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ISBN | 9781743056851 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Bib. Info | 114 pages, 23cm |
Categories | DU - Oceania (South Seas) |
Product Weight | 200 gms. |
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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. Biography: general. | Australian history | Australian