| ISBN |
9781923024021 |
| Author |
Bolam, A. G. (Anthony Gladstone), 1893-1966 (author) (photographer) |
| Title |
The trans-Australian wonderland / A. G. Bolam ; with photographs by the author. |
| Edition |
8th edition. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Royal Exchange, New South Wales : ETT Imprint, 2023. |
| ©2023. |
| Description |
136 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. |
| Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within this work that are of the period in which the work was created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. |
| Conditions of access |
The items contains descriptions of Aboriginal Australian ceremonial and gender specific material (men's business) |
| Summary |
"The first book written on the natural history of life on the Nullabor Plain, was written by station-master A. G. Bolam and first published in 1923. The author recollects his times with Aboriginal trackers and workers in and around Ooldeah, as the great railway progressed from South Australia across to Western Australia, and in doing so looks at animal and bird life and the unique geographical feature of the Plain." --Back cover. |
| Original version |
First published
McCubbinn James Press, Melbourne, 1923 |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Nullarbor Plain (S. Aust. and W.A.) |
| Natural history -- South Australia |
| Natural history -- Western Australia |
| Habitation - Camps |
| Costume and clothing |
| Social organisation - Kinship - Marriage |
| Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine |
| Communications - Nonverbal - Smoke signals |
| Technology - Tools |
| Technology - Fire - Fire making |
| Recreation |
| Death - Mortuary customs |
| Weapons - Boomerangs |
| Religion |
| Communications - Message sticks |
| Ceremonies - Initiation |
| South Australia -- Description and travel |
| Western Australia -- Description and travel |
| Ooldea (Far West SA SH52-12) |
| The Nullabor (Far West SA SH52-16) |
| Nullarbor Plain Region (S.A. and W.A.) |
| Nullarbor Plain (S.A. and W.A.) -- Description and travel |
| Call number |
2024.058 |
