Books by "Henry Gyles Turner"

12 books found

A History of the Colony of Victoria

A History of the Colony of Victoria

by Henry Gyles Turner

1904

V.1. Survey party from the Cumberland encountered Aborigines without hostility (at present Melbourne site); survey party from the Calcutta meet hostile natives area of Port Phillip Bay; Hume & Hovells overland journey through Victoria; Captain Sturts voyage on the Murray, meeting with natives; Tasmanian Black War, part played by Batman; reason for fear & cruelty of Tasmanian settlers towards natives; Batmans treaty with Port Phillip Aborigines over land ownership; attitude of settlers of the Yarra district; assessment of Aborigines before European invasion, vitality, health etc.; intertribal warfare & revenge killings; effect of colonization on tribes.

The Elements of Mind

The Elements of Mind

by Henry Jamyn Brooks

1902

The Indian Village Community

The Indian Village Community

by Baden Henry Baden-Powell

1896

The Church and the Puritans, 1570-1660

The Church and the Puritans, 1570-1660

by Henry Offley Wakeman

1902

A History of the Colony of Victoria

A History of the Colony of Victoria

by Henry Gyles Turner

2011 · Cambridge University Press

This authoritative two-volume history by Henry Gyles Turner (1831-1920) explores the political and social development of Victoria, Australia.

Fragments of Press and Poetry

Fragments of Press and Poetry

by Frederic William Henry Myers

1904

Montezuma's Daughter

Montezuma's Daughter

by Henry Rider Haggard

1898