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The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 450

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research – and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members...

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 335

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills

The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research – and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members...

Burke and Wills
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 369

Burke and Wills

Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.

The Victoria Post Office Directory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 536

The Victoria Post Office Directory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1866
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Every Saturday
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 910

Every Saturday

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1867
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Following Burke and Wills Across Australia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 415

Following Burke and Wills Across Australia

Every Australian has heard of Burke and Wills but few have travelled in their footsteps. In 2008, historian Dave Phoenix decided to walk across Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, following the track taken by the ill-fated Burke and Wills Expedition. Now you can follow them too. Following Burke and Wills Across Australia guides you on a road trip that follows one of history’s great transcontinental journeys, sharing the explorers’ experiences on the way. Maps lay out a route that takes you as close as possible to the Expedition’s track. As you travel the outback roads, you can learn all the details of the day to day journey of the Expedition from the explorers’ own w...

Australia's Heroes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 332

Australia's Heroes

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1875
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Butler and Brooke's: National Directory of Victoria, for 1866-67
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 474

Butler and Brooke's: National Directory of Victoria, for 1866-67

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 504

The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1888
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Issued under the auspices of the governments of the Australian colonies.

Ballarat & Ballarat District Directory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 252

Ballarat & Ballarat District Directory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1865
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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