Photocopy of the Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways - manuscript

Item

Title
Photocopy of the Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways - manuscript
Subject
Aboriginal Australians--Australia
Western Australia--History
Catholic Church
Shipping
Boats
Manuscripts
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Skurla, Stefano
Publisher
Warrigal Press
Place of Publication
Mundaring, W.A.
Keywords
Shipwrecks
Croatia
Current holder
State Library of Western Australia
Period of reference 
1875 – 1875
Link
https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2874890~S2
Item number
ACC 7404A
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Croatia
Language 
Italian
Description from source
Stefano Castaways; Rijeka manuscript; Stefano Skurla; Stjepan Skurla; Italian text; English translation; Amadeo Sala; John Melville-Jones; editor; Warrigal Press; shipwreck; barque Stefano; 1875; Aborigines; Aboriginal: Indigenous Australians; North-West Cape; Western Australia; survival; 2009. Photocopy of the Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways by Stjepan (Stefano) Skurla, in Italian, supplied by the Maritime and History Museum, Rijeka, Croatia. The manuscript was translated by Amedeo Sala, edited by John Melville-Jones.

The barque Stefano was shipwrecked on the North-West coast in 1875. Skurla's manuscript describes the experiences of the castaways and provides informatoin about the life and language of the Aboriginal people of the North-West Cape. Stefano Skurla was a Roman Catholic priest (born?, died 1877).
Physical format
Manuscripts