xiv, 303 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
1. The Murram and their country / Ian Crawford -- 2. Europeans and the land 1790-1924 -- 3. 'How to kill a forest quickly': group settlers and the land 1924-1945 -- 4. Farming and timber 1945-1973 -- 5. In the wake of the Woodchip Agreement: environmentalism 1973-1992 -- 6. The battle for the forests 1992-2001
Summary
First chapters explore Aboriginal links to land based mainly on historical sources; Murrum traditions and relationship to land; Murrum use of the karri forests; burning of land; Murrum seasons; contact history in the Northcliffe area
Analysis
Murrum people
Notes
"The Charles and Joy Stapes South West Region Publications Fund"