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Alexander Collie : colonial surgeon, naturalist and explorer / Gwen Chessell
Record no:
61956
Call no:
920.0941 CHE
Author:
Chessell, Gwen
Publisher:
Crawley, W.A.: Charles and Joy Staples South West Region Publications Fund, University of Western Australia Press
Year:
2008
Description:
xvi, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
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Isbn:
9780980296532
Type:
Book
Abstract:
The first book-length biography of this remarkable Scottish pioneer who accompanied Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling to Western Australia's fledgling Swan River Colony in 1829. With the assistance of his Aboriginal guide, Collie's expeditions across
the states southwest yielded many botanical, geographical and meteorological discoveries essential to the colony's expansion and development over subsequent decades. Chessell's meticulous research vividly recreates the harsh conditions endured by Collie and his fellow Swan River colonists.
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Contents:
Scholar and apprentice -- Assistant surgeon -- Student once more -- HMS Gannet -- HMS Blossom -- HMS Sulphur -- Swan River -- Mokkare and his world -- King George Sound -- Colonial surgeon -- The last journey -- Alexander's legacy.
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