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Magical pearl-shell pendants, greenstone axe-heads, belts made of human hair, outriggers for canoes, songs and dances, body paint, feathers, extra strong glue, cloaks made of 80 possum skins sewn with kangaroo sinew. these and hundreds of other items were traded around Australia before white settlement. Some were carried on foot over huge distances, through many lands and languages. When food was plentiful, several groups might gather for ceremonies and to swap goods at large markets. All this happened without money - until the Macassans and then the Europeans arrived. - from book jacket.

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2007 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus., maps
      ISBN: 9781741750027
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Volatile Era Mike Shuttleworth , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 298 2008; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Songlines and Stone Axes : Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia John Nicholson , 2007 single work non-fiction ; Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter Ned Kelly , 2007 single work information book
Songlines and Stone Axes John Nicholson , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2007; (p. 8-9)
[Review Essay] Songlines and Stone Axes : Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia Marji Hill , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2007; (p. 186-187)

'Songlines and Stone Axes is the first book of a new series on Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia published by Allen & Unwin that is designed for children and teenagers. It is an attractive and profusely illustrated 32-page book.'  (Introduction)
Volatile Era Mike Shuttleworth , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 298 2008; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Songlines and Stone Axes : Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia John Nicholson , 2007 single work non-fiction ; Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter Ned Kelly , 2007 single work information book
Songlines and Stone Axes John Nicholson , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2007; (p. 8-9)
[Review Essay] Songlines and Stone Axes : Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia Marji Hill , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2007; (p. 186-187)

'Songlines and Stone Axes is the first book of a new series on Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia published by Allen & Unwin that is designed for children and teenagers. It is an attractive and profusely illustrated 32-page book.'  (Introduction)
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