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Aboriginal Sydney : a guide to important places of the past and present / Melinda Hinkson ; photography by Alana Harris

by Melinda Hinkson, Alana Harris

This guide and social history explores Sydney through precincts of significance to Indigenous people. Stories and photographs document the city's ancient past and contemporary Aboriginal culture.

Accession 11977 ISBN 9780855757120 Publisher Aboriginal Studies Press
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