| Description |
xix, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Includes index |
| Summary |
Unsympathetic account of George Augustus Robinson's life; details of 1830 military action that became known as the Black Line; conciliator with Tasmanian Aborigines as Friendly Mission; his relationship with Trucanini; establishment of Wybalenna mission; appointment as Chief Protector of Aborigines in Victoria; relations with Parker, Thomas and other Protectors; opinions of governors; allegations of dishonesty in Robinson's reports and official inquiries into his maladministration at Flinders Island and Victorian Protectorate; his support for Aborigines in legal matters; expeditions in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales; detailed reporting on official documents and correspondence |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal Australians Government relations Australia Victoria |
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Aboriginal Australians History Australia Victoria |
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Robinson, George Augustus |
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Victoria Biography |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 288-295 |
| Subject |
Robinson, George Augustus, -1866.
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Robinson, d. 1866., George Augustus
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Aboriginal Australians -- History.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Government relations.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- History.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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Aboriginal Tasmanians -- History.
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Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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| SUBJECT |
Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
88150295 |
| ISBN |
0522843468 |
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