Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer (Classic Reprint)

Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer (Classic Reprint)

Author: Robert D. Barton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780331733389

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Excerpt from Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer IN writing these reminiscences I have been persuaded by my friends to give my life and anecdotes exactly as they stand in my memory, but in doing so I find some difficulty in blowing my own horn without making myself out to be more than I am. However, as no one else can give my life, I must ask my readers to remember, in the lines of Will Carleton, that For people's lives, full well we know, Two sets of things recall, The one of which we always tell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer

Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer

Author: Robert D Barton

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781016201483

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Settler Society in the Australian Colonies

Settler Society in the Australian Colonies

Author: Angela Woollacott

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0199641803

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Examines the rising numbers of free settlers from the 1820s to the 1860s, their dependence on Aboriginal, immigrant, and convict under-paid laborers, and the slow development of representative government.


The Other Side of the Frontier

The Other Side of the Frontier

Author: H. Reynolds

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781742240497

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The publication of this book in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. Describes in meticulous and compelling detail the ways in which Aborigines responded to the arrival of Europeans.


Pioneer Crafts of Early Australia

Pioneer Crafts of Early Australia

Author: Murray Walker

Publisher: South Melbourne, Vic. : Macmillan

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This book documents the Australian colonialists' timber, clay, stone. textile and metal handicrafts. It discusses their improvisations, their professional artisans and their leisure-time crafts.


Australian Autobiographical Narratives

Australian Autobiographical Narratives

Author: Kay Walsh

Publisher: National Library Australia

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780642107947

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Australian Autobiographical Narratives Volume 2 and its partner Volume 1 provide researchers with detailed annotations of published Australian autobiographical writing. Both volumes are a rich resource of the European settlement of Australia. Theis selection concentrates on the post-gold rush period, providing portraits of 533 individuals, from amateur explorers to politicians, from pioneer settlers to sportsmen. Like Volume 1, it offers an intimate and absorbing insight into nineteenth-century Australia.