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This account by Buckley was recorded by George Langhorne, a missionary. In it he describes his early life; his conviction, transportation and escape; and his close relationship with the Aboriginal people, until John Batman and his party arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1835.
Document - George Langhorne, 'Reminiscenses of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarroor Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne', 1837, State Library Victoria
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Document - George Langhorne, 'Reminiscenses of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarroor Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne', 1837, State Library Victoria
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