Historical information
This black and white image appears on page 9 "Painters and Pioneers: One hundred years of Eltham and its Shire" by Alan Marshall (1971). (It is incorrectly acknowledged as S.T. Gill in the acknowledgements). It relates to Chapter 1 "The Beginning" and the description of explorer's Joseph Gellibrand journey through the area (and beyond) of the area now known as Eltham and wider Shire of Nillumbik. Gellibrand was accompanied by male aborigines.
William Macleod (1850-1929) was a contributor to the "Picturesque Atlas of Australia" 1886. Described in "The Daily Telegraph" 21 June 1924 :"Macleod is a preserver of the scenic records of his own time, inasmuch as he has furnished posterity with many view of towns, rivers, and other localities, as they appeared in the years 1886-8. Among these, he has given us ...a blackfellow throwing a spear...'
Image first published 1886. Image re-published in "Painters and Pioneers", 1971
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References
- William Macleod: History in Portraiture Description of the publication "Picturesque Atlas of Australia" 1886 and the artists involved.
- Australian Dictionary of Biography: William Macleod The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. This is a concise and informative description of the artist William Macleod.
