Title Journey of discovery to Port Phillip, New South Wales by Messrs. W.H. Hovell, and Hamilton Hume in 1824 and 1825

Edition Facsimile edition Published Adelaide : Libraries Board of South Australia, 1965

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W'PONDS	994.402 Jou		AVAILABLE
ADPML GENEA	994.402 Jou		LIB USE ONLY

Description viii, 87 pages ; 22 cm Series Australiana facsimile editions ; 12 Australiana facsimile editions ; 12 Summary p.22; Aborigines seen - failure of attempts to make contact; p.39(and footnote); method of making fishing lines and nets; Description of fishing methods; p.69-71(see also footnote to p.70); first contact with Aborigines; Communication by gestures; Said to be cunning and treacherous; Port Phillip Aborigines similar in appearance to Sydney natives but language quite different; p.78-81; Childrens game; Further encounter at Camden - overtures of friendship - invitation to visit camp - fine physical types; Description of weapons and dress Notes Consists of the journal of W.H. Hovell and H. Hume as paraphrased and edited by W. Bland Reprint of the 1831 ed. printed by A. Hill, Sydney Subject Hovell, William Hilton, 1786-1875. Hume, Hamilton, 1797-1873. SUBJECT New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Genre/Form Biographies. Author Bland, W. (William), 1789-1868. Hovell, William Hilton, 1786-1875. Hume, Hamilton, 1797-1873. LC no. 75306615

Other Titles Journey to Port Phillip by Hovell and Hume Journey to Port Phillip by Hovell and Hume

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