Description |
290 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates ; 20cm |
Summary |
Includes references to Aborigines - relations with settlers near Bendigo, Vic.; mythology about serpent inhabiting the Great Mallee, Vic.; meeting with Aborigines at Roper Ck, Qld, during exploration, and description of their weapons and tools; rainmaking ceremony and medicinal practices near Torowoto Swamp, NSW |
Notes |
Index |
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Limited edition of 350 numbered copies |
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Originally published in 20 parts in the magazine Once a month issued between 1884 and 1886, and printed by William Inglis, Melbourne |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: page[285] |
Event |
1978 |
Subject |
Morton, W. Lockhart (William Lockhart)
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Morton, William Lockhart, 1820-1898.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia.
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Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Australia -- Biography.
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Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 (Settlement and early growth)
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Author |
Randell, John Ormond, 1926- editor
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Queensberry Hill Press
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LC no. |
80154151 |
ISBN |
0909174083 |
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