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Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 Because a White Man'll Never Do It
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'First published in 1973, Kevin Gilbert's controversial account of Aboriginal affairs is a damning portrait of the colonisation of Australia by Britain and the problems that have resulted. It tells the story of land theft, attempted racial extermination, oppression, denial of human rights, slavery, ridicule, denigration, inequality and paternalism. And it posits a solution seemingly incomprehensible to many and it examines what the indigenous people really want - land, compensation, discreet non-dictatorial help, but most of all to be left alone by white Australia.' Source: www.harpercollins.com.au (Sighted 04/06/2009).

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  • Includes a few poems.
  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to the Aboriginal patriots of Australia who have refused to sell out, have refused to pay that ultimate 'price of survival' demanded by the white boss... and to the mass of blacks, 'poor buggers all', who are still waiting...It is also dedicated to Cora my wife, friend, mate,'little twin sister' and favourite gubbah - who helped me write it.

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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword, Mudrooroo , single work criticism (p. v-viii)

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    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 2002 .
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      Extent: xv, 208p.
      Edition info: A & R Classics ed.
      ISBN: 0207199256

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Works about this Work

Five Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors Sandra R. Phillips , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 October 2014;
An Uncertain Mission Nicole Watson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 3 September vol. 8 no. 185 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Up from the Mission : Selected Writings Noel Pearson , 2009 selected work autobiography biography prose
Paperbacks Simon Hughes , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 1994; (p. 8)

— Review of You Have the Power Archie Roach , 1994 selected work poetry ; Burning Swans John Mateer , 1994 selected work poetry ; Because a White Man'll Never Do It Kevin Gilbert , 1973 single work criticism
The Prison Cell with Black Walls Kevin Gilbert , 1993 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 April 1993; (p. 9)
A Short History of Aboriginal Writing Mudrooroo , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , August vol. 2 no. 2 1990; (p. 36-38)
Paperbacks Simon Hughes , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 1994; (p. 8)

— Review of You Have the Power Archie Roach , 1994 selected work poetry ; Burning Swans John Mateer , 1994 selected work poetry ; Because a White Man'll Never Do It Kevin Gilbert , 1973 single work criticism
An Uncertain Mission Nicole Watson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 3 September vol. 8 no. 185 2009; (p. 23)

— Review of Up from the Mission : Selected Writings Noel Pearson , 2009 selected work autobiography biography prose
The Prison Cell with Black Walls Kevin Gilbert , 1993 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 April 1993; (p. 9)
Poet Sees 1988 as Year of National Healing Amanda Lynch , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 July 1988; (p. B6)
A Short History of Aboriginal Writing Mudrooroo , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , August vol. 2 no. 2 1990; (p. 36-38)
Five Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors Sandra R. Phillips , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 October 2014;
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