AUSTRALIANA Aboriginal
Account of escaped convict William Buckley’s thirty two years living in the Victorian bush; adoption by, and life among, Aboriginal tribe; descriptions of Aboriginal people, and their lives, customs, ceremonies, beliefs, culture, hunting, fishing and food gathering; technology, and inter-tribal relationships; desciptions of unexplored country.
- xlvi, 200 p. : ill., map, port. ; 20 cm. #280524
- First published as The Life and Adventures of William Buckley, Archibald MacDougall, Hobart.
- Bibliography: p. xlv-xlvi.
- Buckley, William, 1780-1856
- Explorers — Biography
- Aboriginal Australians — Victoria — History
- Aboriginal Australians — Social life and customs
- Daily life
- Wathawurrung / Wada wurrung / Wathaurong people (S29) (Vic SJ54-12)
- Feuds and warfare
- Hunting, gathering and fishing
- Technology
- Cannibalism
- Weapons
- Death – Mortuary customs
- Food – Preparation – Cooking
- Geelong / Bellarine Peninsula (Vic SJ55-09)
- Victoria (Vic)