Scars in the Landscape. A Register of Massacre Sites in Western Victoria, 1803-1859
Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 1995.
Quarto, x, 199 pages with numerous maps and illustrations.
Colour-pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed; an excellent copy.
'In a deliberate challenge to the ideology that the colonisation of Western Victoria was peaceful, the register [of massacre sites] reveals that violence was widespread ... Through searching contemporary archival material, utilising Aboriginal oral history and local histories, and by studying the place names in the region, Ian Clark presents us with a detailed, meticulously researched study of massacres in one Australian region' (from the blurb). Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Report Series.
Item #139079
Price (AUD):
$110.00