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A series of facsimile editions of early Australian works, republished by George Mackaness (printed by D.S. Ford, Sydney) over a period of thirty-six years.
All works in this series were limited facsimile edition.
The series was later republished in Dubbo as Australian Historical Monographs: New Series.
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1y Robert Louis Stevenson : His Associations with Australia Sydney : George Mackaness , 1935 Z1486173 1935 single work biography Sydney : George Mackaness , 1935
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2y Some Fictitious Voyages to Australia Sydney : George Mackaness , 1937 8527182 1937 single work historical fiction Sydney : George Mackaness , 1937
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3y Journey into South-Eastern Australia, 1844 : With George Henry Haydon's Narrative of Part of the Same Journey Sydney : George Mackaness , 1941 Z1024004 1941 single work prose Sydney : George Mackaness , 1941
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4y Some Private Correspondence of the Rev. Samuel Marsden and Family, 1794-1824 George Mackaness , Sydney : George Mackaness , 1942 8533407 1942 single work correspondence
A selection of the correspondence of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, a prominent clergyman in the Parramatta region of New South Wales in the early days of the Australian colony.
Sydney : George Mackaness , 1942 -
5y Account of the Duel between William Bland and Robert Case : and the Circumstances That Led Thereto, Drawn up for Posterity by Dr. William Bland : with a Report of the Trial Rex V. Bland, Randall and Fulton, before the Recorder of Bombay, 14th and 17th April, 1813 ... : and a Memoir of Dr. William Bland Sydney : George Mackaness , 1942 8533928 1942 single work prose
A collection of texts on the fatal duel that saw Dr William Bland transported to Australia in 1814.
Sydney : George Mackaness , 1942 -
7y A Serious Admonition to the Publick on the Intended Thief Colony at Botany Bay London : George Bigg , 1786 8534268 1786 single work prose Sydney : George Mackaness , 1943
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9y Journal d'un exile politique aux Terres Australes Montreal : F. Cinq-Mars , 1845 Z1627983 1845 single work autobiography
"Ducharme was among the French Canadian rebels transported to New South Wales on the Buffalo in 1839-40. He and his fellow exiles were sent to a penal settlement at Longbottom on arrival, and stayed there for some 20 months, working in road gangs. Ducharme was then assigned to Alexander George Dumas, a clerk in the office of the Principal Superintendent of Convicts, and following the granting of his ticket-of-leave, worked for himself. He was pardoned in 1844 and returned to Canada via London. His account corroborates much of what is contained in the Notes of fellow exile Francois Xavier Prieur (q.v.), but is not as personal or as detailed. Apparently written up from a journal and occasionally reverting to journal form, it deals thoroughly with the voyage on the Buffalo and conditions at Longbottom, where the Canadians were eventually able to work the system to suit themselves. It deals only cursorily with the author's time as an assigned and ticket-of-leave convict. At the close of his narrative, Ducharme includes a general description of the colony of New South Wales, including climatic conditions, agriculture and resources, commerce, wildlife and Aborigines, describing the last as 'the most stupid and most disgusting race of men in the world'" (Walsh and Hooton 55).
Source
Walsh, Kay and Joy Hooton. Australian Autobiographical Narratives : An Annotated Bibliography. Canberra : Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA and National Library of Australia, 1993.
Journal of a political exile in Australia Sydney : George Mackaness , 1944 -
10y The Van Diemen's Land Warriors, or, the Heroes of Cornwall : A Satire, in Three Cantos Hobart : Andrew Bent , 1827 Z102991 1827 single work poetry satire Sydney : D. S. Ford , 1944
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11y Michael Howe : The Last and the Worst of the Bushrangers of Van Diemans Land : Narrative of the Chief Atrocities Committed by This Great Murderer and His Associates, During a Period of Six Years in Van Diemen's Land Hobart : Andrew Bent , 1818 Z984950 1818 single work biography Hobart : Platypus Publications , 1966
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12y Letters from an Exile at Botany-Bay, to His Aunt in Dumfries : Giving a Particular Account of the Settlement of New South Wales, with the Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants Scotland : Ann Bell , 1794 Z823314 1794 selected work biography correspondence Sydney : George Mackaness , 1945
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13y Odes of Michael Massey Robinson : First Poet Laureate of Australia (1754-1826) George Mackaness , Sydney : George Mackaness , 1946 Z107440 1946 selected work poetry Sydney : George Mackaness , 1946
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15y Some Private Correspondence of Sir John and Lady Jane Franklin George Mackaness (editor), Sydney : George Mackaness , 1947 8538095 1947 single work correspondence
According to the National Library of Australia's Trove database, these are published transcripts of the Franklin Papers, held by the Royal Society of Tasmania (University of Tasmania Library, Special and Rare Materials Collection), 'although Mackaness omitted parts, particularly of Lady Franklin's letters.'
