| Description |
232 pages, ii, 317 pages, 2 pages, 12 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK3191. ANL
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| Contents |
Part I. Men of the time -- Part II. Dictionary of dates |
| Summary |
A pioneering Australian reference work, this dictionary was published in 1879 by John Henniker Heaton (1848-1914), who in his youth spent twenty years as a journalist in Australia before returning to England and campaigning in Parliament for postal reform. Published amid a bitter dispute with the government printer, it is still acknowledged to contain much useful information despite some inaccuracies. The first part, 'Men of the Time', focuses on notable men and women with Australian connections, from 1542 to the date of publication, including explorers, governors, leading colonists, writers and scientists. The second part, 'The Australian Dictionary of Dates', provides an alphabetical listing of the most remarkable Australian historical events and topics, from Aboriginal cricketers to the Zig Zag railway line, particularly noting political and legal landmarks. Heaton's book is an important document of Victorian colonial historiography and a valuable resource for the history of European settlement in Australia |
| Analysis |
Australia. Biography |
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Australia. Dictionaries and encyclopedias |
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Australia. History |
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Chronology, Historical. Dictionaries |
| Notes |
From Turner Collection (Veech Library?). QACU |
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Also available electronically at Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/texts (scanned by Google Books) |
| Subject |
Buckley, W. (William)
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Curr, Edward M. (Edward Micklethwaite), 1820-1889
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Davies, J.
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Dillon, G. F
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Gooseberry, Cora
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G©ơnther, James, 1806-1879
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Hagenauer, F. A. (Frederick August), 1829-1909
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Hale, Mathew B. (Mathew Blagden), 1811-1895.
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Haussmann, Johann Guttfried
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Hunter, John, 1737-1821.
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Jackey Jackey, died 1854
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King, G.
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Lanne, William, 1835-1869
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Leichhardt, Ludwig, 1813-1848.
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Mathews, D.
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Morrells, J
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Peltier, N. P
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Pemulwuy, approximately 1756-1802.
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Renton, J
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Ridley, William, 1819-1878
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Smyth, R.B
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Taplin, George, 1831-1879
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Threlkeld, L. E. (Lancelot Edward), 1788-1859.
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Watson, R.
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Lake Macquarie Mission (N.S.W.)
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Wellington Valley Mission (N.S.W.)
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Wesleyan Mission (N.S.W.)
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Chronology, Historical -- Dictionaries.
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Chronology, Historical.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Biography http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114302 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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Australia -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114302
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Encyclopedias.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001614
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Australia -- Genealogy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114313
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Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- Chronology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012013
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Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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Cullin-la-Ringo (Qld.) -- Massacres -- Fiction
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Myall Creek (N.S.W.) -- Massacres
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New Zealand -- Biography http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116344 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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New Zealand -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091503 -- Chronology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012013
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New Zealand -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091503 -- Dictionaries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Biographies.
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Chronologies.
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Fiction.
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| LC no. |
85259989 |
| ISBN |
1920978089 (cd) |
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