Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart

DOWNLOAD AND READ W.S. PROCTER AND THE 1841 PROCTER CHART BY SHANE FROST (58MB PDF) First Navigational Chart of Lake Macquarie The Procter Chart is the first navigational chart of “Reid’s Mistake”, a.k.a. Lake Macquarie, New South Wales produced in 1841. It has fascinated researchers attempting to understand and unlock its annotations and references to … More Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart

Reminiscences of Biraban or M’Gill and Patty by the Rev. Lancelot Threlkeld

  This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land.   The first story comes from Threlkeld, L. E. (Lancelot Edward), 1788-1859. A key to the structure of the Aboriginal language : being an analysis of the particles used as affixes, to form the various … More Reminiscences of Biraban or M’Gill and Patty by the Rev. Lancelot Threlkeld

The Lycett Album ca. 1820: Aboriginal People of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in European Colonial Art

Lycett, Joseph, approximately 1775-1828 Drawings of Aborigines and scenery, New South Wales, ca. 1820. Title in Album: “Drawings of Natives & Scenery of Van Diemens Land 1830.” (Courtesy National Library of Australia) Catalogue Entry: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1586033   Related Hunter Valley Joseph Lycett Paintings and Engravings  from Views of Australia (1825) (These images are very large, (approx … More The Lycett Album ca. 1820: Aboriginal People of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in European Colonial Art