Black but comely, or, Glimpses of Aboriginal life in Australia / by the Rev. J.B. Gribble
- Bib ID:
- 296398
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gribble, J. B. (John Brown), 1847-1893
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- London : Morgan & Scott, [1884?]
- 128 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm.
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK7297.
- Summary:
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Early European contact in NSW; introduction of Christianity; Warangesda Mission near Darlington Point; Waradgeri at the mission; missionary work in Victoria in the 1850s & 60s; history of the various missionary efforts in Australia to 1880s; government policy in 1883; Maloga Mission Kamilaroi word list and paraphrase translations of folklore; Waradgeri word list.
- Notes:
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- Dedication dated: July 20th, 1884.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-27064893
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK7297.
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 10093
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions
- Government policy - Initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850
- Wiradjuri people (D10) (NSW SI55-07)
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Language - Vocabulary - Word lists
- Wiradjuri language (D10) (NSW SI55-07)
- Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms
- Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language (D23) (NSW SH55-12)
- Warangesda / Darlington Point (SW NSW SI55-10)
- Ebenezer / Lake Hindmarsh (NW Vic SJ54-03)
- Maloga (SW NSW SJ55-01)
- Also Titled:
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- Glimpses of Aboriginal life in Australia
- Aboriginal life in Australia
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1893
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1884
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