Margaret Simons
The Meeting of the Waters
The Hindmarsh Island Affair

The Meeting of the Waters The Hindmarsh Island Affair

Account and analysis of the fight between developers and local Australian Aborigines over the construction of a bridge between the mainland and Hindmarsh Island in South Australia in the 1990s. Looks at how the battle divided the indigenous and white communities, embroiled the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and prompted a Royal Commission. Includes endnotes, references, and index.
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