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OverviewExcerpt from Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, Vol. 22 It was during Leichhardt's expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, 1844 to 1846, that Gilbert, the naturalist, a collector for Mr. Gould, was killed by the blacks on the western side of Cape York Peninsula. Very little was known of that part of the country at the time but the aboriginals had shown a decided disposition to dispute any claim on the part of the white settlers to interfere with them, or with the country they occupied. In 1848, when Kennedy tried to reach Port Albany by keeping nearer to the eastern side of the Peninsula, the blacks asserted their rights with equal determination, and their hostility led to the death of Kennedy himself, when, with his blackboy Jackey, he had pushed on until almost within sight of the place at which they had hoped to arrive in safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Unknown AuthorPublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.989kg ISBN: 9781332306565ISBN 10: 133230656 Pages: 754 Publication Date: 13 October 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |