A Different Drummer: The Story of E.J. Banfield, the Beachcomber of Dunk IslandPages 85-87 refers to Tom, (portrait p. 164) one of four remaining descendants of four hundred who had lived on Dunk Island before clashes with Europeans; his Indigenous knowledge; pp. 161-169 refer to hunting, gathering and fishing; death; rock /cave art; corroborees and Government settlements. |
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