Historical Records Of Victoria V2A

The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839

Michael Cannon
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Historical Records Of Victoria V2A

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31 December 1977

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9780724182633

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Melbourne University Press

Historical Records Of Victoria V2A

The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839

Michael Cannon
Comprehensive documentation of the impact of European colonization on the Aboriginal population of the Port Phillip region.
This second volume takes up the theme of Aborigines in Port Phillip during the official foundation years of 1835 to 1839.

Practically every contemporary official document relating to Aborigines in Port Phillip which could be located in Australia and overseas has been included. Nothing of significance has been omitted. So much unique material was found that it has been necessary to break the subject into two parts, for publication as volumes 2A and 2B.

The material reveals, sometimes graphically , what can happen when a native race pursuing a tradition-bound nomad existence is suddenly confronted with vigorously expansion, technologically advanced forces backed by their own strongly-held economic, religious and political ideas. It shows the reasons for some of the first serious clashes between the two races and the efforts on the part of missionaries and official forces to overcome enmity in the new settlement.
This second volume takes up the theme of Aborigines in Port Phillip during the official foundation years of 1835 to 1839.

Practically every contemporary official document relating to Aborigines in Port Phillip which could be located in Australia and overseas has been included. Nothing of significance has been omitted. So much unique material was found that it has been necessary to break the subject into two parts, for publication as volumes 2A and 2B.

The material reveals, sometimes graphically , what can happen when a native race pursuing a tradition-bound nomad existence is suddenly confronted with vigorously expansion, technologically advanced forces backed by their own strongly-held economic, religious and political ideas. It shows the reasons for some of the first serious clashes between the two races and the efforts on the part of missionaries and official forces to overcome enmity in the new settlement.

Michael Cannon

Michael Cannon

Michael Cannon was the founding editor of Historical Records of Victoria and an award-winning journalist, newspaper editor and historian. He wrote and edited more than thirty books, including bestseller The Land Boomers, which caused a sensation in Australia in the 1960s. In 1969, he edited The Vagabond Papers for Melbourne University Press and in 1970 was awarded a Commonwealth Literary Fellowship. From 1971 to 1998, he published a steady stream of books. His extensive…

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