Title The journal of William Thomas : assistant protector of the Aborigines of Port Phillip & guardian of the Aborigines of Victoria 1839 to 1867. Vol. 3 / Marguerita Stephens

Published Melbourne, Victoria : Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, 2014 © 2014

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.50049915 Thomas Ste/Jow	3	AVAILABLE

Description 602 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 30 cm Contents Volume three: 1854 to 1867 Summary Annotation. This series presents 28 years of Thomas' journals, transcribed and annotated by Dr Marguerita Stephens (Vols 1-3). Vol 4 provides a substantial collection of Thomas' records of Kulin language - some reworked from earlier transcriptions by Dr Stephen Morey. For nearly three decades William Thomas chronicled his life and work with Aboriginal Victorians through his daily journal entries. Now this four volume set, comprehensively indexed and extensively annotated, shines new light on the history of race relations in Australia. Thomas' detailed observations give a rare insight into the process of cultural continuity and collapse, and the agency of Victorian Aboriginal leaders in social and economic interactions with settlers and colonial administrations in a time of great social upheaval. This first-hand account repopulates Victorian history, paying respect to the work, play and lives of the Aboriginal men and women who emerge from the pages of Thomas' journal Analysis Australian Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Thomas, William, 1791-1867. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 19th century. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Port Phillip Bay Region -- History SUBJECT Port Phillip Bay Region (Vic.) -- History Port Phillip Region (Vic.) -- History -- 1834-1900 Victoria -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007556 -- 1834-1900 Author Stephens, Marguerita, compiler ISBN 9780987133793

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