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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The First Garden
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'The First Garden tells the story of Olive Pink—a trailblazing Aboriginal land rights activist and environmentalist. Ridiculed by her peers and shunned by the Alice Springs community for espousing ideals that were considered to be outlandish she was viewed as a public nuisance, to be barely tolerated. However, due to her vigor and vision the Olive Pink Botanical Garden was established in Alice Springs.

The First Garden also touches on key narratives in modern Australian identity, seamlessly incorporating Aboriginal rights, environmentalism, the Gallipoli legend and feminism into its gentle rhythmic tone. This reflects a maturation of our society, where we are prepared not only to acknowledge but also to reconcile.' Source: http://www.currency.com.au (Sighted 14/09/2012).

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    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2012 .
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      ISBN: 9780868199474 (pbk.)
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