Black Robinson, Protector of Aborigines / Vivienne Rae-Ellis
- Bib ID:
- 1667786
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Rae-Ellis, Vivienne, 1930-2015
- Description:
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- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1988
- xix, 308 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0522843468
- Summary:
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Unsympathetic account of George Augustus Robinson's life; details of 1830 military action that became known as the Black Line; conciliator with Tasmanian Aborigines as Friendly Mission; his relationship with Trucanini; establishment of Wybalenna mission; appointment as Chief Protector of Aborigines in Victoria; relations with Parker, Thomas and other Protectors; opinions of governors; allegations of dishonesty in Robinson's reports and official inquiries into his maladministration at Flinders Island and Victorian Protectorate; his support for Aborigines in legal matters; expeditions in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales; detailed reporting on official documents and correspondence.
- Full contents:
- Includes index
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 288-295.
- Subject:
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- Robinson, George Augustus, 1791-1866
- Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- History
- Aboriginal Tasmanians -- History
- Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900
- Victoria -- Biography
- New South Wales (NSW)
- Victoria (Vic)
- Wybalenna (Flinders Island Tas SK55-02)
- South Australia (SA)
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2085 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2015
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1988
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