Landsborough's exploration of Australia from Carpentaria to Melbourne, with especial reference to the settlement of available country / edited by James Stuart Laurie. With a chart, and a systematic arrangement of Carpentarian plants / by F. Mueller
- Bib ID:
- 1392040
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Landsborough, William, 1825-1886
- Description:
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- London : Thomas Murby, [1866?]
- vi, 123 pages, [1] folded leaf of plate : map ; 19 cm.
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK2890.
- Summary:
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Account of Burke and Wills rescue expeditions from Gulf of Carpentaria to Mt Stuart and to Melbourne; includes general references to Aborigines as guides and encountered on expeditions; p.12. footnote on language variability includes brief sample dialogue in pigeon English; 54-56 extended footnote on Aboriginal origins, comparable intelligence, high courage, bush skills, disregard of possessions and money, corroboree, fighting and weapons, association of conflict with food abundance - reference to Bunya bunya harvest, exchange of wives.
- Notes:
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- "This little volume was chiefly dictated, with the help of materials recorded in the log-book of the journey, by Mr. Landsborough himself." -- Note by the editor.
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2890.
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 11330
- Subject:
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- Burke and Wills Expedition, (1860-1861)
- Landsborough Expedition, (1861-1862)
- Botany -- Carpentaria, Gulf of, Region (N.T. and Qld.)
- Language - Vocabulary
- Dance - Ceremonial
- Weapons
- Language - Linguistics - Language elicitation - Translated
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Race relations - Attitudes
- Language - Kriol
- Language - Linguistics - Language elicitation - Sentences
- Weapons - Spears - Fighting
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration
- Barcoo River (Qld Far West SG54, SG55)
- Herbert River (NE Qld SE55-05, SE55-09)
- Gulf of Carpentaria (SD53, SD54, SE54)
- Central Mount Stuart (Central NT Tanami Desert SF53-05)
- Warrego River (SW Qld SG55, N NSW SH55)
- Other authors/contributors:
- 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):
- 1896
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1866
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