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HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW is a 2017 book by historian Paul Irish about the history of the Aboriginal people from the coastal part of Sydney. On this website you can find out about the book as well as some stories from Sydney's Aboriginal history. 

You can purchase Hidden In Plain View through all good book stores or online through NewSouth Publishing here

Winner of the NSW Community and Regional History Prize at the 2018 NSW Premiers History Awards, shortlisted for the 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Awards,  the 2018 Ernest Scott Prize for history, and the 2017 Queensland Literary awards.
 
If you want to know more about the book, have a listen to these interviews:

GLAMCity interview (2SER) on 13/11/19 here

Geraldine Doogue (Radio National) on 24/6/17 here

Wendy Harmer (ABC 702) on 21/4/17 here

The Wire independent current affairs show on 25/5/17 here

Phil Clark (ABC 702 Nightlife) on 29/5/17 here

Radio Skid Row on 15/6/17 here

You can also read reviews of the book from the Weekend Australian here and the Sydney Morning Herald here 
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