| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Aboriginal history monograph,
1324-7018 ;
no. 26
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Aboriginal history monograph series ; no. 26.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preliminary; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue: 'Claim sunk by pen of a swordsman'; 1. From Sheffield to Van Diemen's Land; 2. 'Troubles of a Beginner'; 3. 'A Station Formed at Tongala'; 4. Claiming the Moira; 5. Decline and Fall; 6. Rebuilding a Reputation; 7. Recollections of Squatting; 8. 'The native is a child'; 9. The Australian Race; 10. Ethnographic Rivalries; 11. 'My sable neighbours'; 12. The Tide of History; Epilogue: 'The Ghost of Edward Curr'; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Edward M. Curr (1820-89) was a pastoralist, horse trader, stock inspector, Aboriginal administrator, author and ethnologist. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Curr, Edward M. (Edward Micklethwaite), 1820-1889.
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Authors, Australian -- Biography.
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Authors, Australian -- Biography. |
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Authors, Australian. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Australia. |
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Victoria. |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. |
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Native title (Australia)
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Native title (Australia) |
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Yorta Yorta (Australian people)
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| Indexed Term |
Australian history |
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Indigenous studies |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version 9781922144706 (OCoLC)825017066 |
| ISBN |
9781922144713 (electronic book) |
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1922144711 (electronic book) |
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9781922144706 (paperback) |
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1922144703 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.26530/OAPEN_459903 |
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