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The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia contains 2000 entries and 1000 photographs, it covers all aspects of Indigenous Australians' lives including history, art, language, sport, education, archaeology, literature, land ownership, social organisation, health, music, law, technology, media, economy, politics, food and religion. (Source: AIATSIS website)
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Sometimes Words are Not Enough : Re-Inventing Major Mitchell's Colonial Past
2002
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criticism
— Appears in: Crossings : Bulletin of the International Australian Studies Association , vol. 7 no. 1,2 & 3 2002; (p. 85-91) -
An Occasion to Celebrate : The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1995
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criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , March vol. 5 no. 6 1995; (p. 51-53) -
Encyclopaedia is Awarded 1995 Book of the Year
1995
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column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 September no. 110 1995; (p. 2) -
Book Reviews
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Aboriginal Child at School , August/September vol. 23 no. 3 1995; (p. 52-54)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism -
Six Year Labour Produces Aboriginal Encyclopaedia
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 June no. 79 1994; (p. 12)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism 'The culmination of six year's work under the direction of General Editor, Dr David Horton, The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia brings together for the first time, previously inaccessible information ito a single comprehensive reference work on Aboriginal Australia'.
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Book Reviews
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Aboriginal Child at School , August/September vol. 23 no. 3 1995; (p. 52-54)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism -
Six Year Labour Produces Aboriginal Encyclopaedia
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 June no. 79 1994; (p. 12)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism 'The culmination of six year's work under the direction of General Editor, Dr David Horton, The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia brings together for the first time, previously inaccessible information ito a single comprehensive reference work on Aboriginal Australia'. -
All Things Black and Beautiful
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 July 1994; (p. rev 4)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism -
For the Record
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 165 1994; (p. 29-30)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism -
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 53 no. 4 1994; (p. 759-761)
— Review of The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture 1994 anthology prose criticism -
Sometimes Words are Not Enough : Re-Inventing Major Mitchell's Colonial Past
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Crossings : Bulletin of the International Australian Studies Association , vol. 7 no. 1,2 & 3 2002; (p. 85-91) -
Encyclopaedia is Awarded 1995 Book of the Year
1995
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 September no. 110 1995; (p. 2) -
An Occasion to Celebrate : The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , March vol. 5 no. 6 1995; (p. 51-53) -
[Review Essay] The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
1994
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essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1994; (p. 51)'The publication of the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia was sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, the New South Wales Department of School Education, the New South Wales Aboriginal Education Unit and the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. It was winner of the inaugural Centre for Australian Cultural Studies Award in 1994.' (Introduction)