Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Second Supplement to the Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Catalogue
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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The Aborigines of Victoria: with Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania, Etc. [With Plates, Illustrations and Maps.]
Author: Robert Brough Smyth
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Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Languages : en
Pages : 512
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The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills
Author: Ian Clark
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643108092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research – and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies. The book also considers contemporary and multi-disciplinary critiques that the expedition members were, on the whole, deficient in bush craft, especially in light of the expedition’s failure to use Aboriginal guides in any systematic way. Generously illustrated with historical photographs and line drawings, The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is an important resource for Indigenous people, Burke and Wills history enthusiasts and the wider community. This book is the outcome of an Australian Research Council project.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643108092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition. The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research – and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies. The book also considers contemporary and multi-disciplinary critiques that the expedition members were, on the whole, deficient in bush craft, especially in light of the expedition’s failure to use Aboriginal guides in any systematic way. Generously illustrated with historical photographs and line drawings, The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is an important resource for Indigenous people, Burke and Wills history enthusiasts and the wider community. This book is the outcome of an Australian Research Council project.
Maggs Bros. Catalogues
Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Dockyard Economy and Naval Power. [With plates.]
Author: Patrick BARRY (Author of "Dockyard Economy, " etc.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Supplement to thr Alphabetical Catalogue of the Liobrary of the Royal Geographical Society
Author: John Murray
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Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Sotheran's Price Current of Literature
Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Burke and Wills
Author: EB Joyce
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643103341
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian Exploring Expedition as a serious scientific exploration of hitherto unexplored regions of inland and northern Australia. Members of the expedition were issued with detailed instructions on scientific measurements and observations to be carried out, covering about a dozen areas of science. The tragic ending of the expedition meant that most of the results of the scientific investigations were not reported or published. Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition rectifies this historic omission. It includes the original instructions as well as numerous paintings and drawings, documents the actual science undertaken as recorded in notebooks and diaries, and analyses the outcomes. It reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of both the Burke and Wills expedition and the various relief expeditions which followed. Importantly, this new book has led to a re-appraisal of the shortcomings and the successes of the journey. It will be a compelling read for all those interested in the history of exploration, science and natural history, as well as Australian history and heritage.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643103341
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian Exploring Expedition as a serious scientific exploration of hitherto unexplored regions of inland and northern Australia. Members of the expedition were issued with detailed instructions on scientific measurements and observations to be carried out, covering about a dozen areas of science. The tragic ending of the expedition meant that most of the results of the scientific investigations were not reported or published. Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition rectifies this historic omission. It includes the original instructions as well as numerous paintings and drawings, documents the actual science undertaken as recorded in notebooks and diaries, and analyses the outcomes. It reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of both the Burke and Wills expedition and the various relief expeditions which followed. Importantly, this new book has led to a re-appraisal of the shortcomings and the successes of the journey. It will be a compelling read for all those interested in the history of exploration, science and natural history, as well as Australian history and heritage.