Many of these publications are available from the Koorie Heritage Trust Bookshop in King Street, Melbourne.
Gary Presland (1985)
“… a guide book to the lost landscapes of the region, and to the way of life of the original owners … provides clues to seeing and exploring environmental and historical change.”
Ian D. Clark (1990)
A research publication based on evidence found in official archives and other written records.
(Does not include oral history from Victorian Koorie communities.)
Richard Broome (2005)
Allen & Unwin“The first history of black-white interaction in Victoria to the present, Aboriginal Australians offers new insights into the frontier conflict, attempts at control and assimilation, the Stolen Generation and Aboriginal survival and identity in modern Australia.”
James Dawson (1881)
Reprinted as a facsimile edition in 1981 by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
From the introduction to the reprint: “Among the nineteenth century pioneers of the Western District of Victoria, James Dawson was outstanding. He was well known as a friend and protector of the Aborigines ... was greatly interested in Aboriginal Culture, strongly committed to speaking out about justice to the Aborigines, and had respect for the Aborigines and their culture.”
Ian D. Clark & Toby Heydon (2002)
A 275 page dictionary that lists
i) Aboriginal place names that are currently in use,
ii) Aboriginal place names for places that are currently known by non-indigenous names,
iii) Aboriginal names for places that are otherwise officially unnamed.
Sharnthi and Krishna-Pillay (1996)
Published by the Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperation
A. MacDougall (1852)
The original account of the life of William Buckley - an English convict who escaped from an early Port Phillip convict settlement and lived for thirty years with the Wada Wurrung of central south west Victoria.
Isabel Ellender & Peter Christiansen (2001)
Merri Creak Management Committee
Josephine Flood (2006)
Allen & Unwin“This is an up-to-the minute and balanced account of Aboriginal experience from the earliest prehistory to today. Clearly written and well-illustrated, this is the best book to give to someone who wants to know about Aborigines, their survival through the millennia, and the experiences they have to contribute to modern Australia.
Authors: Beth Gott & J. Conran
