Notes on the Aborigines of Tasmania: Extracted From the Manuscript Journals of George Washington Walker With an Introduction by James B Walker
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Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: George Washington Walker
Additional Authors: James B Walker
Publisher: Government Printer
Place: Hobart TAS
Year: 1898
Format: Paperback
Pages: 45 pages
Book Description
Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. No cover. Reprinted from the Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.
In the year 1832, James Backhouse and George Washington Walker, two Quaker missionaries, arrived at Hobart from England. The primary objectives of their visit were to investigate the condition of the prisoner population and the functioning of the penal system. Another was an enquiry into the treatment of the Aboriginal inhabitants.
They spent six years in Tasmania, New South Wales, travelling as far north as Brisbane. They visited Port Phillip, South Australia and Western Australia before departing Australia.
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Notes on the Aborigines of Tasmania: Extracted From the Manuscript Journals of George Washington Walker With an Introduction by James B Walker
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