Historic North Stradbroke Island

Historic North Stradbroke Island

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Paddy Carter Et All
Binding: Paperback
Published: North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum, 1994

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

This authoritative local history compiles archival research, oral testimony, and photographic documentation to construct a comprehensive narrative of North Stradbroke Island’s transformation from pre-colonial times through the 20th century. The editors chronicle Indigenous stewardship, colonial incursion, and the emergence of Dunwich as a central administrative and social hub. The volume illustrates the island’s layered past through maps, portraits, and site histories, arguing for its significance as both a cultural landscape and a contested historical space. It documents the interplay between Aboriginal heritage and European settlement, instructing readers on the enduring legacies of displacement, adaptation, and resilience.

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Description

Author: Paddy Carter Et All
Binding: Paperback
Published: North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum, 1994

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

This authoritative local history compiles archival research, oral testimony, and photographic documentation to construct a comprehensive narrative of North Stradbroke Island’s transformation from pre-colonial times through the 20th century. The editors chronicle Indigenous stewardship, colonial incursion, and the emergence of Dunwich as a central administrative and social hub. The volume illustrates the island’s layered past through maps, portraits, and site histories, arguing for its significance as both a cultural landscape and a contested historical space. It documents the interplay between Aboriginal heritage and European settlement, instructing readers on the enduring legacies of displacement, adaptation, and resilience.