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A Straight-Out Man: Pastor F.W. Albrecht and Central Australian Aborigines
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A Straight-Out Man: Pastor F.W. Albrecht and Central Australian Aborigines Paperback - 1995

by Barbara Henson


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Central Australia and its oldest mission, Hermannsburg, have long been a potent arena for the encounter between Australia's indigenous people and the European newcomers. The life of Hermannsburg's longest serving superintendent, F. W. Albrecht, vividly details much of that encounter, beginning in the 1920s when Aborigines were thought to be a dying race, with governments and public largely indifferent to their fate.
Described by some as Australia's greatest missionary, Albrecht battled to gain secure reserves on traditional lands, and to foster Aboriginal education, employment and leadership. Prominent figures crossed his path: Flynn of the Inland, T. G. H. Strehlow--and Albert Namatjira, in whose life and painting Albrecht played a key role.
Aboriginal recollections punctuate the story, providing a rare glimpse into Aboriginal thoughts and feelings for Albrecht himself and the events surrounding them. And at the centre is a man of great personal commitment, struggling with the painful unlearning of his own cultural certainties. This is subtle and compelling storytelling.

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  • Title A Straight-Out Man: Pastor F.W. Albrecht and Central Australian Aborigines
  • Author Barbara Henson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paper Edit
  • Pages 348
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Melbourne University, Australia
  • Date February 1, 1995
  • ISBN 9780522846324 / 0522846327
  • Weight 1.39 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.14 x 0.82 in (23.52 x 15.60 x 2.08 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Dr Barbara Henson, amidst varied work as a freelance writer and editor, heeded the early advice of Stephen Murray-Smith that she write biography.
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