Biography & Memoir History Australiana
Albert Pompey Austin: A Man Between Two Worlds by historian Roy Hay traces one Aboriginal man’s journey across the racial divide of colonial Victoria. This 2020 biography pieces together family stories, archival records and Austin’s own words to illuminate a life lived between station work and mission control.
Readers interested in Australian history, Indigenous biography or cultural studies will find Hay’s narrative both intimate and meticulously researched. The book situates Austin within the wider Stolen Generations story while keeping his personal choices and contradictions in clear view.
The paperback is in very good condition: spine uncreased, pages bright, binding firm, no marks or dog-ears, from a smoke-free home. A clean copy ready for shelf or study.