Shared History, A: Aborigines and White Australians in the Victoria River District Northern Territory

AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL –

Explores the complex, often violent, yet intertwined lives of Indigenous people and settlers in this rugged part of Australia, detailing conflicts, cultural clashes, and the deep historical ties formed through shared land and experiences, from early exploration to station life and frontier wars, revealing a multifaceted frontier story. 

• Frontier Conflict: Lewis details the intense conflicts and massacres that occurred as cattlemen pushed into Aboriginal lands, a period of warfare that devastated both groups, as explored in works like his later book A Wild History.
• Interwoven Lives: The book focuses on the deep connections formed between Aboriginal families and European settlers, station owners, and “small men” (duffers, etc.), showing how their destinies became bound.
• Cultural Complexity: It unpacks the unique frontier society that developed, highlighting the interplay between Indigenous culture, European mythology, and the harsh environment.

• • 73 p. : ill. ; 21 x 24 cm. First Edition #191225
  • Aboriginal Australians — Northern Territory — Victoria River Region

    First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:

    • Land rights
    • Social organisation – Kinship – Generational systems
    • Animals – Mammals – Cattle
    • History
    • Victoria (Vic)

    • Aboriginal Australians — Northern Territory — Victoria River Region — Pictorial works
    • Cattle industry — Northern Territory — Victoria River Region
    • Cattle industry — Northern Territory — Victoria River Region — Pictorial works
    • Victoria River Region (N.T.)
    • Victoria River Region (N.T.) — Pictorial works
    • Victoria River Region (N.T.) — History
    • Victoria River Region (N.T.) — History — Pictorial works