Buried Alive: Sydney 1788-1792 : Eyewitness Accounts of the Making of a NationThe story of Australia's first settlement at Sydney Cove, told by the people who were there. The first-hand descriptions of historic facts and events include the spearing of Governor Phillip; the smallpox epidemic; the erection of Sydney's first buildings; and first contact with Aboriginals. |
Contents
A Man or Two in Our Possession | 102 |
Shipwreck Starvation and the Second Fleet | 147 |
Choice of Their Lands | 215 |
A House as I Wish For | 279 |
Aftermath | 313 |
Conversions | 332 |
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