Is part of Wild Country and Wild Tribes : A Tour in North Queensland Archibald Meston , 1897 series - author essay
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 Wild Country and Wild Tribes I : A Tour in North Queensland
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The article consists of Meston's recollections of land and sea exploration associated with places visited during a sea voyage northwards along the east coast of Cape York. He retells the tragic story of Mrs Watson, her baby and Chinese workers, driven from Lizard island by Aboriginal attack in September 1883.

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    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 9 January 1897 Z1107028 1897 newspaper issue 1897 pg. 78
Last amended 19 Jan 2011 12:56:09
78 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20768342 Wild Country and Wild Tribes I : A Tour in North Queenslandsmall AustLit logo The Queenslander
Subjects:
  • Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Cooktown, Port Douglas - Cooktown area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
  • Lizard Island, Princess Charlotte Bay, North East Peninsula, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Great Barrier Reef, Australian seas,
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