1813 : a tale that grew in the telling
Lavelle, Siobhan2013
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The Blue Mountains are the setting for a dominant narrative of early Australian exploration. The achievements of Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson and their four servants has become legendary over the past 200 years.
Main title:
1813 : a tale that grew in the telling / by Siobhan Lavelle
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney NSW WrightLight 2013
Collation:
230 pages maps photographs
Contents:
The First Crossing narrative in the 19th century - The First Crossing narrative in the 20th century - Periodic celebrations and public events - The Explorers' Marked Tree - Mount York - Caley's Repluse - Minor sites and monuments - Mount Blaxland
ISBN:
9780987434029 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.45 EIG
Local class:
994.45
Language:
English
Subject:
Blaxland, Gregory, 1778-1853Lawson, William, 1774-1850Wentworth, William Charles, 1790-1872Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition, 1813Blaxland family (NSW, history)Blaxland, Gregory, 1788-1853 -- Journeys -- New South Wales -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition centenary, 1914Lawson, William, 1774-1850 -- Journeys -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Wentworth, William Charles, 1790-1872 -- Journeys -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth expedition re-enactment, 1951Lawson family (Australian history)Mount York (NSW) -- HistoryBlaxland, Mount (NSW) -- HistoryBlue Mountains (N.S.W.) -- Discovery and explorationAustralia -- History -- 1788-1851New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
BRN:
12365
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | 994.45 EIG | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| Research | Local Book | 994.45 EIG | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |