, Mr Inverway , single work biography (p. 2-3)
They Been Get Rich by the Gurindji People, Mr Rangiari , single work life story (p. 4-5)
We Went On Strike, Nancy Frith Nalyirri Nangari , single work life story (p. 6-8)
Note: The translation from Gurindji to English has been done by Kalkaringi Resource and Language Centre.
We're Not Coming Back, Violet Donald Nanaku , single work life story (p. 9-10)
Note: The translation from Gurindji to English has been done by Kalkaringi Resource and Language Centre.
Treated Like a Dog, Ted Egan , single work biography (p. 11-13)
When We Started Marching, Charles Perkins , single work autobiography (p. 18-20)
Just Tell 'em I Sent You, Pat Miller , single work life story (p. 21-23)
I Still Got Brains Whitefella Way, Peter Toprail Japaljarri , single work life story (p. 44)
Cabbage Gum Bore, Peter R. A. Gray , single work autobiography (p. 45-47)
The Kurundi Walk-off, Murphy Japanangka , single work life story (p. 48-49)
Hot Times in Warrabri, Tom Pauling , single work life story (p. 50-52)
Uluru, Mike Gunn (interviewer), single work interview (p. 53-57)
Retrospective, Bruce Donald , single work biography (p. 78-84)
I Don't Like Sitting Around, Ronald Plummer , single work life story (p. 85)
The Alliance, Tracker Tilmouth , Kumantjayi Ross , Owen Cole , single work life story (p. 86-94)
Memorable Times and Hard Times, Pat Dodson , single work life story (p. 95-102)
Big March, Geoff Shaw , single work life story (p. 103-104)
Sorting Things Out, Anthony Phillip Petrick , single work life story (p. 105-107)
A Very Hard Battle, Harry Nelson Jakamarra , single work life story (p. 108-110)
Working for the Man, Kaz Cooke , single work biography (p. 111-112)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,: Jukurrpa Books , 1998 .
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      Extent: xv, 366p.p.
      Description: illus. (b & w), ports, and maps.
      Note/s:
      • Partial contents indexed. Remainder pending.
      ISBN: 1864650052
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