The annual report of the Mission to the Aborigines in Lake Macquarie. Printed copy dated 31st December, 1839. 1839.

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The annual report of the Mission to the Aborigines in Lake Macquarie. Printed copy dated 31st December, 1839. 1839.

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p.787-807; Bill passed to allow Aborigines to be received as competent witnesses in criminal cases but not in civil cases; reference to an Aboriginal named Boatman; Aboriginal help in the capture of bushrangers; reference to Billy Blue; comparison of the language at Lake Macquarie with other dialects in other parts of the colony and with other dialects overseas e.g. Tahitian and Delaware.

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Threlkeld, L. E. (Lancelot Edward), 1788-1859

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L. E. Threlkeld, 1788-1859, a missionary in the Pacific Islands until 1824, 1825-1841 conducted missions to the Aborigines in the Lake Macquarie district, New South Wales. He studied the Aboriginal language with the assistance of the tribal leader, Biraban, and published a grammar book in 1834. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225767946 Missionary and Congregational minister. Came to Australia with the London Missionary ...