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You really only made it because you needed the money: Aboriginal Women and Shellwork Production, 1870s to 1970s

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2011

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Nugent, Maria

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Australian Society for the Study of Labour History

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For almost 150 years, Aboriginal women around Sydney have engaged in an informal cash economy by making and selling small shell-decorated objects. The longevity of the practice, which spans the period from the 1870s to the present, provides a rare opportu

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36281

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ANU Research Publications

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Labour History: a Journal of Labour and social history

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10.5263/labourhistory.101.0071

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2037-12-31

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