Author: HARCOURT, REX.
Title: Southern Invasion Northern Conquest. Story of the Founding of Melbourne.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 147; numerous b/w illustrations, reference notes, index; original stiff illustrated wrapper; a fine copy. (Blackburn South), Golden Point Press, (2001). This is the story of how exploration and settlement at Port Phillip paved the way for colonizing present-day Victoria. Its cast includes the traditionally known characters of the Batmans, Fawkner, Gellibrand, the Hentys and Governors Bourke and Arthur, as well as the contributions of the lesser-known characters such as Swanston, McKillop, Gardiner and the like. It also portrays the role of 'Wild Bill' Buckley in a new perspective.
Keywords: Australian local history Victoria Melbourne Port Phillip aborigines aborigine history
Title: Southern Invasion Northern Conquest. Story of the Founding of Melbourne.
Description: First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 147; numerous b/w illustrations, reference notes, index; original stiff illustrated wrapper; a fine copy. (Blackburn South), Golden Point Press, (2001). This is the story of how exploration and settlement at Port Phillip paved the way for colonizing present-day Victoria. Its cast includes the traditionally known characters of the Batmans, Fawkner, Gellibrand, the Hentys and Governors Bourke and Arthur, as well as the contributions of the lesser-known characters such as Swanston, McKillop, Gardiner and the like. It also portrays the role of 'Wild Bill' Buckley in a new perspective.
Keywords: Australian local history Victoria Melbourne Port Phillip aborigines aborigine history
Price: AUD 26.00 = appr. US$ 17.99 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 114643
- Book number: 114643