Eye-witness : selected documents from Australia's past,

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The work Eye-witness : selected documents from Australia's past, represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Eye-witness : selected documents from Australia's past,

Title remainder

selected documents from Australia's past,

Statement of responsibility

edited by J. T. Gilchrist and W. J. Murray

Title variation

Eyewitness

Creator

• Gilchrist, J. T., (John Thomas)

Contributor

• Murray, W. J., (William J.)

Author

• Murray, W. J., (William J.)

Subject

• Government policy - Assimilation
• Government policy - Integration
• Indigenous peoples - Pacific - Kanakas
• Race relations - Attitudes
• Race relations - Representation - History
• Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900
• Settlement and contacts - Colonisation
• Settlement and contacts - Settlers
• Australia -- History -- Sources
• Australia -- History | Sources

Genre

• Sources

Language

eng

Summary

Selection of material extracted from letters, diaries, newspapers and reports documenting Australia's history from a personal perspective. Includes: John Hunter's description of his first encounter with Aboriginal people ; Judge Therry's account of the Massacre at Myall Creek ; an article from the Bulletin about the revival of the Kanaka slave trade ; an extract from 'The Australian Abo Call' ; T.G.H. Strehlow on Aboriginal integration/assimilation

Cataloging source

AIASerda

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography