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An Octogenarian's Reminiscences (Paperback)
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An Octogenarian's Reminiscences (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
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In this 1902 work, teacher, historian and archivist James Bonwick
(1817-1906) recalls a long life's contribution to the fields of
education and historical writing. More than sixty publications can
be attributed to Bonwick, who was elected a fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society in 1865. He traces his life from boyhood to
the many years he spent in Australia, establishing, managing and
inspecting schools. Bonwick stressed the need for observation and
experimentation by the pupil rather than rote learning. He was also
involved in the temperance movement, and was a sympathetic champion
of the near-extinct Tasmanian aborigines. Upon returning to England
in the early 1880s, Bonwick immersed himself in transcribing
Australian source material, archived in London, that chronicled the
British settlement in Australia. Many of his transcripts were
subsequently used as the basis of works on the early history of
Australia both by Bonwick himself and by others.
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