And the Clock Struck Thirteen - The Life and Thoughts of Kaurna Elder Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien (Paperback, Illustrated edition)


This is the story of Kaurna man Uncle Lewis O'Brien and his family, beginning with his great, great grandmother Kudnarto - the first Aboriginal woman to marry a white man in South Australia. An esteemed Aboriginal elder, Lewis O'Brien worked as a fitter and machinist for 30 years, before joining the SA education department as an Aboriginal education liaison officer in 1977, where his presence made a real impact on the numbers of Indigenous children completing high school.

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This is the story of Kaurna man Uncle Lewis O'Brien and his family, beginning with his great, great grandmother Kudnarto - the first Aboriginal woman to marry a white man in South Australia. An esteemed Aboriginal elder, Lewis O'Brien worked as a fitter and machinist for 30 years, before joining the SA education department as an Aboriginal education liaison officer in 1977, where his presence made a real impact on the numbers of Indigenous children completing high school.

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Imprint

Wakefield Press

Country of origin

Australia

Release date

April 2007

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Dimensions

210 x 135mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

265

Edition

Illustrated edition

ISBN-13

978-1-86254-730-8

Barcode

9781862547308

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LSN

1-86254-730-0



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