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Sherlocks of the Bush

Cover The Strand Magazine, Vol. xlviii, No.287, December 1914 (RP STR)

History Indigenous knowledge Indigenous knowledge systems Literature and stories

18 Oct 2016 Dr Blake Singley

An issue of The Strand Magazine from December 1914 featured an article by an Australian journalist entitled �?Black “Sherlocks”: The Native trackers of Australia’.

AIATSIS acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, culture and community.

We pay our respects to elders past and present.

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Pictures From My Memory is a compelling and accessible autobiographical account of Lizzie Marrkilyi Ellis’ life as a Ngaatjatjarra woman from the Australian Western Desert.

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Blog: Literature and stories

Sherlocks of the Bush