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Loading... The journals of George Augustus Robinson, chief protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorateby George Augustus Robinson
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Records of Robinson's expeditions in a wide range of locations in Victoria during a ten year period, includes Loddon and Campaspe River regions, Goulburn and Western Districts, Narre Narre Warren, Omeo, Portland to Grampians and Pyrenees, Port Fairy and Mount Rouse; journals include studies of Victorian Aborigines, their lifestyles, artifacts, events, economic and ceremonial practices, recounting of 'corroborees', descriptions of protocols at meetings, dance sequences, personal adornment, clan names and vocabularies; sketches of Aboriginal life; changes in traditional Victorian Aboriginal society and the decrease in Aboriginal population; conflicts between Aborigines and settlers; Pangerang; Kwat Kwat; Gunditjmara; Chaapwurrung; Boonuwurrung; Woiwurrung No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)994.502History and Geography Oceania and elsewhere Australia VictoriaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |