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Books in our Library on Indigenous Australians

Aboriginal Art and Culture by Jane Bingham
Call Number: 704.039915 BIN
Aboriginal Australia by Robyn Hodge
Call Number: 305.89915 HOD
Aboriginal Australians by Diana Marshall
Call Number: 994.0049915 MAR
Aboriginal Peoples of Australia by Anne Bartlett
Call Number: 305.89915 BAR
Arts and Crafts of Indigenous Australia by Linda Bruce and Jim Hilvert-Bruce
Call Number: 704.03 BRU
Livewire Investigates Aboriginal Studies Arts and Symbols by Sandra Cahir
Call Number: 709.94 CAH
Australia by Anne Wallace Sharp
Call Number: 305.89 SHA
Bush Tucker by Robert Gott
Call Number: 641.300994 GOT
Sharing Our Stories (series) by Liz Thompson
Call Number: 305.8 THO
six books: The Devil-Devil from Warlok; The Frog and the Brolga; The Mermaid and the Serpent; The Sunbird; Turtle Dreaming; Woonyoomboo
Macmillan Encyclopaedia of Australia's Aboriginal Peoples (9 volumes)
Aboriginal People Then and Now series by Alex Barlow and Marji Hill
Call Number: 305.89915 BAR
set of four books: You and Me Living Together; Bosses Ourselves; My Mob; Sharing our Cultures
Nyuntu Ninti: What You Should Know by Bob Randall
Call Number: 305.89915 RAN
Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon
Call Number: 305.8 ONE
Papunya School Book of Country and History
Call Number: 994.2 PAP
Australia's Indigenous Peoples (series) by Marji Hill
Call Number: 994.0049 HIL
5 books: Peoples of the North; Peoples of the South; Peoples of the East; Peoples of the West; Peoples of the Centre
Playground by Nadia Wheatley; Ken Searle (Illustrator); Jackie Huggins (Contribution by)
Call Number: 305.89 PLA
Songlines and Stone Axes by John Nicholson
Call Number: 381.0899915 NIC
Livewire Investigates Aboriginal Studies Traditional Technologies by Sandra Cahir
Call Number: 305.89915 CAH
Indigenous Australian Cultures by Mary Colson
Call Number: 305.89 COL
Australians All: A History of Growing Up from the Ice Age to the Apology by Nadia Wheatley
Call Number: 994 WHE

Bush Food

Torres Strait

Map of the Torres Strait

Torres Strait Islander Culture

Kaisiana's journey to Torres Strait by Trish Albert
Call Number: 305.89 ALB
Keeping Language Alive by Trish Albert
Call Number: 499 ALB
Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia by William Arthur
Call Number: 912.19 MAC
ISBN: 1876429356
The Pearl-Shell Diver by Kay Crabbe
Call Number: MF CRA

Welcome to Country

Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy
Call Number: PB MUR
Hello and Welcome by Gregg Dreise
Call Number: PB DRE
ISBN: 9781760898328
Publication Date: 2021-03-02
Somebody's Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing
Call Number: PB GOO
ISBN: 9781760526726
Ceremony by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing
Call Number: PB GOO
ISBN: 9781761065064
Back on Country by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing
Call Number: PB GOO
ISBN: 9781761065088
Open your heart to Country by Jasmine Seymour
Call Number: PB SEY
ISBN: 9781922613769

Online Books

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Ancient Australia

Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia by Danielle Clode
Call Number: 560.994 CLO
Ancient Australia by Alethea Kinsela
Call Number: 994 KIN

Australian History Timeline

The Dreamtime

Wandjina paintings - Images

Wandjina paintings of Ancient Australia

Click to see the full size image.

Aboriginal Australians Before Contact: Worksheets
Worksheets to support the video above.

Aboriginal Art

Language

ð Kalgoorlie, WA …three tracks

ð Kingaroy, QLD …the red ant

ð Geelong, VIC …a swampy plain

ð Dubbo, NSW …head covering

ð Cabramatta, NSW …home of cobra grub

ð Woolongong, NSW …hard ground near water

ð Booleroo, SA …plenty

ð Ballarat, VIC …camping place

ð Gympie, QLD …stinging trees

ð Cowra, NSW …rocks

ð Yarra, VIC …running water

ð Canberra, ACT …meeting place

ð Wagga Wagga, NSW …many crows

ð Illawarra, NSW …pleasant place by the sea

ð Mildura, VIC …sore eyes

This Place
Across Australia, places are known for their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander names. But what do they mean?
Indigenous communities share the stories behind place names of their country.

Traditional Life

Trade by First Australians

Religion, Totems and Ceremony

Animated Dreamtime stories with teachers' guide.

Tools and Weapons

TOOLS, UTENSILS, AND WEAPONS - 1

Indigenous People of the Sunshine Coast

Welcome to Country - Sunshine Coast

For Teachers

55,000 Years and Counting: Celebrating our shared history
This resource is a sequenced series of teaching/learning activities about the Aboriginal history of Australia before British colonisation and the shared Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal history after colonisation.

1788: Was life the same for everyone?
A literature-based unit of work.
Sharing Stories: Culture
includes videos and teacher guide
Sharing Stories: Community
Sharing Stories: Films by Location
This is a map providing links to films about culture, ancestral beings, beliefs and country from eight Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities around Australia.
Defining Moments in Australian History
an annotated timeline produced by the National Museum of Australia
Digital Stories of the Land
This is website that presents a collection of digital stories about the connection people have with their surroundings, in particular the land.
Indigenous Science: “Australia Had Ancient Trade Routes Too”
Stories and Voices
short videos of community leaders talking about their stories and culture
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags
poster on the symbolism of the Australian Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islands flag.

First Peoples: Early Contact by Liz Flaherty
Call Number: 305.89915 FLA
First Peoples: Arrival and Lifestyle by Liz Flaherty
Call Number: 305.81195 FLA
15 copies
Ancient Australia
Teacher Resource Book for the Macmillan Encyclopaedia of Australia's Aboriginal Peoples (9 volumes)
Call Number: 994 BRI
Cross-Curriculum: Years 5-6 by Fiona Back
Call Number: 371.3 BAC
blackline masters on Aboriginal history and culture
First Footprints (DVD)
Call Number: 305.89915 FIR
set of four DVDs
First Contacts by R.I.C. Publications
Call Number: 994.0076 FIR
ISBN: 1922116416

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