Title The Aldine history of South Australia, illustrated : embracing sketches and portraits of her noted people: the rise and progress of her varied enterprises: and illustrations of her boundless wealth: together with maps of latest survey / by W. Frederic Morrison

Published Sydney ; Adelaide : The Aldine Publishing Company, 1890

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
ADPML SPC	994.23 Mor/Aho	1	LIB USE ONLY
ADPML SPC	994.23 Mor/Aho	2	LIB USE ONLY

Description 2 volumes (vii, 823 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 29 cm Contents Vol. 1 Ch. 4: The Aborigines: Native condition; Habits; Weapons; Corroboree; Combats; Notions respecting a supreme being; Laws; Rum; Their decrease Summary Includes one chapter on the Aboriginal people of South Australia, their lifestyle, tools, weapons, ceremonies, and the influence of Christianity and alcohol; includes descriptions of spears, woomera, boomerangs, waddies, shields and their uses; treatment of Aboriginal women by Aboriginal men and non-Aboriginal men; that Aboriginal people would become 'a thing of the past' Notes Biographical index to this work was compiled by John McLellan in 1941 entitled: Biographical index to W.F. Morrison's Aldine history of South Australia Ferguson: no. 12865 Subject Natural history -- Australia -- South Australia. SUBJECT South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1851-1901 South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- Biography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237 South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Genre/Form Biographies. Author Aldine Publishing Company.

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