Letters from Victorian Pioneers

A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe Esq. , Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria in response to a circular letter sent by him to a number of early settlers dated 29th July 1853. - It cannot be claimed for these papers that they are infallible records of our early history at every point. ( from the preface), The last section ends with lists of Aboriginal words and phrases as were collected by a lady. I'm in 2 minds about these, I respect her desire to keep a record but do not have any idea of their correctness, but they are there if anyone wants to have a go. And please remember that no one is saying the views in the letters are correct.

00 - Preface 01 - J.M. MacLeod, Tahara 02 - Hugh Murray, Colac 03 - J.H.Patterson, Moorabee 04 - H.Norman Simson, Charlotte Fields 05 - John Carfrae, Ledcourt 06 - David Fisher, Roslin, Geelong 07 - Letter from T.H.Pyke, Upper Werribee, Ballan 08 - Edward Dryden, Macedon 09 - Letter from John G. Robertson, Wando Vale 10 - Charles Wale Sherard, Creswick Creek 11 - Thomas Leanmonth, Buninyong 12 - John Hepburn, Smeaton Hill 13 - William Thomas. Brief Account of the Aborigines of Australia Felix part 1 14 - William Thomas. Brief Account of the Aborigines of Australia Felix part 2 15 - Rev. James Clow, Melbourne 16 - J. M. Clow. junior 17 - J. M. Clow. (cont) 18 - Captain Foster Fyans 19 - W. Odell Raymond, Stratford 20 - Thomas Manifold, Warrnambool 21 - Letter from George Armytage, Hermitage 22 - Henry Dwyer, Victoria Valley 23 - Sir H. E. F. Young 24 - Letter from A. M. Campbell, Ganawarra 25 - John Gardiner 26 - Philip D. Rose, Melbourne 27 - George Faithfull, Wangaratta 28 - George D. Mercer, Weatherboard, near Geelong 29 - William F. Splatt, Melbourne 30 - Letter from Robert Jamieson, Melbourne 31 - Letter from Charles Wedge 32 - J. Blair, Portland 33 - William J. T. Clarke 34 - Edward Bell, Wimmera 35 - W. T. Mollison, Pyalong 36 - Leslie Foster 37 - George Edward Mackay 38 - William Taylor, Longerenong, Wimmera 39 - Charles J. Tyers, Alberton 40 - C. Hutton, Melbourne 41 - John Aitken, Mount Aitken 42 - Peter Snodgrass, St. Kilda 43 - C. B. Hall, Amherst, Burnbank 44 - Colin Campbell 45 - Edward Grimes 46 - John Templeton, Kyneton 47 - Alfred Taddy Thomson, Fiery Creek 48 - Thomas Chirnside, Point Cook 49 - E. P. S. Sturt, Lonsdale Street 50 - Dr. A. Thomson 51 - A. McMillan, Bushy Park 52 - S. G. Henty, Portland 53 - C. J. La Trobe, Melbourne 54 - Hugh Jamieson 55 - Thomas Winter, of Hobart 56 - Gellibrand's memorandum part 1 57 - Gellibrand's memorandum part 2 58 - John Hart, Melbourne