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1 Tiffany Shellam Explores the Experiences of Aboriginal Mediators in Early Nineteenth-century North-Western Australia Alison Jones , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 17 no. 4 2020; (p. 784-785)
— Review of Meeting the Waylo : Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago Tiffany Shellam , 2020 multi chapter work criticism 'This book is a history of story-making about the experiences of three Indigenous Australian travellers: Bundle (a Dharawal man), Boongaree (a Kurringgai man), and Migeo (a man of Whadjuk Nyungar). In the first decades of the nineteenth century, these men took part in various surveying expeditions that were completing work Matthew Flinders had begun with his 1801 coastal mapping of ‘Terra Australis’. The expeditions were on the north-western coast, the country of the ‘Waylo’ – a generic term used by Nyungar people in the southwest to refer to their northern neighbours. The Aboriginal travellers were from the south and southeast.'

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1 y separately published work icon The Jones Family Food Roster Alison Jones , Collingwood : Nero , 2019 15504158 2019 single work autobiography

'When Alison, a mother of five school aged children, is diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer she is initially overwhelmed. As a busy working mother she agonises about her future and the effect her treatment regime will have on her family.

'Then, one of Alison’s friends sets up a roster and a home-cooked meal is brought to the Jones family each day. Family favourites and time-honoured recipes: casseroles, soups and traditional Jewish food are cooked with love to nurture and heal. As Alison and her family negotiate her first year with cancer the daily meals become the constant in their lives, bringing them together around the dinner table each evening.

'Determined not to let cancer define her, and supported by her community, Alison navigates intensive treatment and discovers she can do more than she ever thought possible. When her son is also tragically diagnosed with cancer she is there to support him.

'Warm, honest and engaging, and including some recipes that sustained Alison and her family, The Jones Family Food Roster will touch your heart and inspire you to reach out to your community.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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