The Native-born
The Native-born

Author: John Neylon Molony

Publisher: Melbourne University Publish

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780522849035

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This beautifully written, absorbing and thoughtful book tells the story of the first white Australians. Born before 1850. Most were the children of convicts. They had no access to land and no education, and free settlers generally treated them with contempt, as second-rate citizens.

The Search for the Inland Sea
The Search for the Inland Sea

Author: Richard Johnson

Publisher: Melbourne University

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13:

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Biography of Australian explorer John Oxley (1783-1828), Surveyor-General of New South Wales. He made several expeditions along the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers as he pursued his dream of finding an 'inland sea' in the Australian interior. He was supported by Governor Macquarie who was eager to find agricultural land for the growing colony. Includes photos and maps, bibliography and index. Author was a Research Surveyor with the Central Mapping Authority in NSW and holds a Bachelor of Survey from the University of New South Wales.

Historical Records of Port Phillip
Historical Records of Port Phillip

Author: John Joseph Shillinglaw

Publisher:

Published: 1879

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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Elizabeth Flinders (b. 1831) was the daughter of Samuel Ward Flinders (1782-1834) who accompanied his older brother Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) on the circumnavigation of Australia in HMS Investigator in 1802.