Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways

Item

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