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the life & adventures of william buckley
edited by Tim flannery 'At 2.00 pm on Sunday, 6 July 1835, a giant of a man shambled into the camp left by John Batman at Indented Head near Geelong ... he was six foot five in his bare feet. Though clearly a European, and "well-proportioned ... with an erect military gait" the visitor spoke not a word of English. Instead, he pointed to a tattoo on his arm, which bore the initials WB alongside crudely executed figures of the sun, moon and a possum-like creature. Then, when he was given a slice from a loaf, the word "bread" broke suddenly from his lips.
Over the following weeks ... fragments of this stranger's history were revealed. His name, he said was William Buckley, and he had been living with the Aborigines for so long he had lost track of time ... What he told of his life in the wilds of Victoria so amazed those who heard him that he soon became celebrated as the 'wild white man'. He was, according to his contemporaries, and biographer James Bonwick, one of the most 'wonderful characters' that Australian history has ever produced. 245 pp - Paperback - Published 2003
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