ISBN |
1740971124 |
Author |
Le Griffon, Heather (author) |
Title |
Campfires at the cross : an account of the Bunting Dale Aboriginal Mission 1839-1951 at Birregurra, near Colac, Victoria : with a biography of Francis Tuckfield / Heather Le Griffon. |
Other title |
Campfires at the cross. |
Bunting Dale Aboriginal Mission eighteen thirty nine to nineteen fifty one. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. |
Description |
xiii, 321 pages, 12 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 21 cm. |
Note |
"Arcadia.". |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-316) and index. |
Contents |
1: A Serious Situation 1 -- 2: Francis Tuckfield Heeds the Call 15 -- 3: Everyone's Going to Port Phillip 31 -- 4: It Certainly is a Delightful Spot 46 -- 5: Not a Level Playing Field 60 -- 6: Into the Lion's Den 78 -- 7: Travel, Turmoil and Terror 95 -- 8: There's Movement on the Station 117 -- 9: Crimes, Catastrophes and Collisions 140 -- 10: Trials and Tribulations 157 -- 11: The Harassment of Hurst 177 -- 12: Exits, an Excursion and the Unexpected 197 -- 13: A Man on a Mission 212 -- 14: The Winds of Change 226 -- 15: Accusing Eyes Across the Border 240 -- 16: Now the Mission Bells Lie Silent 261 -- 17: Epilogue 275. |
Summary |
Annotation pending. |
Subjects |
Tuckfield, Francis, -- 1808-1865 |
Bunting Dale Aboriginal Mission (Birregurra, Vic.) -- History |
Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- Birregurra -- Social life and customs |
Religions - Christianity - Missionaries |
Religions - Christianity - Methodist Church |
Religions - Christianity - Missions |
Feuds and warfare |
Race relations - Violent |
Settlement and contacts - Settlers |
Wathawurrung / Wada wurrung / Wathaurong people (S29) (Vic SJ54-12) |
Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Australia -- Victoria -- History |
Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- Social conditions |
Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- Birregurra -- Social conditions |
Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Victoria |
Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Birregurra (Vic.)History |
Colac (W Vic SJ54-12) |
Birregurra (W Vic SJ54-12) |
Buntingdale (W Vic SJ54-12) |
Port Phillip / Western Port area (Vic SJ55) |
Birregurra (Vic.) -- History |
Call number |
2020.236 |