| ISBN |
9781921953392 (pbk.) |
| Classification Number |
305.899 FOL |
| Author |
Foley, Dennis. 1953- |
| Title |
What the colonists never knew: a history of Aboriginal Sydney [BK] |
| Edition |
First. |
| Physical Description |
illustrations (some colour), map, portraits ; |
| What the Colonists Never Knew paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Sydney, alongside the colonists, from 1788 to the present. Dennis, the grandson of Clarice Malinda Lougher, the last practising matriarch of the Gai-mariagal clan, was immersed in cultural knowledge and lore from an early age. |
| What the Colonists Never Knew paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Sydney, alongside the colonists, from 1788 to the present. Peter Read's exploration of the history of Aboriginal Sydney is interwoven with Dennis Foley's memories of his own Gai-mariagal country, taking readers on a journey through the region's past. This book offers an honest account of the disappointment, pain and terror experienced by Sydney's First Peoples, and celebrates the survival of their spirit and their culture. |
| Classification |
General. |
| Foley, Dennis, (College teacher) |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Culture |
| Society & Social Sciences |
| Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Social life and customs |
| Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Anecdotes |
| Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions |
| Aboriginal Australians -- History |
| Colonies -- History |
| Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History |
| Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History |
| Additional Author |
Read, Peter 1945-, |
| Read, Peter |
