| Description |
x, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations,portraits ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
I. The mysterious Tasmanians -- The Tasmanian problem -- The Tasmanians -- The dancers in the forest -- Spirits, taboos and medicine men -- The death watch -- II. The explorers -- The Dutch captain -- The French captain -- The English captains -- The Islanders observed -- A feather for Oure Oure -- III. The settlers -- The colours hoisted -- The first settlements -- The Risdon massacre -- The settlement at Launceston -- IV. The Vandemonians -- The Bushrangers -- The white cannibals -- Sealers and straitsmen -- WIld men of Hobart Town -- V. The Black War -- The unofficial war -- The governor's boards -- The conciliator -- The black line -- Robinson's triumph -- VI. The last Tasmanians -- The bitter bread of banishment -- The slough of despond -- A sad remnant -- THe queen of the dead tribes |
| Summary |
Origin theory, first and early contacts; nine distinct tribal hordes, myth on origin of fire, briefly outlines way of life, implements, weapons, scarification, warfare, description of corroborees; moon beliefs, rock engravings depicting these; medicine man - cures for sicknesses; disposal of dead - different methods among tribes; history of exploration, relations with early settlers, bushrangers, massacres, sealers; detailed account of the black war; work of Robinson; native settlement; story of William Lanney & Truganini; the last Tasmanians at Flinders Island |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal Tasmanians |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
"Notes on sources": pages [ 235] - 238 |
| Notes |
Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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Ethnology -- Australia -- Tasmania.
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| SUBJECT |
Tasmania -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88004479
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| LC no. |
71418571 |
| ISBN |
.50 |
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