GERRITSEN, JOHN

Tibooburra - Corner Country

queensland, Australia: Tibooburra Press, 1992. 4th Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0959416307. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright." Tibooburra is in the traditional lands of the Wangkumarra Aboriginal peoples. In 1938, almost all of the remaining Aboriginal population of Tibooburra and the surrounding region were forcibly relocated by the Aborigines Protection Board to places such as Brewarrina, Menindee and Kempsey. The first European expedition to enter the area was that led by Charles Sturt in 1844. He spent six months trapped by drought at Depot Glen, south of Tibooburra. He then tried to travel north west and was defeated by the desert. Burke and Wills also went through the area in 1861 on the journey north towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. It was the search for Burke and Wills that led to the opening up of the country for the pastoral industry. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 48429

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ARGUS AUSTRALASIAN LTD.

The Australasian Pictorial Annual October1, 1938

Melbourne, Australia: Argus and Australasian Ltd, 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Magazine. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a folio sized paperback book / magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the magazine have some generalized toning / darkening. There are a couple of small tears and creases to the edges. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include mostly photographs, of people, places and entertainments around Australia (and Australasia). The annual appears to have been printed between 1930 and 1940. "The Argus was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 1846 to 1957. It was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. The Argus's main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, The Age. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 50102

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