Bushman of the Red Heart

Author(s): Judy Robinson

History & Studies - General

Narrative of the Nicker family and their work in central Australia from the Arltunga Goldfields in 1903 to Ryan's Well and the establishment of Glen Maggie Station from 1914-1930 ; Ben Nicker account of the 1932 -1933 Michael Terry expeditions through central Australia using camel transportation ; describes meeting Afghan cameleers and their Aboriginal wives ; Aboriginal workers at Glen Maggie Station ; "The Coniston Murders in the Tanami Desert 1928" ; Description of rock art at Cleland Hills ; Aborigines at Warramulla ; Kuna-jarai soak and associated Dreaming story "Eaters of Stone" ; Ceremonies at Warburton Junction Waterhole ; Encounter with the Boonarra people at O'Grady's Well.

secondhand, minor wear on cover and spine 


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781875998708
  • : Central Queensland University Press
  • : Central Queensland University Press
  • : 01 April 1999
  • : {"length"=>["25"], "width"=>["17.6"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Judy Robinson
  • : Paperback