Name/TitleThe White Invasion Booklet
About this objectPaperback publication titled 'The White Invasion Booklet' by Ruby, Irene, Georgina, Claire and Penny of the White Invasion Diary Collective. Cover image ('Trespassers Keep Out', 1982) by Avril Quail. Contains poems, traditional stories and personal recollections in English and Kaurna (an Aboriginal language) in relation to the destructive impact of the British colonisation of South Australia. Contributors include Ruby Hammond, Georgina Williams, Irene Watson, Jenny Baker and Betty Dohnt.
MakerThe White Invasion Diary Collective
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1986
Period1980s
Place MadeAustralia, Torrensville SA
Place NotesThe White Invasion Diary Collective c/o 24 Rankine Road, Torrensville, South Australia 5031
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 202 x W: 145 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association Keywordscolonisation, colonialism, colonial legacy
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaurna:
The Kaurna people (English: /ˈɡɑːnə/, Kaurna: [ɡ̊auɳa]; also Coorna, Kaura, Gaurna and other variations) are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands include the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. They were known as the Adelaide tribe by the early settlers. Kaurna culture and language were almost completely destroyed within a few decades of the British colonisation of South Australia in 1836. However, extensive documentation by early missionaries and other researchers has enabled a modern revival of both language and culture. The phrase Kaurna meyunna means "Kaurna people".
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2023-30-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved