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Tales from Sydney Cove
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Tales from Sydney Cove

by Kate Challis, Bernard Smith

Drawing on First Fleet diaries and artworks, this work documents early Sydney settlement and interactions with the local Indigenous population. It records aspects of traditional life and features portraits of figures such as Arabanoo, Bennelong, and Baluderri.

Accession 25371 ISBN 0958678510 Publisher Helicon Press
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