Author: Jones, Stephen; Langton, Robert (cover).
Title: Four Bunya Seasons in Baroon 1842 - 1845.
Description: Maleny, QLD Vagabond Ventures, 1997. 1st ed. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, spine ends slightly rubbed, spine creased, tiny tear bottom edge rear cover, rear cover rubbed & little marked, some edgewear, owner's written name title page 41 pp. This booklet is a history of a place, Baroon, located on the Blackall Range which rises above the Sunshine Coastal plains in south-east Queensland. This place was formed by awesome volcanic eruptions. The booklet has accounts of the Kilcoy massacre in 1842, Ludwig Leichhardt's attendance at a Bunya feast at Baroon, Tom Petrie's attendance at a Bunya gathering in the Blackall Range in the Summer of 1945-6

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