The Passing of the Aborigines (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Colonial-Era Memoir of Aboriginal Customs, Ooldea Life, and Nullarbor EthnographyBy Daisy Bates
Length9h 18m
About this audiobook
The Passing of the Aborigines is a hybrid work of memoir, travel narrative, and colonial ethnography, presenting Daisy Bates's decades of observations among Aboriginal communities in Western and South Australia. Written in a vivid, anecdotal style shaped by journalism and imperial-era anthropology, the book records customs, kinship practices, ceremonies, languages, and daily life, while also advancing the now deeply problematic "doomed race" thesis common in early twentieth-century settler discourse. Bates, an Irish-born Australian journalist, welfare worker, and self-styled ethnographer, spent many years living near Aboriginal camps, most famously at Ooldea on the Nullarbor Plain. Her unusual proximity to the people she described gave her work documentary value, yet her interpretations were strongly marked by paternalism, racial hierarchy, and the assumptions of colonial Australia. These tensions make the book both historically important and ethically challenging. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Australian history, colonial literature, anthropology, and the politics of representation. It should be read critically, not as neutral evidence, but as a revealing document of its time: valuable for what it preserves, troubling for what it misreads, and indispensable for understanding settler attitudes toward Aboriginal Australia.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length9 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 8, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Passing of the Aborigines (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Prologue A Vanished People
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6Chapter 1 Meeting with the Aborigines
7Chapter 2 In a Trappist Monastery
8Chapter 3 Sojourn in the Dreamtime
9Chapter 4 The Beginning of Initiation
10Chapter 5 The End of Initiation, the Blood-Drinking
11Chapter 6 Three Thousand Miles in a Side-Saddle
12Chapter 7 Last of the Bibbulmun Race
13Chapter 8 South-West Pilgrimage
14Chapter 9 Isles of the Dead
15Chapter 10 I Inherit a Gold Mine
16Chapter 11 With the Desert Tribes
17Chapter 12 Across the Bight by Camel Buggy
18Chapter 13 Wirilya’s Pleasant Vale
19Chapter 14 By Yuria Water
20Chapter 15 First Days at Ooldea
21Chapter 16 A Revolution and a Royal Visit
22Chapter 17 Introduction to Civilization
23Chapter 18 My Friends the Birds
24Chapter 19 In the Grip of the Drought
25Chapter 20 Interlude
26Chapter 21 Birth and Death, Healing Arts and Justice
27Epilogue Leave-taking
28Appendix Legend of How the Eagle-hawk Brought the Water to Yuria Gabbi
29Additional Photographs Not In The Book
30THE END
31Analysis
32Reflection
33Memorable Quotes
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