First frontier : the occupation of the Sydney region 1788-1816
Turbet, Peter2011
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Place reservation for First frontier : the occupation of the Sydney region 1788-1816The arrival of the First Fleet heralded monumental and often catastrophic changes to the lives of the indigenous peoples living between the Blue Mountains and the sea. This book delves into the background of the people who were involved.
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Imprint:
Kenthurst Rosenberg Publishing 2011
Collation:
302 p. colour illustrations maps
Contents:
1770 The first shots -- 1770-1787 Twenty thousand years of occupation -- 1788 Whurra whurra -- 1789 Fatal contact -- 1790 'An universal terror' -- 1791 Disinterested urbanity -- 1792 Arthur Phillip goes home -- 1793 Confidence in town -- 1794 Land grants at Deerubbun -- 1796 Indolent and improvident farmers -- 1797 Pemulwuy's reputation grows -- 1798 Meat, cabbages and melons -- 1799 Murder and revenge -- 1800 The return of Philip Gidley King -- 1801 Guarding crops day and night -- 1802 Into the mountains -- 1803Two years of peace -- 1804 Sporadic clashes -- 1805 Collective punishment -- 1806 A most amicable footing -- 1807 George Caley amd Moowattin -- 1808 Nothing gained from friendship -- 1809 A scotchman caught Young -- 1810 Macquarie arrives -- 1811Settlement spreads South-West -- 1812 A black beau in London -- 1813 A thorough savage -- 1814 Seven years of peace comes to an end -- 1815 Civilizing the natives -- 1816 Exemplary and severe punishments -- Glossary of Eora, Darug, Dharawal and Gandangara words.
ISBN:
9781921719073 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.402 FIR
Local class:
994.402
Language:
English
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BRN:
43706
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.402 FIR | Available |
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Place reservation for First frontier : the occupation of the Sydney region 1788-1816