Author: THREADGILL, BESSIE.
Title: South Australian Land Exploration 1856 to 1880. Historical Compilations based upon the study of Original Documents. No. 3.
Description: In Two volumes, Part 1, text, Part 2, maps; Lge. 8vo; pp. viii, 184; 13 fold-out maps, [The maps are issued in a separate cover which accompanies this volume], bibliography, index; stiff wrapper, good copy. Adelaide, Board of Governors of The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, 1922. South Australia at the time of these expeditions included the Northern Territory. Maps of explorations by J. Stuart [2], A. C. Gregory [2 including the search for Leichhardt], Litchfield, Hack, McKinlay, McLachlan, Plan of the route of the Overland Telegraph, Giles [1872-76], Warburton, Lewis and Winnecke. Text is detailed, extensive and also covers other explorers attempts contact with indigenous people.

Keywords: local history South Australia Australian exploration discovery die local history land Northern territory Aborigines Bourke Wills nt sa