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Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the Years 1837, 38, and 39 (Paperback)
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Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the Years 1837, 38, and 39 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania, Volume 2
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Educated at Sandhurst, Sir George Grey (1812 98) became Governor of
South Australia when he was not yet thirty. Later he served as
Governor of New Zealand and High Commissioner for South Africa, and
in the 1870s he enjoyed a period as premier of New Zealand.
Although he liked to portray himself as 'good Governor Grey', some
of his contemporaries found him ruthless and manipulative. Like
many other Victorian administrators, he was convinced that the
'savage' natives needed to be 'improved' in order to become more
like Europeans. In this 1841 publication, Grey writes about two
expeditions to North West Australia that took place under his
leadership in 1837 9. Both expeditions encountered difficulties,
and Grey himself was seriously wounded. In Volume 2, Grey focuses
on the language and culture of the native Australians, and reveals
his plans for 'raising' the Aborigines to what he regards a
'civilised' level.
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