400 p., 15 leaves of ports. : ill., fold-out map ; 23 cm.Contents: Voyagers' Tales of the Tasmanians - The first battle; Captain Cook's visit; The French visit in 1792; Flinders and Bass at the Derwent; Peron's visit in 1802; The French and the Wood-nymphs. The Black War - Massacre of the Blacks in 1804; Destruction of Public Records; Kidnapping Black Boys; Michael Howe's Black Mary; Chase after Stock-keepers; Colonel Sorell's order of 1819. Cruelties to the Blacks - Cruelty of Early Settlers; Cruelty of Bushrangers; Spanish and Dutch Cruelties. Outrages of the Blacks - Hanging of Two Aborigines; The Demarcation Order of 1828; Martial Law; Pictorial Proclamation; Proclamation of October 1830; Mosquito and the Tame Mob; Execution of Mosquito and Black Jack; Cruelties of the Blacks; A hand left in the trap; Bravery of a Half-caste wife; Chastity of White Women respected; Time of terror. The Line - Proclamation for Volunteers; Arrangements for the Capture; Leaders and numbers in the Line; Savage's Tale of the Savages; Mr. Walpole caught a Black; Siege of the "Three Thumbs"; Ï30,000 for One Black; Egg-gathers break through a Line. Capture Parties - Leaders of Parties; John Batman, the Blacks' Friend; The Sydney Black Guides; A Night at Ben Lomond; Gilbert Robertson, the Leader; Jorgen Jorgenson, the Dane. George Augustus Robinson, The Concilliator - Bruni Island Depot; Tuganina, the beautiful Tasmanian; The Conciliatory Mission; Robinson's Capture of a Tribe; Triumphal Entry into Hobart Town; Truganina saves Robinson's Life. Flinders Island - Swan Island Depot; Gun Carriage Island; Flinders Island Depot; Visit of the Quaker Missionaries; Life of Aborigines on Flinders Island; Mr Clark, the Catechist; School Examination of the Natives; Dr. Jeannert, the Commandant; Dr Milligan removes Natives from Flinders. Oyster Cove - Author's Visit to the Naives at Oyster Cove; Death of Mr Clark; Maryann and Walter. The Sealers - Home Life of Sealers' Women; Robinson removes the Women to Flinders; The Quakers and Sealers. Half-Castes - Murder of Half-castes; Fecundity of Mixed Races; Bishop Nixon's Visit to the Straits' Half-castes; Bong and her Daughter Dolly. Native Rights - Legal Rights; Hanging of Four Tasmanians. Civilization - Whately's Degradation Theory; Effects of Civilization; Drink and Civilization; Walter the civilized Tasmanian; An Aboriginal Discourse; Mr. Wedge's Black Boy; Failure of Australian Missions; Christian Tasmanians. Decline - Amalgamation of Races; Decline, a 'Decreeof Providence'; Hawaiian and Maori Decline; Drink, the great Destroyer; Story of the civilised Mathinna; Count Strzelecki's Theory of Decline; Lanne, the Last Man; Lalla Rookh, the Last Tasmanian.aboriginal tasmanians. | tasmania -- history -- to 1803. | tasmania -- history -- 1803-1900.

vii, 400 p. illus. (part col.) fold. map. 23 cm.Explores the known history of the Aboriginal Tasmanians from the first encounters by white men to the settlement , conflicts and fate of the Tasmanians under white settlement.aboriginal tasmanians. | tasmania -- history -- to 1803. | tasmania -- history -- 1803-1900.

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Hardcover with a photo of Theodore von Karman on the frontnon-fiction

Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Rip Van Wrinkle raced from 1976 (2yo) through to 1979 (5yo). Leading Australian Pacing Stakes Winner in 1976 (2yo), 1977 (3yo). Had Winning Streaks of 12, 11, 7 and 6 wins. Career: 50 wins 7 seconds 6 thirds 74 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, rip van wrinkle, m vanderkemp, michael vanderkemp

Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Celevale Van raced from 1967 (2yo) through to 1975 then raced in US from 1975 until 1978 (13yo). Career: 48 wins 26 seconds 23 thirds 239 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, celevale van, charlie parsons, cj parsons, c parsons, s lee, stephen lee

Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Cute Van raced from 1973 (2yo) through to 1976 (5yo). Had a Winning Streak of 6 wins. Career: 19 wins 7 seconds 2 thirds 45 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, cute van, peter wells, pj wells