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Based on the 'White Woman of Gippsland' legend, a local story from the Port Albert (Victoria) area. In 1841, the story relates, a dress and a towel, belonging to a Scottish woman who had survived a shipwreck, were discovered in a canoe. Local residents believed the woman was being held by Aborigines, who confirmed that a white woman was living with a tribe nearby. A search of the tribe's camp turned up some items featuring the image of Brittania on them, but the missing woman was never found.
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Literary and Artistic Versions [of the White Woman Legend]
2001
single work
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— Appears in: The Captive White Woman of Gippsland: In Pursuit of the Legend 2001; (p. 204-246) Discusses some specific nineteenth century accounts of the 'White Woman' and also makes connections with contemporary works.
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Literary and Artistic Versions [of the White Woman Legend]
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Captive White Woman of Gippsland: In Pursuit of the Legend 2001; (p. 204-246) Discusses some specific nineteenth century accounts of the 'White Woman' and also makes connections with contemporary works.
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