Full Record: Prahran Mechanics Institute

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Main Title:	Just for living : Aboriginal perceptions of housing in northwest Australia.
Author:	Ross, Helen. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Publisher:	Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press for the Institute of Aboriginal Studies,
Collation:	xvii, 186 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, paperback ; 24 cm.

Subject:	First Nations Australians Houses, residential buildings etc Housing First Nations Australians - - Land and landscape Jaru (First Nations Australian People) Western Australia Western Australia (Kimberley District) Gija (First Nations Australian people) Western Australia (Kimberley District)
ISBN:	0855751835 9780855751838
Notes:	Halls Creek 1980-1; role of housing in social and economic relationships; daily family life; special organisation of camps; access to information and group decision-making; constraints of European standards and styles of housing; household financial management; coping with drunks; makeshift adaptations; housing preferences; perceptions of crowding and privacy; facilities v shelter; guidelines for housing consultation and design; Gidja and Djaru people involved. Includes index. Bibliography: p.173-180.
Added Title:	Aboriginal perceptions of housing in northwest Australia.