The Hated Protector. The Story of Charles Wightman Sievwright, Protector of Aborigines 1839-42.
by Arkley, Lindsey
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0646404210
- ISBN 13
- 9780646404219
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Orbit Press, 2000. x, 509pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Maroon cloth in jacket. Light foxing to page edges, else as new. Sievwright lived in what is now the Western District of Victoria and in his role as Assistant Aboriginal Protector where he tried to save the Aborigines of the district from extinction. The book draws largely on original archival material, including official reports, journals and letters, found in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Edinburgh and London-most never before published. This material is supplemented by contemporary newspaper accounts, and some oral history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Small 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 053700
- Title
- The Hated Protector. The Story of Charles Wightman Sievwright, Protector of Aborigines 1839-42.
- Author
- Arkley, Lindsey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0646404210
- ISBN 13
- 9780646404219
- Publisher
- Orbit Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- Small 4to
- Keywords
- Victoria Australia Colonial Aborigines Aboriginal Indigenous Protector Sievwright Biography Government Race Relations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Australiana; HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand; Australian Aborigines;
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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