{"product_id":"brimming-billabongs-we-bill-harney-1963","title":"Brimming Billabongs – W.E. (Bill) Harney (1963)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e W. E. (William Edward) Harney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Hale, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174 pages, plus 8 pages of photographic plates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-and-white illustrations and plates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrimming Billabongs\u003c\/em\u003e by W. E. “Bill” Harney offers an evocative account of life, people and landscapes of Australia’s Northern Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarney, a well-known writer and bushman with extensive experience in northern Australia, draws on his observations and encounters to describe the country, its communities and its cultural history. The book includes material relating to Aboriginal Australians of the Northern Territory, including social life and customs, as well as references to the Marmel Kadgalee and historical connections with Makassan people from Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with photographic plates, this 1963 volume provides an interesting period account of northern Australian life and travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wear and tears to the dust jacket consistent with age. The book itself is internally \u003cstrong\u003enear fine\u003c\/strong\u003e, with pages clean and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collectable Australian title with strong appeal for readers interested in Northern Territory history, Australian bush life, First Nations history and culture, and early accounts of northern Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40912405921921,"sku":"S260909","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/BrimmingBillabongs_2.jpg?v=1790653313","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/brimming-billabongs-we-bill-harney-1963","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}