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First Australians : an illustrated history

by Rachel Perkins, Marcia Langton

Accompanying the SBS television series, this volume chronicles Australian history from early Indigenous settlement to the 1967 Referendum. It examines colonial conflict, massacres, and the civil rights movement through historical documents and individual perspectives.

Accession 36353 ISBN 9780522853155 Publisher The Miegunyah Press
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