A town is born : the Fitzroy Crossing story /
The 1960s are remembered as a time of change and upheaval throughout the Western world, including Australia. No part of the country changed more in that decade than the remote pastoral regions of the Australia's North West. But in these tropical parts the winds of change did not bring the antiw...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Broome, Western Australia :
Magabala Books,
[2019]
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| Edition: | New edition. |
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| Summary: | The 1960s are remembered as a time of change and upheaval throughout the Western world, including Australia. No part of the country changed more in that decade than the remote pastoral regions of the Australia's North West. But in these tropical parts the winds of change did not bring the antiwar movement, the counterculture, feminism or the other issues that preoccupied the cities. Rather, they blew down an industry, a regime, a culture that for the best part of a century had thrived on a semi-feudal system of codependence between the all-powerful station bosses, and large communities of unpaid Aboriginal workers and their families. This is the story of a remarkable town born out of trauma, dispossession and hard times that has developed a unique community spirit. |
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| Physical Description: | 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781925936858 1925936856 |