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Ernest Giles Ernest Giles i(A60716 works by)
Born: Established: 1835 ; Died: Ceased: 1897
Gender: Male
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1 From : Australia Twice Traversed Ernest Giles , 2009 extract prose travel (Australia Twice Traversed : The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative Compiled from the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions into and through Central South Australia and Western Australia from 1872 to 1876)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 143-147)
1 The Death of Gibson Ernest Giles , 1979 extract prose travel (Australia Twice Traversed : The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative Compiled from the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions into and through Central South Australia and Western Australia from 1872 to 1876)
— Appears in: Wide Domain : Western Australian Themes and Images 1979; (p. 20-23)
1 Christmas Day in Central Australia Ernest Giles , 1913 extract prose children's (Australia Twice Traversed : The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative Compiled from the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions into and through Central South Australia and Western Australia from 1872 to 1876)
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , December no. 170 1913; (p. 180-183) North of the Ten Commandments : A Collection of Northern Territory Literature 1991; (p. 237-238) Giles describes the environment at Fort Mueller and the events of Christmas Day, 1873. The camp suffers an attack by 'a pack of fiends in human form and of aboriginal appearance'. Whilst acknowledging that his group of 'white-faced wretches' have deprived the indigenous people of food and land, Giles supports the firing of rifles in self-defence. Following the battle, The explorers enjoy a Christmas dinner of wallaby chops, damper and tea (having eaten their Christmas pudding two days earlier).
1 2 y separately published work icon Australia Twice Traversed : The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative Compiled from the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions into and through Central South Australia and Western Australia from 1872 to 1876 Ernest Giles , London : Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington , 1889 Z1146438 1889 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon The Journal of a Forgotten Expedition Ernest Giles , Adelaide : W. K. Thomas , 1880 21493366 1880 single work prose travel
2 y separately published work icon Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874 Ernest Giles , Melbourne : McCarron, Bird , 1875 21492007 1875 single work diary travel The diary of Ernest Giles chronicles his second exploratory expedition into Central Australia. In his concluding remarks, Giles states: 'My exploration has in its main objects been unsuccessful, and my most sanguine hopes have been destroyed; as for years I had cherished the thought of being the first to cross this continent from east to west'. Giles graciously concedes victory in this to his fellow explorer, Colonel Warburton.
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