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In Hidden Histories you will find stories of massacres and murders, of working life on cattle stations, of friendships and foes, of bureaucratic machinations and the individual struggles of Aboriginal Australians. There are elements to these stories which project them across time and space, culture and experience. They peak of exploitation and cruelty, but they also contain a message of hope. It is an Aboriginal message- that we should manage our differences to our mutual benefit rather than to our destruction.' Sourced from publishers note (Sighted: 03/04/2009)
Contents
- Telling Histories, selected work short story (p. xviii-xxiv)
- Early History, selected work short story (p. 1-13)
- Captain Cook, selected work short story (p. 15-25)
- Savages, selected work short story (p. 27-36)
- Shot Like a Dog, selected work short story (p. 38-47)
- Captives, selected work short story (p. 49-54)
- Alligator Tommy, selected work short story (p. 55-64)
- Circling Around, selected work short story (p. 65-74)
- Karangpurra Deathscape, selected work short story (p. 75-78)
- Gradually the Natives Quietened, selected work short story (p. 79-92)
- The Quality of Mercy, selected work short story (p. 93-99)
- Blackfellow Wars, selected work short story (p. 101-112)
- Nyiwanawu and Bilinara Deathscapes, selected work short story (p. 113-118)
- Brigalow Bill and Old Gordon, selected work short story (p. 119-129)
- Humbert River, selected work short story (p. 131-136)
- Prisoners and Unions, selected work short story (p. 137-148)
- Making Stations Rich, single work prose (p. 149-157)
- Terror, selected work short story (p. 159-168)
- Total Power, selected work short story (p. 169-177)
- An Economy of Sex, selected work short story (p. 179-188)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Scar Tissue : Searching for Retribution Camp
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 415 2019; (p. 14-16)'At first I can’t make out the inscription, even though I’m searching for it. Smooth new bark has grown into the cuts, bulging around the incision, preserving the words on the trunk. I run my hand across the surface, tracing the grooves, feeling the letters: R-E-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N. And below, in slightly larger hand, ‘CAMP’.'(Introduction)
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[Review Essay] Hidden Histories : Black Stories from Victoria River Downs, Humbert River and Wave Hill Stations; Dingo Makes Us Human : Life and Land in an Aboriginal Australian Culture
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1992; (p. 100-103) -
From the Other Side of the Frontier
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 October 1991; (p. 5)
— Review of Hidden Histories : Black Stories from Victoria River Downs and Wave Hill Stations 1991 selected work short story
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From the Other Side of the Frontier
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 October 1991; (p. 5)
— Review of Hidden Histories : Black Stories from Victoria River Downs and Wave Hill Stations 1991 selected work short story -
[Review Essay] Hidden Histories : Black Stories from Victoria River Downs, Humbert River and Wave Hill Stations; Dingo Makes Us Human : Life and Land in an Aboriginal Australian Culture
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 1992; (p. 100-103) -
Scar Tissue : Searching for Retribution Camp
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 415 2019; (p. 14-16)'At first I can’t make out the inscription, even though I’m searching for it. Smooth new bark has grown into the cuts, bulging around the incision, preserving the words on the trunk. I run my hand across the surface, tracing the grooves, feeling the letters: R-E-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N. And below, in slightly larger hand, ‘CAMP’.'(Introduction)