Letters from Victorian Pioneers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Letters from Victorian Pioneers, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Letters from Victorian Pioneers by Various. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Kathrine Engan; Kalynda; Barbara Baker; chocmuse; TriciaG; ChadH94; Nemo; Sonia; BettyB; KHand; garybclayton; Shana Burns; Jenny Bradshaw; Kristine Bekere; ToddHW 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 is 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. (Annise)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Letters from Victorian Pioneers
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 59
• Listed recording duration: 12:44:29

Catalogue topics

• settlers
• aboriginals

Opening tracks: first 24 of 59

1. 00 - Preface — 3:34
2. 01 - J.M. MacLeod, Tahara — 4:47
3. 02 - Hugh Murray, Colac — 4:39
4. 03 - J.H.Patterson, Moorabee — 5:14
5. 04 - H.Norman Simson, Charlotte Fields — 8:42
6. 05 - John Carfrae, Ledcourt — 1:47
7. 06 - David Fisher, Roslin, Geelong — 18:44
8. 07 - Letter from T.H.Pyke, Upper Werribee, Ballan — 1:55
9. 08 - Edward Dryden, Macedon — 3:27
10. 09 - Letter from John G. Robertson, Wando Vale — 40:12
11. 10 - Charles Wale Sherard, Creswick Creek — 4:49
12. 11 - Thomas Leanmonth, Buninyong — 15:58
13. 12 - John Hepburn, Smeaton Hill — 53:23
14. 13 - William Thomas. Brief Account of the Aborigines of Australia Felix part 1 — 45:27
15. 14 - William Thomas. Brief Account of the Aborigines of Australia Felix part 2 — 46:09
16. 15 - Rev. James Clow, Melbourne — 17:32
17. 16 - J. M. Clow. junior — 3:15
18. 17 - J. M. Clow. (cont) — 13:36
19. 18 - Captain Foster Fyans — 35:02
20. 19 - W. Odell Raymond, Stratford — 13:52
21. 20 - Thomas Manifold, Warrnambool — 8:12
22. 21 - Letter from George Armytage, Hermitage — 8:32
23. 22 - Henry Dwyer, Victoria Valley — 1:45
24. 23 - Sir H. E. F. Young — 3:28

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