F.J. Gillen's first diary 1875 : Adelaide to Alice Springs, March to June / edited by Robert S. Gillen
- Bib ID:
- 8077322
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gillen, F. J. (Francis James), 1855-1912, author
- Edition:
- [2nd edition]
- Description:
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- Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2019
- 105 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781743056851 (paperback)
- Summary:
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This is the first of two diaries by anthropologist and photographer Francis Gillen. Written in 1875, it records his experiences as a young man travelling along the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to work in Alice Springs - a journey which would form the basis of his later work. The diary, introduced and with notes by Francis Gillen's grandson, Robert Gillen, includes a foreword by historian Philip Jones.
- Notes:
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- First published 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- NLApp86451
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
- Subject:
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- Gillen, F. J. (Francis James), 1855-1912 -- Diaries
- Overland Telegraph Line (N.T. and S. Aust.) -- History -- Sources
- Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Central -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Social life and customs
- Biography: general
- Australia, Central -- Description and travel
- Northern Territory -- Description and travel
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Gillen, Robert S., 1925-, editor
- Also Titled:
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- First diary 1875 : Adelaide to Alice Springs, March to June
- Diary 1875 : Adelaide to Alice Springs, March to June
- Copyright:
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2019
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