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The edge of memory : ancient stories, oral tradition and the post-glacial world / by Nunn, Patrick D.,1955-author.;
Subjects: Legends.; Floods; Environmental sciences; Science; Ocean; Storytelling; Oral tradition.; Oral history.; Aboriginal Australians; Indigenous peoples; Tales; Tales;
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Indigenous peoples and the Second World War : the politics, experiences and legacies of war in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand / by Sheffield, R. Scott,author.; Riseman, Noah J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."During the Second World War, Indigenous people in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada mobilised en masse to support the war effort, despite withstanding centuries of colonialism. Their roles ranged from ordinary soldiers fighting on distant shores, to soldiers capturing Japanese prisoners on their own territory, to women working in munitions plants on the home front. R. Scott Sheffield and Noah Riseman examine Indigenous experiences of the Second World War across these four settler societies. Informed by theories of settler colonialism, martial race theory and military sociology, they show how Indigenous people and their communities both shaped and were shaped by the Second World War. Particular attention is paid to the policies in place before, during and after the war, highlighting the ways that Indigenous people negotiated their own roles within the war effort at home and abroad"--
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Sapphires [videorecording] / by Blair, Wayne.; Briggs, Tony.Sapphires.Videorecording.; Mailman, Deborah,1973-; Mauboy, Jessica.; O'Dowd, Chris,1980-; Thompson, Keith.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Goalpost Pictures.; Screen Australia.;
Music, Cezary Skubiszewski; cinematographer, Warwick Thornton.Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Tory Kittles, Eka Darville, Tanika Lonesborough, Nioka Brennan, Lynette Narkle, Kylie Belling, Tammy Anderson.Four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Sapphires (Musical group); Feature films.; Rock films.; Vietnam war, 1961-1975;
© c2013., Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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100,000+ baby names : the most helpful, complete, & up-to-date name book / by Lansky, Bruce,author.;
"What's new about names? The new edition of 100,000+ Baby Names by Bruce Lansky features the most up-to-date lists of names, trends, advice, and fascinating facts about names, including: Hundreds of newly popular names and variations; The latest list of top 100 names for boys and girls; The latest naming trends: what's hot and what's not; The most rapidly rising and falling top 1,000 names; Updated lists of names to consider, including names of newly famous people and fictional characters; The most popular gender-neutral names and their rates of use (more for boys, more for girls, or 50/50); New (and classic) celebrity baby names. And our list of names from around the world keeps growing! Here you'll find more than 100,000 names -- complete with origins, meanings, variations, and famous namesakes. You'll find names from major linguistic and ethnic groups of origin, including English (19,000 names), Latin (11,000 names), Greek (11,000 names), American (11,000 names), Hebrew (9,000 names), Hispanic (9,000 names), French (8,000 names), Irish (7,000 names), and German (6,000 names) -- plus thousands of Scottish, Welsh, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Scandinavian, Polish, Native American, Hawaiian, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Australian/Aboriginal, African, and Hindi names. The list features unique spellings of popular names that are catching on, plus newly popular names and variations not listed in other books and websites. This book will help you choose a name that you and your baby will love!"--
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Names, Personal; Names;
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The blue lightning [videorecording]. by Elliott, Sam; Culp, Robert; Gilling, Rebecca; Meillon, John;
Director, Lee Philips.Sam Elliott, Robert Culp, Rebecca Gilling, John Meillon.Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as 'The Blue Lightning,' from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback. When Wingate confronts McInally at his base in Opal Ridge, he is nearly killed. He recovers, thanks to the efforts of an aboriginal tribe and they end up joining forces for a final deadly showdown with McInally.MWT rating: NR.DVD.
Subjects: Action.; Foreign.; Action / Adventure.;
© 2013., Shout! Factory,
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Mystery Road [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Kwanten, Ryan,1976-; Pedersen, Aaron,1970-; Spence, Bruce.; Weaving, Hugo,1960-; Well Go USA, Inc.;
Ryan Kwanten, Aaron Pedersen, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving.Detective Joe Swan returns to his small home town to investigate the murder of a teenaged Aboriginal girl. He finds himself alone and in growing danger as the towns secrets unravel.14A.Blue-ray.
Subjects: Detectives; Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Murder; Murder; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Well Go USA,
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A room full of bones / by Griffiths, Elly.;
Set in Norfolk, England, A Room Full of Bones embroils, once again, brainy Ruth Galloway, in a crime tinged by occult forces. On Halloween night, the Smith Museum in King's Lynn is preparing for an unusual event -- the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop. But when forensic archaelogist Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise, she finds the curator, Neil Topham, dead beside the coffin. Topham's death seems to be related to other uncanny incidents, including the arcane tactics of a group called the Elginists, which aims to repatriate the museum''s extensive collection of Aborigine skulls; the untimely demise of the museum''s owner, Lord Smith; and the sudden, dangerous illness of DCI Harry Nelson, who Ruth's friend Cathbad believes is lost in The Dreaming -- a hallucinogenic state central to some Indigenous Australian beliefs. Something must be done to set matters right and lift Nelson out of the clutches of death, but will Ruth be able to muster herself out of a state of guilt and foreboding in order to solve the mystery in time?
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Galloway, Ruth (Fictitious character); Women forensic anthropologists;
© 2013., McClelland & Stewart,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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