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Subtitle: Major Mitchell and the Kamilaroi aborigines
By: M.J. O'Rourke.
Publisher: M.J. O'Rourke in association with Plowpress
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Kambah, ACT, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Mitchell, T. L. 1792-1855 -- Travel.; Kamilaroi (Australian people) -- History -- Sources.; Kamilaroi (Australian people) -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Sources.
Other titles: Major Mitchell and the Kamilaroi
Description: An examination of Major Mitchells northern journeys in 1831-32 and 1845-6 with the emphasis on contact with Kamilaroi and Yuwaaliyaay/Yuwaalaraay people; includes supplementary evidence from other primary sources; maps constructed from Mitchells diaries and detailed historical investigation of place names and their origins with reference to recent linguistic work; the final essay deals with contact history and the impact of colonial settlement; includes an appendix of population estimates in the Upper Hunter Valley and north central New South Wales 1826-1910.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-107) and index.