Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District
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'When Niel Black, one of the most influential settlers of the Western District of Victoria, stepped onto the sand at Port Phillip Bay in 1839 and declared Melbourne to be "almost altogether a Scotch settlement", he was paying the newly created outpost of the British Empire his highest compliment.

'His journal ... provides rare insight into the realities of early settlement in Victoria, detailing experiences of personal hardship and physical danger as well as the potential for accumulating great wealth and success.

'Drawing on the extensive collections of the State Library of Victoria, Strangers in a Foreign Land also includes glimpses into the lives of other settlers and the indigenous people of the area. It evokes the sense of place and dislocation that the early settlers encountered, and the hopes and anxieties they carried with them as they created new homes in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Miegunyah Press , 2008 .
      Extent: ix, 307p., [12] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus. (some col.), facsims
      ISBN: 9780522855128 (hbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Miegunyah Press Series : Second Series Miegunyah Press (publisher), 1995- Z1014067 1995- series - publisher In 1995 The Miegunyah Press became a separate imprint of MUP, and its distinctive window logo appears on all books published in the second series. Titles in the second series include a colophon page at the end of the book that lists the book's editor and designer, the typeface used in the text, the paper on which it is printed, the name of the printer and the number of copies printed. (Adapted from the publisher's website: http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/Miegunyah.html) Number in series: 98

Works about this Work

Untitled Kate Darian-Smith , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , March vol. 40 no. 1 2009; (p. 136)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
An Endearing Conversation Ian Warden , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 July 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
Off the Shelf : History Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 July 2008; (p. 29)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
Off the Shelf : History Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 July 2008; (p. 29)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
An Endearing Conversation Ian Warden , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 July 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
Untitled Kate Darian-Smith , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , March vol. 40 no. 1 2009; (p. 136)

— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District Niel Black , 2008 single work diary
Last amended 8 Jul 2008 15:55:02
Subjects:
  • Western District, Victoria,
  • 1800-1899
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