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Author De Araugo, Tess.

Title Boonoorong on the Mornington Peninsula / Tess De Araugo ; pen and wash illustrations by Miriam Kate Vanston
Published Rosebud West, Vic. : Rose Publishing House, 1993

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 W'PONDS  827.03 D2855 A6/B  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 194 pages : illustrations, maps, 1 genealogical table ; 22 cm
Summary Fictional account, based on fact, of the lifestyle of the Boonoorong people before white settlement and the changes that occurred at that time, centered around a twelve year old boy; image 'Yal Yal Road, Merricks (named after the tribesman who was the Meyrick's stockman)' p. 59, 'Grinding stone (Nepean Historical Society) p. 119, 'An ancient Boonoorong campsite of stones, shells and bones ...' p. 193, 'A hill of discarded shells ...' p. 193, and numerous other illustrations throughout the book
Audience For children
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Mornington Peninsula (Vic.) -- Fiction.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Mornington Peninsula -- Fiction
Genre/Form Fiction.
Author Vanston, Miriam Kate
ISBN 0646163949 (paperback)