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Jennifer Isaacs Jennifer Isaacs i(A54137 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Pioneer Women of the Bush and Outback Jennifer Isaacs , Chatswood : New Holland , 2019 17281354 2019 single work biography

'This book is a fascinating insight into the daily lives of women from a variety of backgrounds - including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Chinese, Indian and German woman. Pioneer Women provides a unique portrait of how women set up and ran their remote bush homes and the work they did outside the home - shearing, droving, managing properties, teaching and governessing. Includes a wealth of photographs contributed by museums and descendants of many of the pioneers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon Don't Ever Let Them Get You! George Dreyfus , Jennifer Isaacs , Rosemary Richards , John Whiteoak , Fitzroy North : Black Pepper , 2009 Z1818465 2009 anthology autobiography essay
1 5 y separately published work icon Wandjuk Marika : Life Story Wandjuk Marika Iife Story : As Told to Jennifer Isaacs Wandjuk Marika , Jennifer Isaacs , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1995 Z1257093 1995 single work autobiography

'Biography of Yolngu statesman and artist Wandjuk Marika; impact of World War II, missionaries and anthropologists in Arnhem Land; interactions with mining company Nabalco; land rights; Aboriginal Arts Board; copyright; bark painting; traditional culture; sacred dilly bag; ceremonies; Djankawu-Creation story; crocodile hunting.' (Source: TROVE)
1 y separately published work icon Bush Food : Aboriginal Food and Herbal Medicine Aboriginal Food and Herbal Medicine Jennifer Isaacs , McMahons Point : Weldons , 1987 Z1600332 1987 single work non-fiction
1 An Interview with Sally Morgan Jennifer Isaacs (interviewer), 1987 single work interview
— Appears in: Australian and International Art Monthly , no. 7 1987; (p. 21-24)
1 y separately published work icon Thancoupie the Potter Jennifer Isaacs , Sydney : Aboriginal Artists Agency , 1982 Z1586486 1982 single work biography
1 The Coming of the First Australians to the Coast of New South Wales : The Arrival of the Thurrawal Tribe Jennifer Isaacs , 1980 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Australian Dreaming : 40,000 Years of Aboriginal History 1980; (p. 11-13)
3 y separately published work icon Australian Dreaming : 40,000 Years of Aboriginal History Jennifer Isaacs , Sydney : Lansdowne , 1980 Z1578549 1980 collected work (taught in 2 units)

'Beautifully illustrated, Australian Dreaming is an Aboriginal history of the Australian continent and its people, as told by Aboriginal story-tellers. Through traditional myths and legends, it gives an explanation of the formation of the landscape and the creation of many outstanding geographical features.' (Source: TROVE)
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