Murwangi: a history of the attempts to establish a pastoral industry in north east Arnhem Land 1883 to 1983.

Heide, Frank van der

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Murwangi: a history of the attempts to establish a pastoral industry in north east Arnhem Land 1883 to 1983.

Date

1985-03

Authors

Heide, Frank van der

Publisher

The University of New England

Abstract

The discovery of Northern Australian has been attributed to the Chinese 1, the Portugese 2, the Dutch 3 and the Macassans 4, with only the latter group maintaining continuous ties with the Aboriginal people after the initial contact.