Lamilami Speaks, the Cry Went Up: A Story of the People of Goulburn Islands, North Australia by Reverend Lazarus Lamilami

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamps and stickers on inside. Remnant of date due slip on inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Wear to book corners and edges. Pages are sunned. Dust jcaket has light wear to edge. Tear to top right front cover. Dust jacket is now in protective cover. Interior and binding are still very good.

The autobiography of Lazarus Lamilami (1913?-1977) and story of the Maung people of North Australia.

Lazarus Lamilami was a Methodist preacher and was born probably in 1913 at Brogden Beach, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, son of Nangurulur and his wife Ngalmajulwun. Lamilami's parents belonged to the Maung language group of Aborigines whose territory included the Goulburn Islands and the adjacent coast of north-western Arnhem Land. (Australian Dictionary of Biography)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.