My thanks are due to Professor Todd and Professor Woodhouse who ![]() Professor Scott of Melbourne, who has kindly read my chapter. "Successors of Cook," I have continually used the books of Of material which cannot be used in Sydney. In theĭiscussion of Cook, Admiral Wharton and Mr. Student must be mainly dependent on the help of Mr. Story, I have used the translations in the admirable editions Geography a pleasure mingled with fear that I have not gotįrom them all that I ought to have got. Volumes of my old friend Professor Beazley on the Dawn of Modern It has been a peculiar pleasure to plunder the admirable Mine and I hope we may agree that, groping in a fog, we are both The early maps, I am aware that his study of these maps, andĮspecially of the Portuguese-French maps, has been more minute than Collingridge in respect to the interpretation of Me, and whose maps especially are very useful. George Collingridge, whoseĭiscovery of Australia first made the subject of interest to I wish toĮxpress my special obligation to Mr. Major's Introduction to theĮarly Voyages to Australia was of great service. Hand the fascinating and most helpful volumes of Fiske'sĭiscovery of America. Of these books, that which, perhaps, was most useful to me was Reason, my equipment is imperfect, and I have had to take facts Tried to indicate the parts of the discussion in which, for this Some historical materials which cannot be used in Sydney. In spite of the excellence of the Mitchell Library there are Wright for help in the study of Banks's Journal, the Hugh Wright,Īnd to his Assistant Librarians, for the infinite courtesy with I cannot sufficientlyĮxpress my gratitude to the Mitchell Librarian, Mr. Precious things and in it the student of Australian History works This Library he gave to the State of New South Wales, together withĪn endowment that enables the Committee to purchase historical Wealth and of culture, who devoted a large part of his life to theĬollection of a Library of the Literature of Australian History. David Mitchell of Sydney was a gentleman of In preparation of the lectures, my chief debt was to the were given as lectures to the RoyalĪustralian Historical Society, and are printed in its Journal, Vol. With honest witness to evident failure, given reason to do one'sĬhapters I. Have also, by kindly appreciation of good intention, well salted Take this opportunity to thank the generations of students, who,įor thirty years, have not only made lecturing a happiness, but Only less than by the mind of the lecturer and with pleasure I The quality of lectures given in anĪustralian University is determined by the mind of the students The lectures, which make this book, were given to a class in Materially affected by the documents in question. That his narrative of The Discovery of Australia would be Too late to be made use of in his book, though it is not likely It is unfortunate that this information reached Professor Wood Hitherto been regarded as the best authority, and is believed to be The Corner copy of the Journal (now in Sydney), which has Writers, Professor Wood has in the present volume referred to theseĭocuments as being no longer extant, and has used what is known as Following Admiral Wharton and other previous Instructions and Secret Instructions issued to him,Īre in the possession of Mr. That the autograph of Cook's Journal, and also of the Woodhouse, of the University of Sydney, had recently ascertained The author to the effect that his colleague Professor W. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY.Īfter this book had been printed off, a letter was received from (OXFORD) LATE SCHOLAR OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD, AND STANHOPE AUSTRALIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC, SHOWING TRACKS OF GO TO Project Gutenberg Australia HOME PAGEĦ9. Under the terms of the Project Gutenberg of Australia Licence which may be ![]() You may copy it, give it away or re-use it This eBook is made available at no cost and with almost no The copyright laws for your country before downloading or We do not keep any eBooks inĬompliance with a particular paper edition.Ĭopyright laws are changing all over the world. Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printedĮditions which are in the public domain in Australia, unless aĬopyright notice is included. BROWSE the site for other works by this author
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