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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Birth of Melbourne
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A selection of extracts drawn predominantly from autobiographies, diaries and newspaper articles. The selected authors include Matthew Flinders, John Batman, Jane Franklin, Georgiana Huntly McCrae, Celeste de Chabrillan, Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke, Anthony Trollope, Francis William Lauderdale Adams, Hume Nisbet and Rudyard Kipling. Also represented are some Aboriginal voices and the words of Chinese migrants.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2002 .
      Extent: 392p., [8]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus. (some col.).
      Note/s:
      • Bibliography: p.384-392.
      • Introductory essay, 'The Passing of Birrarang', by Tim Flannery (p.1-23).
      ISBN: 1877008389

Works about this Work

On the Connection between Art and Science : Stephen Romei Talks to Annie Proulx and Tim Flannery Stephen Romei (interviewer), 2011 single work interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 70 no. 2 2011; (p. 136-145)
Missing Voices Tony Birch , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 248 2003; (p. 33-34)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
Past and Present Don Anderson , 2002-2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December-14 January vol. 120 no. 6355 2002-2003; (p. 146)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
Nightmare on Collins Street Liam Davison , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2002; (p. 20)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
Nightmare on Collins Street Liam Davison , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2002; (p. 20)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
Past and Present Don Anderson , 2002-2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December-14 January vol. 120 no. 6355 2002-2003; (p. 146)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
Missing Voices Tony Birch , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 248 2003; (p. 33-34)

— Review of The Birth of Melbourne 2002 anthology extract essay prose autobiography diary column
On the Connection between Art and Science : Stephen Romei Talks to Annie Proulx and Tim Flannery Stephen Romei (interviewer), 2011 single work interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 70 no. 2 2011; (p. 136-145)
Last amended 8 Jun 2004 16:08:23
Subjects:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1800-1899
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