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Issue Details: First known date: 1866... 1866 Lindigo, the White Woman, or, The Highland Girl's Captivity among the Australian Blacks
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Notes

  • Based on the 'White Woman of Gippsland' legend, a local story from the Port Albert (Victoria) area. In 1841, the story relates, a dress and a towel, belonging to a Scottish woman who had survived a shipwreck, were discovered in a canoe. Local residents believed the woman was being held by Aborigines, who confirmed that a white woman was living with a tribe nearby. A search of the tribe's camp turned up some items featuring the image of Brittania on them, but the missing woman was never found.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: Waikato Times 1872 newspaper (12 issues)
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Published in serialised format, 4 October 1884 (Supplement). Final instalment 10 January 1885.
First known date: 1884
Serialised by: The Melbourne Journal and Weekly Record of Literature, Science and Art 1883 periodical
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Published in serialised format, October 1884. Page details unknown.

Works about this Work

Literary and Artistic Versions [of the White Woman Legend] Julie Carr , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Captive White Woman of Gippsland: In Pursuit of the Legend 2001; (p. 204-246)
Discusses some specific nineteenth century accounts of the 'White Woman' and also makes connections with contemporary works.
Literary and Artistic Versions [of the White Woman Legend] Julie Carr , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Captive White Woman of Gippsland: In Pursuit of the Legend 2001; (p. 204-246)
Discusses some specific nineteenth century accounts of the 'White Woman' and also makes connections with contemporary works.
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