Lot of 2: A Guide to the Australian War Memorial & The First Australians Book
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Lot of 2: A Guide to the Australian War Memorial & The First Australians Book. The First Australians. Since federation Australia has been involved in two world wars and a number of lesser conflicts. A Guide to the Australian War Memorial: Even as the six Australian colonies became a nation on 1 January 1901 Australians were fighting in South Africa. Since federation Australia has been involved in two world wars and a number of lesser conflicts. War has caused deep sectarian and political division in Australian society, has brought the country under threat of invasion, and has dominated the lives of two generations of Australian men and women. It has also led to the deaths of 100 000 servicemen and women in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, on land, at sea and in the air. The First Australians Traditional Australian Aboriginal life is rapidly receding-just at a time when interest in it is increasing. With this interest has come, perhaps too late, the realization that Australia, the real Australia, is not to be defined or seen simply in European terms. But because the rich heritage of the Aborigines is slipping away almost before our eyes, attention is being focused more and more on the part these people have begun to play and will increasingly play in the development of Australia. These two distinct aspects of Aboriginal life form the basis of this volume. We see the Aborigines first against the general background of Australia today. Then their rich and colourful traditional life is gradually unfolded: their tribal organization, influenced by their semi-nomadic way of living and their reliance on the natural resources of the countryside; their sense of belonging to their environment, living in intimate association with all about them; the emphasis on cooperation among themselves, particularly in regard to economic responsibilities; their religion, singing, dancing and art.
