LibGuides: Yr 11 ATAR RE Unit 1 Module 5: Aboriginal History in WA

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Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia by Jenny Gregory
Call Number: 994.1 HIS
ISBN: 9781921401152
Publication Date: 2009
Through Silent Country by Carolyn Wadley Dowley Silent country is a journey of discovery and testimony which began when Carolyn Wadley Dowley stumbled upon a small reference to a remarkable escape story. Although at first it seemed faint, she set out to follow the trace of the narrative back to its origins, in the remote area around Laverton, Western Australia - Wongutha Country. There, the people she met not only confirmed details of the story, but revealed how it was a part of the many stories which are their history. The stories of the Wongutha people, and careful archival research, enabled Carolyn Wadley Dowley to traverse the historical silence and piece together a remarkable story of injustice, survival and triumph. 'On the whim of the government authorities of the day, nineteen Wongutha people were exiled away from their Country and their people, sent a thousand kilometres away from their desert Country. They were seemingly powerless. They were locked up, trucked off, given inmate numbers in a government compound - their fate was sealed. And then they escaped. It was perhaps the largest escape bid in the history of that place of exile. They escaped, and walked home to their Country...' In this revised edition, archived government files, previously 'closed' and unavailable for research access, are now 'open' and form the heart of a brand new chapter, answering many questions about the 1921 forced removal. And the dark dealings of the Chief Protector of Aborigines and his Deputy come into the light, one hundred and one years on ...
Call Number: 994.12 DOW
ISBN: 9780645250701
Publication Date: 2023