Sydney : George Mackaness , 1947 -
17y Memoirs of George Suttor, F.L.S. : Banksian Collector (1774-1859) Sydney : George Mackaness , 1948 8538214 1948 single work autobiography Sydney : George Mackaness , 1948
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18y Notes d'un condamne politique de 1838 Montreal : Librairie Saint-Joseph , 1884 Z1628013 1884 single work autobiography Notes of a Convict of 1838 Sydney : George Mackaness , 1949
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19y Some Correspondence of Captain William Bligh, R.N., with John and Francis Godolphin Bond, 1776-1811 George Mackaness (editor), Sydney : George Mackaness , 1949 8538293 1949 single work correspondence Sydney : George Mackaness , 1949
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23y A New Song Made in New South Wales on the Rebellion Sydney : George Mackaness , 1951 8538565 1951 single work lyric/song Sydney : George Mackaness , 1951
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26-28y The Correspondence of John Cotton, Victorian Pioneer, 1842-1849, in Three Parts George Mackaness (editor), Sydney : George Mackaness , 1953 Z918936 1953 collected work correspondence
Published as three volumes in one, a selection of the correspondence of Victorian pioneer John Cotton.
Sydney : George Mackaness , 1953 -
29y Fresh Light on Bligh : Being Some Unpublished Correspondence of Captain William Bligh, R.N., and Lieutenant Francis Godolphin Bond, R.N., with Lieutenant Bond's Manuscript Notes Made on the Voyage of H.M.S. Providence, 1791-1795 George Mackaness (editor), Sydney : George Mackaness , 1953 8538838 1953 single work correspondence Sydney : George Mackaness , 1953
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30-31y Some Letters of Rev. Richard Johnson, B.A. : First Chaplain of New South Wales George Mackaness , Sydney : George Mackaness , 1954 8538895 1954 single work correspondence Sydney : George Mackaness , 1954
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32y Narrative of the Overland Journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin and Party from Hobart Town to Macquarie Harbour, 1842 Hobart : David Burn , 1843 Z807407 1843 single work Sydney : George Mackaness , 1955
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38y The Australian Journal of William Strutt, A.R.A., 1850-1862 Sydney : George Mackaness , 1958 8539013 1958 single work diary Sydney : George Mackaness , 1958
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40y Recollections of Life in Van Diemen's Land New York (State) : D. S. Crandall , 1850 Z1310549 1850 selected work biography
"A citizen of the United States who joined the Canadian patriot cause in 1838, William Gates was captured at Prescott, convicted and transported to Van Diemen's Land on the Buffalo. On arrival, all the Canadian rebels were placed in road gangs in the Hobart area, where they suffered badly from the heavy work and harsh conditions, several of their number dying as a result... While following the broad outline of the published narratives of other Canadian revels, such as Heustis, Marsh, Snow, and Wright, and like them, providing detailed information about convict conditions and other aspects of life in Van Diemen's Land, Gates' Recollections are more expressive of the author's thought and feelings during his ordeals as a convict" (Walsh and Hooton 67).
Source
Walsh, Kay and Joy Hooton. Australian Autobiographical Narratives : An Annotated Bibliography. Canberra : Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA and National Library of Australia, 1993.
Sydney : D. S. Ford , 1961
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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George Mackaness : The Choice of Books
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , September - December no. 367 - 368 2010; (p. 113-117)
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George Mackaness : The Choice of Books
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes and Queries , September - December no. 367 - 368 2010; (p. 113-117)