Bonyi Bonyi: Life And Legends Of The Bunya Mountains
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.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. Limited Edition. Second impression August 1999.
Deep in the ancient ranges of south-east Queensland, the Bunya Mountains hold centuries of stories — and Bonyi Bonyi: Life and Legends of the Bunya Mountains by Ray Humphrys brings those stories vividly to life. This richly detailed account chronicles the times and lives of those who settled on and around the Bunya Mountains from 1841, weaving together the human drama of colonial settlement with the rich Aboriginal heritage that gave the region its name — Bonyi Bonyi being the name bestowed upon the bunya nuts by the Aborigines of the Brisbane area. Humphrys presents a rare regional history that is both intimate and expansive, grounding the reader in the landscape, the people, and the legends that define this distinctive corner of Queensland. Rooted in meticulous local research and published as a limited edition by the Wyndham Observer, this volume stands as an invaluable document of Australian heritage — one that raises the question of how many other stories the mountains still keep to themselves.
Author: Ray Humphrys
Format: Paperback
Published: 1999, Wyndham Observer
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. Limited Edition. Second impression August 1999.
Deep in the ancient ranges of south-east Queensland, the Bunya Mountains hold centuries of stories — and Bonyi Bonyi: Life and Legends of the Bunya Mountains by Ray Humphrys brings those stories vividly to life. This richly detailed account chronicles the times and lives of those who settled on and around the Bunya Mountains from 1841, weaving together the human drama of colonial settlement with the rich Aboriginal heritage that gave the region its name — Bonyi Bonyi being the name bestowed upon the bunya nuts by the Aborigines of the Brisbane area. Humphrys presents a rare regional history that is both intimate and expansive, grounding the reader in the landscape, the people, and the legends that define this distinctive corner of Queensland. Rooted in meticulous local research and published as a limited edition by the Wyndham Observer, this volume stands as an invaluable document of Australian heritage — one that raises the question of how many other stories the mountains still keep to themselves.