Port Phillip diary : 9 October 1803-31 January 1804
Knopwood, Robert, 1763-18382002
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Robert Knopwood was chaplain and magistrate at the first European settlement in Victoria, at Sullivan Bay, near Sorrento. The settlement was commanded by Lieutenant Governor David Collins, who arrived on the warship H.M.S Calcutta in October 1803 with some 300 male convicts, a party of Royal Marines, civil official and settlers. Knopwood's diary of the period from Collin's landing until his departure for Van Diemen's Land in January 1804, is one of the few surviving accounts of settlement. It records attempts by the settlers to find fresh water, the exploration of the bay; the escape of convicts, the mutinous mood of the marines' armed clashes between the colonists and the local Aborigines, and many details of daily life in the camp.
Main title:
Port Phillip diary : 9 October 1803-31 January 1804 / Robert Knopwood ; edited and introduced by John Currey.
Edition:
Revised edition.
Imprint:
Malvern, [Vic.] : The Banks Society , 2010, c2010.Malvern, [Vic.] : The Banks Society , 2010.©2010.
Collation:
110 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Notes:
'A rare historical record of Victoria's first European settlement at Sullivan Bay 1803-1804' -- on cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780949586124
Dewey class:
994.5102994.51
LC class:
DU230.P59
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
2572
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.5102 KNOP | Available |
| Library at the Dock | Local History Non Fiction | LH 994.51 KNOP | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 994.5102 KNOP | Not for loan (Set: 19 Sep 2017) |