The Devil's Wilderness : George Caley's journey to Mount Banks, 1804 / editor: Alan E.J. Andrews
- Bib ID:
- 1168384
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Caley, George, 1770-1829
- Description:
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- Hobart : Blubber Head Press, 1984
- 150 p., [30] p. of plates : maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0908528124
- Summary:
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Describes explorations with Aboriginal guides p. 11, 15, 75; mentions the Aboriginal sound 'Tugroy' may be the same as 'Tuggerah' a reference to the Georges River p. 28; mentions Currijon, now Kurrajong, from the Aboriginal name for the fibre used for string p. 42; appears Caley's route followed an Aboriginal trail p. 59; Caley's Fern Tree Hill had the Aboriginal name Tomah p. 62, 128; mentions seeing barked trees p. 95.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Col. ill. on lining papers.
- Bibliography: p. 131-142.
- Subject:
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- Caley, George, 1770-1829
- Botany -- New South Wales -- Banks, Mount, Region
- Plants
- Technology - Fibre
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers - Aboriginal guides
- Sites - Scarred trees
- Banks, Mount, Region (N.S.W.) -- Discovery and exploration
- Blue Mountains (W Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Australia
- Mount Tomah (NSW SI56-05)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- Georges River (S Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Andrews, Alan E. J. (Alan Edwin Joseph), 1926-
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1984
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