AustLit

'Many Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes and families during the 1900s. This is a sad and shameful part of Australia's history. Here are the stories of six members of the stolen generations, stories of sadness and loss, but also of great courage and creativity. ' (Publication summary)

'Ysola Best dedicated much of her life to researching and documenting her Indigenous heritage and having recognised the role that her family played in the development of the Gold Coast, southeastern Queensland. Her ancestors and traditional custodians of the Gold Coast were the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh speakers in an area which included Logan, Albert, Nerang and Coomera Rivers and Tallebudgerra Creek. Ysola spent twenty years researching her Kombumerri culture so that it could be passed on to future generations.' (Introduction)

'Songlines and Stone Axes is the first book of a new series on Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia published by Allen & Unwin that is designed for children and teenagers. It is an attractive and profusely illustrated 32-page book.'  (Introduction)

'Generations of Australians have been taught that no wars have ever been fought on Australian soil. Yet as many as 20,000 black Australians died fighting a war of resistance that lasted for more than a century.'

Six Australian Battlefields presents an alternative view of history. Through detailed accounts of four great clashes, it confronts the reader with the realities of life on the Australian frontier. And through a retelling of the stories of Vinegar Hill and Eureka it reminds the reader of the central place of resistance in our past.' (Source: Publisher's website)

The story of the Aborigines' courageous fight for justice began in 1788, when the British first occupied Aboriginal land. It tells how Aborigines held on to their identity and to their traditional responsibility for their lands. Here are the stories of just a handful of the men and women who were proudly Aboriginal, and whose lives show how Aborigines have fought for their lands and for justice over the past two hundred years. – Introduction

Biographical sketches of Kurnai / Gunai peoples and Wiradjuri peoples.