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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 Meditations for the Captain-General on a Voyage to Botany Bay
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Author's note: 'The poems in this series were written and gathered together over the years from 1965 to 1973 during the course of historical researches into the origins of British Settlement into Australia... These poems reflect the thoughts meditations, feelings and insights of a twentieth century man contemplating the man [Captain Arthur] Phillip, his achievements, and the eighteenth century world to which he belonged.' (From Preface)

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  • Dedication: 'To the memory of Captain Arthur Philip R.N., Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Territory of New South Wales, 1786-1793.'

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Robert A. Swan , 1983 .
      Extent: vii, 23p.p.
      Limited edition info: Limited edition of 12 signed and numbered copies.
      ISBN: 095929693X
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