The Collected Works Of Thomas Welsby (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: dj repaired with tapes; binding remains tight; clean copies.
Few figures capture the pioneering spirit of early Queensland quite like Thomas Welsby, whose two-volume collected works stand as an invaluable primary record of colonial life around Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River. Volume I opens with an introduction to Welsby's world before chronicling the beloved local pastime of schnappering and the formative years of Early Moreton Bay, while Volume II presents a rich tapestry of historical narratives — detailing the discoverers of the Brisbane River, the memories of Amity, sport and pastime in Moreton Bay, and the curious tale of Bribie the Basket Maker. Together, these volumes illustrate the breadth of Welsby's passion for his adopted corner of Australia, combining the precision of a local historian with the warmth of a storyteller deeply embedded in his community. His prose carries the unhurried authority of a man who witnessed — and actively shaped — the social and recreational fabric of early Brisbane, rendering each account both a personal memoir and a vital document of Australian colonial history. For students of Queensland history, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the untamed landscapes of the bay and river country, this collected edition remains an essential and absorbing companion.
Author: Thomas Welsby; Thomson, A.K. (editor)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: dj repaired with tapes; binding remains tight; clean copies.
Few figures capture the pioneering spirit of early Queensland quite like Thomas Welsby, whose two-volume collected works stand as an invaluable primary record of colonial life around Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River. Volume I opens with an introduction to Welsby's world before chronicling the beloved local pastime of schnappering and the formative years of Early Moreton Bay, while Volume II presents a rich tapestry of historical narratives — detailing the discoverers of the Brisbane River, the memories of Amity, sport and pastime in Moreton Bay, and the curious tale of Bribie the Basket Maker. Together, these volumes illustrate the breadth of Welsby's passion for his adopted corner of Australia, combining the precision of a local historian with the warmth of a storyteller deeply embedded in his community. His prose carries the unhurried authority of a man who witnessed — and actively shaped — the social and recreational fabric of early Brisbane, rendering each account both a personal memoir and a vital document of Australian colonial history. For students of Queensland history, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the untamed landscapes of the bay and river country, this collected edition remains an essential and absorbing companion.