| Description |
vi, 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ian J. McNiven, Lynette Russell and Kay Schaffer -- Pt. 1. Historical Representations. Eliza Fraser: an historical record / Elaine Brown. K'gari, Mrs. Fraser and Butchulla oral tradition / Olga Miller. Shipwreck saga as archaeological text: reconstructing Fraser Island's Aboriginal past / Ian J. McNiven. 'Mere trifles and faint representations': the representations of savage life offered by Eliza Fraser / Lynette Russell. 'Our fair narrator' down-under: Mrs. Fraser's body and the preservation of the Empire / Rod Macneil -- Pt. 2. Modern Representations. 'We are like Eliza': twentieth-century Australian responses to the Eliza Fraser saga / Kay Schaffer. Home ground and foreign territory: the works of Fiona Foley and Sidney Nolan / Jude Adams. No woman is an island: the Eliza Fraser variations / Jim Davidson. From Eliza to Elisabeth: Andre Brink's version of the Eliza Fraser story / Sue Kossew |
| Summary |
The story of Eliza Fraser and her shipwreck off the Queensland coast in 1836 is one of the famous shipwreck sagas of the 19th century. This book critically examines the whole episode |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-182) and index |
| Subject |
Fraser, Eliza.
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Stirling Castle (Ship)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
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Local studies collection
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Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Queensland.
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Shipwrecks -- Australia.
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Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Queensland -- Fraser Island
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Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Queensland.
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| Author |
McNiven, Ian
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Russell, Lynette.
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Schaffer, Kay, 1945-
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| LC no. |
97051839 |
| ISBN |
071850139X (hardcover) |
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0718501713 (paperback) |
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