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Survival : a history of Aboriginal life in New South Wales

by Nigel Parbury

Designed for upper secondary and tertiary students, this illustrated history examines relations between Aboriginal and white Australians from 1788 to the present, emphasising the role of racial prejudice.

Accession 19330 ISBN 0730515583 Publisher Ministry of Government Affairs, NSW
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