Through Their Eyes: An Historical Record of the Aboriginal People of Victoria
Post-Colonial Studies Australian History Indigenous Studies Ethnography Cultural History Adult Education Reference Work
Through Their Eyes: An Historical Record of the Aboriginal People of Victoria is a scarce 1994 first-edition paperback published by the Aboriginal Studies Department of Museum Victoria and now prized by collectors of Australian Indigenous history. In 150 tightly-written pages, authors Mira Lakic and Rosemary Wrench assemble rare first-person testimonies, colonial dispatches, sketches, maps and photographs to create a classroom-ready resource that lets Aboriginal voices from the Port Phillip Protectorate era speak for themselves. Teachers, university students, family historians and museum curators consistently rank this title among the most reliable quick-reference guides to Koorie culture, land management practices, early contact history and the Protectorate’s failed assimilation policies.
What sets this copy apart is its excellent vintage condition: no ex-library markings, no inscriptions, no dog-earing, and a firm, uncracked spine—only light shelf scuffing and a slight cover curl betray its thirty-year journey. As a first printing it contains the original 1994 layout, captions and index that later reprints subtly altered, making it the preferred citation source for academic work. Keywords such as Aboriginal history Australia, Indigenous Victoria, Port Phillip Protectorate, Victorian Aboriginals and Museum Victoria first edition consistently surface in collector searches, ensuring strong resale demand.
Buyers searching for authentic Aboriginal culture texts, Australian cultural studies textbooks, or simply a thought-provoking addition to a living-room library will find Through Their Eyes an engaging, visually rich gateway to understanding Australia’s first peoples on their own terms.
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