Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39

by Grey, George

• ISBN13: 9781108043595
• ISBN10: 1108043593
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-23
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

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 'raised' properly 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. In Volume 1, he tells of the difficulties that the expedition encountered while seeking a site for settlement, including an incident when the spear of a 'coloured man' wounded him and he shot the 'wretched savage'.

Table of Contents

Preface

Commencement of the expedition. Teneriffe

To Bahia and the Cape of Good Hope

From the Cape of Good Hope to Hanover Bay

Hanover Bay

At Hanover Bay

Hanover Bay and its vicinity

Hanover Bay and its vicinity

To the Glenelg River

To the Upper Glenelg

Return to Hanover Bay

Natural History. Climate. Aborigines

Physical geography. Commercial prospects

At Swan River

From Swan River to the shores of Sharks Bay

The Gascoyne River

To Kolaina and back to the Gascoyne

From the Gascoyne to Gantheaume Bay

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