Title Behind the picture : H.M.S. Rattlesnake's Australia-New Guinea cruise, 1846 to 1850 / Marnie Bassett

Published Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1966

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.02 BAS		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 112 pages + 1 folded sheet (850 x 18 cm) : illustrations facsimile, maps ; 23 cm Summary Account of cruise, focussing on the experiences of Stanley, Huxley and Brierly, officers on board; based on contemporary diaries and documents; includes information on relations with Aborigines and the rescue of Barbara Thomson; account of Kennedys parallel land journey along the Queensland coast Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 103-104 Event 1966 Subject Bramble (Ship) Rattlesnake (Frigate) Rattlesnake (Ship) Natural history -- Australia. Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- 19th century. Australia -- Discovery and exploration. New Guinea -- Discovery and exploration. Papua New Guinea -- Discovery and exploration -- 19th century. LC no. 67072001

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