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'When Niel Black, one of the most influential settlers of the Western District of Victoria, stepped onto the sand at Port Phillip Bay in 1839 and declared Melbourne to be "almost altogether a Scotch settlement", he was paying the newly created outpost of the British Empire his highest compliment.
'His journal ... provides rare insight into the realities of early settlement in Victoria, detailing experiences of personal hardship and physical danger as well as the potential for accumulating great wealth and success.
'Drawing on the extensive collections of the State Library of Victoria, Strangers in a Foreign Land also includes glimpses into the lives of other settlers and the indigenous people of the area. It evokes the sense of place and dislocation that the early settlers encountered, and the hopes and anxieties they carried with them as they created new homes in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , March vol. 40 no. 1 2009; (p. 136)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary -
An Endearing Conversation
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 July 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary -
Off the Shelf : History
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 July 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary
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Off the Shelf : History
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 July 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary -
An Endearing Conversation
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 July 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , March vol. 40 no. 1 2009; (p. 136)
— Review of Strangers in a Foreign Land : The Journal of Niel Black and Other Voices from the Western District 2008 single work diary