Reminiscenses of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarro or Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne. [1837]

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Buckley, William, 1780-1856. Reminiscenses of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarro or Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne.

Reminiscenses of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarro or Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne. [1837]

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Describes Buckley's early life as a soldier; conviction for theft; transportation to the new colony at Sullivan Bay in 1803 and escape with two other convicts just before the settlement removed to Van Diemen's Land; and close relationship with the Aboriginal people, particularly in the Barwon River region, until John Batman and his party arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1835. Includes descriptions of the Watourong people's diet, hunting and gathering methods, marriage and funeral customs, weapons and warfare, and spiritual beliefs. Gives an account of the fate of his fellow escapees. The reminiscences were recorded by George Langhorne (1810-1897), a missionary, who arrived in Melbourne in January 1837. Langhorne incorrectly gives the name as James Buckley. The original manuscript was accessioned at H 3025 and has been re-accessioned at MS 13483; the two typed transcripts are accessioned at MS 7723.

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