The Aboriginal story of Burke and Wills : forgotten narratives / edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cah...
The Aboriginal story of Burke and Wills : forgotten narratives / edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cah...
The Aboriginal story of Burke and Wills : forgotten narratives / edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cahir.
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Full title
Publisher
Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2013]
Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing, 2013.
Date
[2013]
Call Numbers
G 2014/5879 , H 2013/2497
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 314 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), photographs (some colour), facsimiles, music, portraits ; 25 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Chapter 1 The Aboriginal legacy of the Burke and Wills Expedition: an introduction / Fred Cahir -- Chapter 2 The members of the Victorian Exploring Expedition and their prior experience of Aboriginal peoples / Ian D. Clark -- Chapter 3 Èxploring is a killing game only to those who do not know anyt...
Publication information
Publisher
Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2013]
Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing, 2013.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
[2013]
2013.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. It 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...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Aboriginal story of Burke and Wills : forgotten narratives / edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cahir.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references and index: pages 305-314.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/2497. Submission for Premier's History Award 2014.
Audience note
Postgraduate, General.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2013.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2014/5879 , H 2013/2497
Record Identifier
74VK2DD0wPMg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2DD0wPMg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780643108080 (hardback)
DDC
994.03
MMS ID
991017909819702626
