KIMBERLEY HISTORY. People, Exploration and Development. Proceedings of the Kimberley Society Kimberley History Seminar held at the University of Western Australia 27 March 2010.

Cathie Clement, Jeffrey Gresham and Hamish McGlashan (editors)

Published by Kimberley Society, Perth, 2012

About this Item

A fine copy. Pp. xi, 227.

Topics include:

Archaeology and the long Aboriginal occupation of the Kimberley.

Maritime exploration of the Kimberley coast.

Inland exploration, notably George Grey?s 1837?38 expedition.

Later explorers including Frank Hann (1898) and Frederick Brockman (1901).

Joseph Bradshaw (the first European to record the rock art later named after him).

Economic and settlement activities such as the short-lived Camden Harbour settlement, guano mining, the Kimberley gold rush of 1885?86, Christian missions, and broader pastoral/settlement development from the 19th century through to 1965?2010.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1786628331405

Bibliographic Details

• Title: KIMBERLEY HISTORY. People, Exploration and Development. Proceedings of the Kimberley Society Kimberley History Seminar held at the University of Western Australia 27 March 2010.
• Publisher: Kimberley Society, Perth
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine