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Author Bonwick, James, 1817-1906.

Title Curious facts of old colonial days / by James Bonwick
Published London : Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1870

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 ADPML SPC  279.4 Bon  LIB USE ONLY
Description vi, 352 pages ; 19 cm
regular print
Contents New South Wales: The First preacher in Australia. The First religious service in Australia. The First church in Australia. The First churches in the colony. The Church champion. The Magisterial clergyman .The Missionary chaplain. The First two archdeacons of Australia. The First bishop in Australia. The Battle of the bishops. The First bishop in the first gold field. Work of Bishop Broughton in New South Wales. The rebel clergymen. The Godless Norfolk Island. Rise of Catholic worship in New South Wales. The persecuted priest. The First Roman Catholic church. The First Australian Wesleyan Methodists. The Wesleyan pioneer of New South Wales. Rise of Presbyterianism in New South Wales. The First independents in Australia. The Quaker missionaries in Australia. The First colonial churchyard. The First theatre. Geographical ignorance. The First schools in New South Wales. The Rum hospital military publications. Governor Bligh and the spirit dealers. The Old licence system. Morals in early Sydney days. Mrs. Fry's Newgate women at Botany Bay. The First newspaper in Australia. Sorrows of the first Australian printer. Life and death of Sydney literature. The Great rebellion in New South Wales
South Australia: Wesleyan struggles in Adelaide. The Shipwrecked missionary. The Independents of South Australia. The Protestant Episcopal church in Adelaide. The First Bishop of Adelaide. The Lutherans in South Australia. No church state aid in South Australia
Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania: The First chaplain of Van Diemen's Land. The First Hobart Town church. The Fighting chaplain. Roman Catholicism in Hobart Town. The Early Wesleyans of Hobart Town. Rise of Presbyterianism in the island. The Baptists in Australia. The First independent minister of Hobart Town. State of morals in the early days. Strong drink in Van Dieman's Land. Female prisoners of Van Dieman's Land. First schools in Van Dieman's Land. The First post-office in Hobart Town. The First newspaper in Van Dieman's Land. The 'Gazette'. Troubles of the 'Gazette' printer. The early Launcestan Press. Persecution of the press. Early state of freedom
Summary Christian religion from 1789; p.103; Brief notes on Quakers & Aborigines (Backhouse & Walker); p.104; Tasmanians mentioned briefly; p.108-109; Bishop of Tasmania visits islands in Bass Strait, sealers & half-castes
Notes Ferguson no. 7235
Event 1870
Notes Also available electronically at Google Books: http://books.google.com
Subject Australian newspapers -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History.
SUBJECT Australia -- Church history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114304
Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Moral conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006096
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663
Australia -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311
New South Wales -- Church history http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091398 -- 1788-1851
New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1788-1851
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- Church history http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005023 -- 1836-1851
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1836-1851
Tasmania http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79115474 -- Church history http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005023 -- 1803-1851
Tasmania -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88004479 -- 1803-1851