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Aboriginal Place Names

Aboriginal Place Names

by A. W. Reed
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/07/2000
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A comprehensive collection of Aboriginal names from all over Australia, and their derivations.

Thousands of place names are listed, each followed by the state in which it is found in and its meaning. There is also a dictionary that gives the Aboriginal translations for common English words.

About the Author
Born in Auckland in 1908, A.W. Reed (Alexander Wyclif) was educated at Mt Albert Grammar School. In 1932, he helped to found a book-publishing business, A.H. & A.W. Reed, one of New Zealand's leading publishing houses of the time with an enduring list of local books. Reed wrote more than 200 books himself, with a range of reference works and popular accounts of Maori culture. He died in 1979.

ISBN:
9781876334000
9781876334000
Category:
Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-07-2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
New Holland Publishers
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
144
Dimensions (mm):
196x128x10mm
Weight:
0.17kg
A. W. Reed

Alexander Wyclif Reed, also known as Clif Reed and A. W. Reed, (7 March 1908 – 19 October 1979) was aprolific New Zealand publisher and author.

With his uncle Alfred he established the publishing firm A. H. & A. W. Reed. As an author he was known most commonly as A. W. Reed. Reed wrote many books on topics such as myths, language and place names of both Māoriand Australian Aboriginal cultures.

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