Australia's National Parks: Landforms, Plants, Animals Revealed Through Nature Reservesp.10; Rock engraving at Mootwingee, N.S.W. (emu with eggs); p.16; Ochre mine at Wilgie Mia, W.A. (yellow and red ochres); Queensland parks - p.32; Aboriginal name for Banksia aemula; p.34; Arrival of Aborigines in Australia; p.40; Seeds of pandanus eaten by Aborigines; p.52; Bora rings in BellendenKer National Park (brief description of a typical ground when in use); p.53; Carnarvon Gorge paintings noted, especially Cathedral Cave; p.54; Bunya Mountains (brief description of Bunya feast given by Waka-Waka tribe); New South Wales parks p.64; Rock engravings at Kuring-gai Chase and middens noted in several parks; p.74; Rock engravings near Sydney (fish and lizard - no location); p.88; Rock paintings and carvings at Mootwingee (Snake Cave); Victorian parks - p.110; Glenaladale, Den of the Nargun (mythical beast); p.111; Aborigines coming to high mountains for bogong moths, method of collection and cooking; p.114; Aboriginal use of mallee roots as a source of stored water, methods of extraction noted; South Australian parks - p.122; Koonalda Cave (gives carbon date); p.135; Flinders Chase reserve, notes Tindales work and disappearance of Aborigines from Kangaroo Island; p.141; Canunda National Park, notes Aboriginal middens; Western Australian parks - p.149; Stone arrangement (no location); p.158; Young roots of the desert kurrajong eaten by Aborigines; p.161; Aboriginal camping ground found by author at Walyunga Pool on the Avon River; p.163; Aboriginal uses for parts of blackboy; p.164; Cave deposit of female human bones in Yanchep Park noted; p.166; Description of ochre mining at Wilgie Mia; p.170; Hollowed-out baobab tree used to secure Aboriginal prisoners near Wyndham on their way to trial, Windjana Gorge paintings noted and battle between police and Sandamara in 1894; Sandamaras hide-out at Tunnel Creek; notes presence of stone axe-heads in this area; p.171; Wondjina paintings in Prince Regent River Reserve described, quotes Berndts; Northern Territory parks - p.175; Permission to visit Aboriginal reserves required; p.177; Painting of woman and dingo from Central Arnhem Land; p.178; Aborigines as nomadic hunters; p.186; Aboriginal dancers, notes change to modern paint instead of ochre, clay and charcoal; p.187; Paintings of the Sickness Sisters and X-ray paintings; p.190; Notes Murganella Sanctuary also an Aboriginal reserve; p.191; Aboriginal paintings at Katherine Gorge noted; p.193; Aboriginal name for waterhole at Alice Springs Telegraph Station National Park; p.194; Importance of Corroboree Rock to Aborigines; p.195; Paintings by the Aranda witchetty grub totem at Emily Gap; p.196; Ayers Rock known to Aborigines as Uluru, mythical origin of Rock; p.197; Honeypot ants and witchetty grubs eaten by Aborigines; Tasmanian parks - p.200; Aborigines arrival in Tasmania via Bass Strait; p.202; Dingo did not reach Tasmania. |
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