Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways
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Title
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Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways
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Subject
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Western Australia--History
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Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Western Australia
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Catholic Church
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Shipping
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Italian language--Written Italian
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Author
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Skurla, Stefano
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Keywords
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Shipwrecks
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Current holder
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State Library of Western Australia
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Period of reference
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1875 – 1875
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Item number
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ACC 7404A
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Country of origin
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Croatia
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Language
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Italian
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English
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Description from source
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273 p.
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.
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, and published by Warrigal Press, c 2009.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts
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Typescripts
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Books