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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Jackson's Track : Memoir of a Dreamtime Place
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In 1936, Daryl Tonkin and his brother, Harry, leave home in search of adventure. They find themselves in West Gippsland, Victoria, and set up a timber mill at Jackson's Track - a dreamtime place, a place that was paradise. A bushman dedicated to his work, Daryl discovers happiness there, and unexpectedly falls in love. But Daryl is white and Euphie is black, and neither of them is prepared for the conflict their forbidden love ignites. Set in the heart of the Australian bush, this spellbinding memoir recaptures a community and a way of life now vanished from sight. It tells of one man's courage and determination to pursue what he knows is right. An unforgettable true story of joy, of tragedy, and of hope, which has won the hearts of Australians. (From Libraries Australia record.)

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  • Dedication: I dedicate this book to Euphie, who was as good a wife and mother of our children as anyone on earth. God bless her. Daryl Tonkin.
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    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 1999 .
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      Extent: xviii, 297pp.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0670883328
      Series: Number in series: QU
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin Books , 2000 .
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      Extent: xviii, 297pp.
      Description: illus., map
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      • Includes index.
      • Bibliography: p. 296-297.
      ISBN: 0140276602, 9780140276602
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    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Ken Fin Books , 2000 .
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      Extent: xviii, 297pp.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 1740410149 (pbk.)
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2000 .
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      Extent: xviii, 297pp.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0140276602 (pbk)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
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      Extent: 318p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date 01 November 2012
      ISBN: 9781743314067
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y separately published work icon Jackson's Track Revisited : History, Remembrance and Reconciliation Carolyn Landon , Ringwood : Viking , 2006 Z1379830 2006 single work criticism 'In Jackson's Track Revisited Carolyn Landon returns to the story told by Daryl Tonkin in Jackson's Track (Penguin, Australia, 1999) - the tale of his life in the great Gippsland forest living among Aboriginal timber workers. Just as his family hoped, Tonkin's memoir has created the space for more stories. In Jackson's Track revisited, the voices of Aboriginal people who lived at the Track mingle with those of the White Australians who tried to 'improve' their lives in the 1950's, the era of assimilation. An exploration of the historical factors surrounding Tonkin's story leads to discussion of the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board, the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League and the policy of assimilation that was so prevalent in mid-twentieth century Australia.'--BACK COVER.
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Works about this Work

'No Last Words' : Postcolonial Witnessing in Jackson's Track and Jackson's Track Revisited Fiona Probyn , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 123-128)
y separately published work icon Jackson's Track Revisited : History, Remembrance and Reconciliation Carolyn Landon , Ringwood : Viking , 2006 Z1379830 2006 single work criticism 'In Jackson's Track Revisited Carolyn Landon returns to the story told by Daryl Tonkin in Jackson's Track (Penguin, Australia, 1999) - the tale of his life in the great Gippsland forest living among Aboriginal timber workers. Just as his family hoped, Tonkin's memoir has created the space for more stories. In Jackson's Track revisited, the voices of Aboriginal people who lived at the Track mingle with those of the White Australians who tried to 'improve' their lives in the 1950's, the era of assimilation. An exploration of the historical factors surrounding Tonkin's story leads to discussion of the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board, the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League and the policy of assimilation that was so prevalent in mid-twentieth century Australia.'--BACK COVER.
y separately published work icon Daryl Tonkin & Carolyn Landon's Jackson’s Track Insight Text Guides – Jackson's Track Sue Sciortino , Mentone : Insight Publications , 2002 6897373 2002 single work criticism
y separately published work icon Jackson's Track Revisited : History, Remembrance and Reconciliation Carolyn Landon , Ringwood : Viking , 2006 Z1379830 2006 single work criticism 'In Jackson's Track Revisited Carolyn Landon returns to the story told by Daryl Tonkin in Jackson's Track (Penguin, Australia, 1999) - the tale of his life in the great Gippsland forest living among Aboriginal timber workers. Just as his family hoped, Tonkin's memoir has created the space for more stories. In Jackson's Track revisited, the voices of Aboriginal people who lived at the Track mingle with those of the White Australians who tried to 'improve' their lives in the 1950's, the era of assimilation. An exploration of the historical factors surrounding Tonkin's story leads to discussion of the Victorian Aborigines Welfare Board, the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League and the policy of assimilation that was so prevalent in mid-twentieth century Australia.'--BACK COVER.
'No Last Words' : Postcolonial Witnessing in Jackson's Track and Jackson's Track Revisited Fiona Probyn , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 123-128)
y separately published work icon Daryl Tonkin & Carolyn Landon's Jackson’s Track Insight Text Guides – Jackson's Track Sue Sciortino , Mentone : Insight Publications , 2002 6897373 2002 single work criticism
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Subjects:
  • West Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria,
  • 1930-1999
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