Journal of a Rambler: The Journal of John BoultbeeOxford University Press, 1986 - 225 էջ Story of John Boultbee's travels in the early nineteenth century. Includes observations of Aboriginal people during experiences at Hobart Town, Port Jackson and Swan River. |
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Էջ 13
... skins ' meaning that they would sell seal skins for spirits . This was agreed to and a plentiful quantity of liquor was exchanged for skins but considering the character of the parties , they did not commit such excesses as might have ...
... skins ' meaning that they would sell seal skins for spirits . This was agreed to and a plentiful quantity of liquor was exchanged for skins but considering the character of the parties , they did not commit such excesses as might have ...
Էջ 19
... skins , [ The skins brought one shilling apiece Ed . ] boiled a piece of pork . Set the boy and girl to their lessons and had a bathe in the salt - water for the 1st time this summer , said our prayers . I went to bed and so concluded ...
... skins , [ The skins brought one shilling apiece Ed . ] boiled a piece of pork . Set the boy and girl to their lessons and had a bathe in the salt - water for the 1st time this summer , said our prayers . I went to bed and so concluded ...
Էջ 27
... skins found a market in Europe or America ; dried skins went to China . After killing they were sorted ' to arbitrary standards - wigs ( old males ) , clap - matches ( females ) , bulls , yearlings , grey or silver pups ( under one year ) ...
... skins found a market in Europe or America ; dried skins went to China . After killing they were sorted ' to arbitrary standards - wigs ( old males ) , clap - matches ( females ) , bulls , yearlings , grey or silver pups ( under one year ) ...
Common terms and phrases
aboriginal amongst anchored arrived Barbados Bass Strait beach Beattie birds boat boatsteerer Boultbee's brig brother canoes Captain Ceylon chief coast Colombo colony Cove crew Diemen's Land Dusky Bay Dutch English European feet fellow fire fish flax Foveaux Strait Fremantle friends ground Harbour hauled head Hobart Town JB's John Boultbee Journal Kent killed living Lond Malay Manila Maori miles Monado months Murihiku muskets muttonbird Narrative natives night Open Bay Otago Pahee party passage Phillip Island Port Jackson Port Macquarie potatoes Preservation Island proas Rambler records returned rocks Ruabuka Ruapuke Ruapuke Island sailed schooner sealers sealing settlement settlers ship shore Shortland Singapore skins Skipper South Wales Southern Stewart Island Swan River Sydney Tarbuka Ternate Thomas Timor told took trees Tuhawaiki Van Diemen's Land vessel voyage walked Western Australia Whakataupuka whale wind women Zealand