#Bookstodon

Trying to identify a novel or novella!

This is probably a very long shot.

I remember reading a book (I think it was in English class) when I was about 12 years old (which would be 1979-ish so it's older than that).

Setting was far northern #Australia, main characters were children. I think they were stranded, and I think the book ended with scenes of all of them walking along the beach, then later walking on the beach but there was one less, and so on, with the implication being that they gradually died.

I've heard of the #ArnhemLand novels by Ann E Wells and I wonder if it's one of those, but can't find any copies or even synopses to test my theory.

All ideas welcome!

#WhatsTheTitle #WhatsThatBook #FindABook #BookIdentification #StoryIdentification #BookFinder

Baker Boy - CURSE (Official Video)

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Arnhem Land rock art raises questions about mainland Tasmanian tigers

Newly documented rock art in Arnhem Land has raised questions about how long Tasmanian tigers lived on the mainland before they were wiped out.

Arnhem Land rock art raises questions about mainland Tasmanian tigers

Newly documented rock art in Arnhem Land has raised questions about how long Tasmanian tigers lived on the mainland before they were wiped out.

Bawuypawuy - Drifting Clouds

The neo-synnth 80’s chill vibes of this song are peak.

Bawuypawuy - Drifting Clouds (Single)

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An ancient culture of another sort visits Garma

Like their Yolŋu hosts on Gumatj country, the stories, dance and regalia of Navajo, Comanche, Kiowa Sioux, Pueblo and Lakota nations in North America are intertwined with the land and natural environment.

ABC News

Great tonic if you have a spare hour and need a bit of a boost.
The story of Laurie Baymarrwangga of the #CrocodileIslands and her commitment to protecting her culture and language and the community from #ArnhemLand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1koZAh1Lw

https://www.crocodileislandsrangers.org/about-laurie-baymarrwanga/

https://crocodileislandsrangers.wordpress.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Baymarrwangga

#firstNations

BIG BOSS The Last Leader of the Crocodile Islands

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New Arnhem Land art makes waves in debut exhibition

With the help of an angle grinder, Yolgnu artist Gunybi Ganambarr pulled apart an old water tank in his remote Arnhem Land home and reassembled it into striking etched artworks — something critics are labelling "revolutionary".

ABC News
Home Page — Djilpin Arts

Djilpin Arts
Dust Echoes - ABC Education

Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated Dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land. A collaboration between the Djilpin Aboriginal Arts Corporation, the ABC and Australian animators.

ABC Education