Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the Years 1837, 38, and 39
2 Volume Set
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
- Author: George Grey
- Date Published: February 2012
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108043618
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Educated at Sandhurst, Sir George Grey (1812–98) became Governor of South Australia when he was not yet thirty. Later he served as Governor of New Zealand and High Commissioner for South Africa, and in the 1870s he enjoyed a period as premier of New Zealand. Although he liked to portray himself as 'good Governor Grey', some of his contemporaries found him ruthless and manipulative. Like many other Victorian administrators, he was convinced that the 'savage' natives needed to be 'improved' in order to become more like Europeans. In this 1841 publication, Grey writes about two expeditions to North-West Australia that took place under his leadership in 1837–9. While seeking a site for settlement the expeditions encountered difficulties, and on one occasion Grey was seriously wounded. The work reflects contemporary attitudes towards the colonies and their indigenous peoples, and was highly praised on its publication.
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- Date Published: February 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108043618
- length: 960 pages
- dimensions: 215 x 140 x 56 mm
- weight: 1.31kg
- contains: 40 b/w illus. 6 colour illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume I: Preface
1. Commencement of the expedition. Teneriffe
2. To Bahia and the Cape of Good Hope
3. From the Cape of Good Hope to Hanover Bay
4. Hanover Bay
5. At Hanover Bay
6. Hanover Bay and its vicinity
7. Hanover Bay and its vicinity
8. To the Glenelg River
9. To the Upper Glenelg
10. Return to Hanover Bay
11. Natural History. Climate. Aborigines
12. Physical geography. Commercial prospects
13. At Swan River
14. From Swan River to the shores of Sharks Bay
15. The Gascoyne River
16. To Kolaina and back to the Gascoyne
17. From the Gascoyne to Gantheaume Bay. Volume 2:
1. From Gantheaume Bay to the Hutt River
2. From the Hutt River to Water Peak
3. From Water Peak to Gairdner's Range
4. From Gairdner's Range to Perth
5. From Water Peak to Perth (Mr. Walker's party)
6. Summary of discoveries
7. Voyage homewards
8. The overlanders
9. Native language
10. Their traditional laws
11. Laws of relationship, marriage, and inheritance
12. Crimes and punishments
13. Social condition and domestic habits
14. Food and hunting
15. Songs and poetry
16. Funeral ceremonies, superstitions, and remarkable customs
17. Characteristic anecdotes
18. Influence of Europeans on the natives
Appendix.
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