Up came a squatter : Niel Black of Glenormiston, 1839-1880
Black, Maggie, 1945-2016
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Click and Collect for Up came a squatter : Niel Black of Glenormiston, 1839-1880Niel Black, a Scot from Argyllshire, arrived in Melbourne in September intending to make his fortune. Ambitious and determined, Black became one of the most successful and energetic squatters in the Western District of Victoria - a livestock breeder and a Member of the Legislative Council. He was also a correspondent extraordinaire, and his letters to family, fellow pastoralists, colonial officials, and his chief UK business partner, Thomas Steuart Gladstone (and first cousin of the British prime minister), offer a unique insight into the time. Black's letters and journals, now held at the State Library of Victoria, are the inspiration for this revelatory book written by his great-granddaughter.
Main title:
Up came a squatter : Niel Black of Glenormiston, 1839-1880 / Maggie Black ; [foreword by Geoffrey Blainey].
Imprint:
Sydney : NewSouth Publishing / State Library of Victoria, 2016.
Collation:
x, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits (some colour), facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Published in association with State Library Victoria"Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index.
ISBN:
9781742235066
Dewey class:
994.5092994.5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
300140
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 994.5 BLA | Available |
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