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 XIII : A Tour in North Queensland
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In this article Meston describes 'some of the grandest mountain scenery on the Queensland coast,' between Cape Tribulation and Port Douglas. He refers briefly to sea and land exploration of the region. Accompanied by the photographer Harry Crees, he enjoys the hospitality of several selectors, notably that of Mrs Ah Way, a Glasgow lady married to a Chinese man. Meston states that Mosman Aborigines were exterminated during the pioneering of the region. He describes the course of the Daintree in detail and narrates attacks by Aborigines on cedar-cutters in 1874 and 1876. He asserts, however, that Daintree selectors who treated the Aborigines fairly have not been attacked. Meston also describes how selectors and their families lost their lives during a recent major flood on the Daintree, and praises their heroism. A vocabulary of words used by Cape Grenville Aborigines is appended.

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    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 3 April 1897 Z1108932 1897 newspaper issue 1897 pg. 738-79
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738-79 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20771513 Wild Country and Wild Tribes XIII : A Tour in North Queenslandsmall AustLit logo The Queenslander
Subjects:
  • Cape Tribulation, Mossman - Port Douglas area, Port Douglas - Cooktown area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Port Douglas - Cooktown area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Daintree River, Mossman - Port Douglas area, Port Douglas - Cooktown area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
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