Return to Uluru : the hidden history of a murder in outback Australia
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nonfiction | 305.8991 MCKENNA | In Library |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- Death
Aboriginal Australians -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
Australia -- Race relations
Biographies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.)
McKenna, Mark, -- 1959-
McKinnon, Bill
Police shootings -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History -- 20th century
True crime stories.
Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History
Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History -- 20th century
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- Death
Aboriginal Australians -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
Australia -- Race relations
Biographies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.)
McKenna, Mark, -- 1959-
McKinnon, Bill
Police shootings -- Australia -- Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History -- 20th century
True crime stories.
Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History
Uluru/Ayers Rock (N.T.) -- History -- 20th century
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Physical Desc
x, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Street Date
2207
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index
Description
"Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum's storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died eighty-five years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative white Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible. When policeman Bill McKinnon's Aboriginal prisoners escape in 1934, he's determined to get them back. Tracking them across the so called "dead heart" of the country, he finds the men at Uluru, a sacred rock formation. What exactly happened there remained a mystery, even after a Commonwealth inquiry. But Mark McKenna's research uncovers new evidence, getting closer to the truth, revealing glimpses of indigenous life, and demonstrating the importance of this case today. Using McKinnon's private journal entries, McKenna paints a picture of the police officer's life to better understand how white Australians treat the center of the country and its inhabitants." -- inside front jacket flap
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"Return to Uluru explores the cold case that strikes at the heart of Australia's white supremacy-the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934; the iconic life of a white, "outback" police officer; and the continent's most sacred and mysterious landmark"--,Provided by publisher
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McKenna, M. (2022). Return to Uluru: the hidden history of a murder in outback Australia . Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKenna, Mark, 1959-. 2022. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia. Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKenna, Mark, 1959-. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McKenna, Mark. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
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