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The documents now submitted to you may fairly be called the First Annals of this colony. They are important as being official records, and they set at rest some points which have hitherto been in dispute or doubt regarding the settlement attempted by Governor Collins at Port Phillip Heads three quarters of a century ago.
As you have thought these early historical mss. Worthy of national publication, I have compressed in the form of a Prefatory Note a few facts necessary to the illustration of their character and value, and showing how they were brought to light.
I take leave to add that when future writers of Australian history come to tell the story of that marvellous national career which in less than fifty years has transformed a coast whaling-station and a few turf huts on the banks of an unnamed river into the noble Province of Victoria, they will not fail to recognize the public spirit which has induced you to preserve these memorials of an earlier attempt at its colonization, which, happily for us all, came to nought.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1333646232
- ISBN 13 9781333646233
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages161
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is the first in a series of official records that lay the foundations for the Australian colony of Victoria. It presents original journals from early explorers, a record of the orders issued by Lieutenant Governor Collins during the attempted settlement at Port Phillip (1803-4), and the diary of the Reverend Robert Knopwood, who was chaplain to the settlement. These documents provide unparalleled insights into the earliest European explorations and colonisation of Victoria. The author, John J. Shillinglaw, breathes life into the characters involved and paints a picture of the challenges they faced, the decisions that shaped the colony, and the lives of early settlers. Official orders and personal records capture the perspectives of both the leaders and colonists, and highlight the tensions between them. Knopwood's diary not only provides a day-to-day account of the first settlement, but also the chaplain's personal observations on events, people and the land, along with his insights into Aboriginal culture, which are among the earliest written reflections on First Nations peoples by a non-Indigenous person. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333646233_0
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