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Andrew McMillan (29 December 195728 January 2012) was an Australian writer, music journalist and musician who was based in Darwin, Northern Territory from 1988. ==Early life== Andrew McMillan was born on 29 December 1957 and was educated in Brisbane, Queensland. McMillan moved to the Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory in 1988 after travelling with the bands Midnight Oil and the Warumpi Band on the Blackfella-Whitefella tour of remote Aboriginal communities in the NT. That experience led him to write the book ''Strict Rules: The Blackfella-Whitefella Tour'' which was published in 1988 (Hodder & Stoughton) and reprinted in 1992 (Sceptre).〔(AustLit Agent: McMillan, Andrew )〕 McMillan wrote music journalism, popular history, essays, poetry, and a play 'Dingo Calling'. Much of his writing was informed by his life in the Northern Territory. HIs articles and essays appeared in a range of publications including ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Monthly'', ''Griffith Review'', ''Meanjin'' and ''Northern Perspective''. He was deeply engaged with Aboriginal communities in the NT and the issues facing Aboriginal Australians. His other books included ''Death in Dili'' (1992), ''Catalina Dreaming'' (2002, 2010), and ''An Intruders Guide to East Arnhem Land'' (2001, 2007). The latter was recognised by winning the Territory Read - Northern Territory Book of the Year award in 2009 after being a finalist in the Northern Territory History Awards in 2008. McMillan died in Darwin on 28 January 2012 after contracting bowel and liver cancer.〔(Vale Andrew McMillan, 1957 – 2012 | The Northern Myth )〕〔(Andrew McMillan obituary; The Guardian; 4 February 2012. )〕 (McMillan’s personal collection of writings, interviews, papers and audio material ) is held by the Northern Territory Library in Darwin, NT. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew McMillan (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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