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1 How Historically Accurate Is the Film High Ground? The Violence It Depicts Is Uncomfortably Close to the Truth Laura Rademaker , Julie Narndal Gumurdul , Sally K. May , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 February 2021;
1 1 y separately published work icon Macassan History and Heritage : Journeys, Encounters and Influences Macassan History and Heritage Marshall Alexander Clark , Marshall Alexander Clark (editor), Sally K. May (editor), Acton : Australian National University , 2013 9277574 2013 single work non-fiction

'This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting northern Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in Indonesia and Australia.' (Source: Publisher's website)
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