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James Backhouse James Backhouse i(A98522 works by)
Born: Established: 8 Jul 1794 Darlington, Durham (County),
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 20 Jan 1869 York, Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Heritage: English
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1 y separately published work icon The Life and Labours of George Washington Walker, of Hobart Town, Tasmania James Backhouse , Charles Tylor , London York : A. W. Bennett Thomas Brady , 1862 20290278 1862 single work prose travel
1 1 y separately published work icon A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies James Backhouse , London : Hamilton, Adams, and Co. , 1843 Z1307943 1843 selected work prose travel

"Backhouse bases his Narratives on journals kept during an evangelical tour of Australia from 1831 to 1838, when he and his companion George Washington Walker, travelled extensively, preaching the gospel, seeking out fellow Quakers, distributing religious tracts and educational material, investigating and reporting on conditions for convicts and Aborigines, promoting the cause of temperance, and interesting themselves and commenting on all aspects of lie in Australia. Travelling mostly on foot and frequently over untracked areas, they visited established centres and isolated settlements. They explored Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales most extensively, particularly the former, but also paid brief visits to the settlements at Moreton Bay, Port Phillip, Adelaide, Albany and Perth" (Walsh and Hooton 16).

Source

Walsh, Kay and Joy Hooton. Australian Autobiographical Narratives : An Annotated Bibliography. Canberra : Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA and National Library of Australia, 1993.
1 y separately published work icon An address to the prisoner population of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land George Washington Walker , James Backhouse , Sydney : Henry Bull , 1837 6910634 1837 single work non-fiction

Backhouse and Walker exhorted the "numerous" convict population of the colonies to accept their fate, to reject sin, and to find their salvation in reading scripture and silent contemplation.
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