The Coming of the Strangers: Life in Australia 1788 - 1822.

Sydney: Collins Australia / State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), 1988. Reprint ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, pages lightly toned, inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. 144 pp. Reconstructs a picture of life in Australia from the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788 to 1822 when the first generation of white Australians had accepted the continent as their home. A selection of documents, paintings and engravings held in the Mitchell and Dixson collections of the State Library of New South Wales brings their story to life. Those who left no written record: the Aboriginal people, white women and convicts, have all been brought to the foreground to give a balanced perspective of history during the earliest decades of European habitation. Accompanies a major exhibition being held at the State Library during 1988. The Mitchell Librarian, Baiba Bergins brings to the public view many letters, journals and works of art that have not been published or displayed for over a century.