First published in Italian in 1851; account of first contact with Aborigines and abortive attempts to found missions; fighting among Aborigines; foundation of New Norcia; place of Aborigines among races of the world; religious beliefs; language (with vocabulary list of two dialects at New Norcia); music; social organization; body ornamentation; material culture especially weapons; hunting methods and native foods (plant, insect, etc.); native medicine and sorcery; [Tribes are Juet and Balardong identified in an Appendix by R.M. Berndt for annotation] - Abstract from Trove.