The Murranji Track


Book Description

For almost a century, drovers moved cattle along the Murranji Track, despite scarce water, jungle-like scrub and its reputation as the Death Track. In this well-researched, detailed book Lewis provides the definitive account of the track, from the time of the Aborigines and early explorers, to its opening by the legendary Bluey Buchanan.
















Government Resident's Report on Northern Territory ...


Book Description

Annual reporting mainly on economic enterprise in N.T., mostly pastoral and mining; pastoralists; trading accounts; reports have sections headed "Aborigines": expressions of social Darwinist views of the period, racial attitudes, employment - labour market, demography, diseases; opium; animals, Botanical Gardens reports, plant lists; Roman Catholic Missions reports; pearling; periodic reports on Government resident explorations or trips incl. Melville Island (1887), Alligator Rivers (1894) - trackers, rock art, accounts of contact.




The Northern Territory Pastoral Industry, 1863-1910


Book Description

p.69-73; Employment on stations; early hostilities (quote J. Lewis, Mrs. Gunn); spearing & frightening cattle McArthur River Tempe Downs; p.135, 141; Attacks on cattle Roper, Hodgson Rivers depredations, Victoria River.