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Alternative title: The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History, Society and Culture
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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)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Aboriginal Studies Press , 1994 .
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      Extent: v. 1 A-L; v.2 M-Zp.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliography and indexes
      ISBN: 0855752343, 9780855752347, 9780855752491, 0855752505, 9780855752507

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Sometimes Words are Not Enough : Re-Inventing Major Mitchell's Colonial Past Kirsty Douglas , 2002 single work 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 Diana Giese , 1995 single work 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 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 September no. 110 1995; (p. 2)
Book Reviews Kaye Price , 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'.
Book Reviews Kaye Price , 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 David Headon , 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 Peter Read , 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 Max Lenoy , 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 Kirsty Douglas , 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 Diana Giese , 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 Kaye Price , 1994 single work 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)

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