Thirty Years Among the Blacks of Australia: The Life and Adventures of William Buckley, the Runaway ConvictBuckley's life in the Port Phillip area after escaping from Collins temporary settlement in 1803; includes first contacts between Aborigines and colonists; details of social organization, marriage and family life, material culture (weapons, tools, utensils, shelters), subsistence, fighting, ceremonies, mortuary customs. |
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