An Historical and Statistical Account of the New South Wales: From the Founding of the Colony in 1788 to the Present Day, Volumen1Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, 1875 Governor Phillips efforts to conciliate the Aborigines Includes brief references to natives. |
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