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Issue Details: First known date: 1861... 1861 Les squatters australiens
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: French
Alternative title: Australian squatters
    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 1987 .
      Extent: xvii, 212 p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical notes and references, and index. Bibliography: p. 197-200.
      ISBN: 0522843336
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S.T. Gill and Hubert de Castella C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , September no. 6 1988; (p. 3-6) 'This article describes Hubert de Castella's life prior to his coming to Australia. Of Swiss origin, he always wanted to be an artist but at his father's request he engaged in architectural studies, without however qualifying as an architect. He subsequently took French citicizenship and enlisted in the French army. In 1854 he joined his brother Paul in Victoria and enjoyed helping on the farm, hunting and handling stock. He also designed houses for his brother and painted and sketched in the new country. During his stay in Australia he came across the work of S.T. Gill. When Hubert de Castella returned to France in 1856, he assembled his reminiscences in a volume called Les Squatters australiens which Hachette accepted for publication in its Bibliothèque des Chemins de Fer collection after first serialising it in the new magazine Le Tour du monde. The magazine required illustrations and Hubert de Castella was only too happy to oblige. However among the drawings attributed to him there appears to be a copy of T. S. Gill's "Stockman" with only minor variations. One of the mysteries of this imitation is that the version of "The Stockman" used by Hubert de Castella was not published until after his return to Europe.
A True Account in Which Only the Facts are Wrong - Hubert de Castella's les Squatters Australiens (1861) C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , May no. 1 1985; (p. 3-5) 'A critical account of Hubert de Castella's book on mid-nineteenth century Victoria and its history, written to correct the negative image of Melbourne presented in Céleste de Chabrillan's Les Voleurs d'or and other contemporary books. When it comes to detail, Castella's writing is marred by factual inaccuracy and even his description of his personal experiences, although valuable and interesting in itself, tends to be unreliable.' (Editor's abstract)
Fulfilment in the Antipodes : Hubert de Castella's 'Les Squatters australiens' (1861) C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: The French-Australian Cultural Connection : Papers from a Symposium Held at the University of New South Wales, 16-17 September 1983 1984; (p. 106-117)
Fulfilment in the Antipodes : Hubert de Castella's 'Les Squatters australiens' (1861) C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: The French-Australian Cultural Connection : Papers from a Symposium Held at the University of New South Wales, 16-17 September 1983 1984; (p. 106-117)
S.T. Gill and Hubert de Castella C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , September no. 6 1988; (p. 3-6) 'This article describes Hubert de Castella's life prior to his coming to Australia. Of Swiss origin, he always wanted to be an artist but at his father's request he engaged in architectural studies, without however qualifying as an architect. He subsequently took French citicizenship and enlisted in the French army. In 1854 he joined his brother Paul in Victoria and enjoyed helping on the farm, hunting and handling stock. He also designed houses for his brother and painted and sketched in the new country. During his stay in Australia he came across the work of S.T. Gill. When Hubert de Castella returned to France in 1856, he assembled his reminiscences in a volume called Les Squatters australiens which Hachette accepted for publication in its Bibliothèque des Chemins de Fer collection after first serialising it in the new magazine Le Tour du monde. The magazine required illustrations and Hubert de Castella was only too happy to oblige. However among the drawings attributed to him there appears to be a copy of T. S. Gill's "Stockman" with only minor variations. One of the mysteries of this imitation is that the version of "The Stockman" used by Hubert de Castella was not published until after his return to Europe.
A True Account in Which Only the Facts are Wrong - Hubert de Castella's les Squatters Australiens (1861) C. B. Thornton-Smith , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: Explorations : A Journal of French-Australian Connections , May no. 1 1985; (p. 3-5) 'A critical account of Hubert de Castella's book on mid-nineteenth century Victoria and its history, written to correct the negative image of Melbourne presented in Céleste de Chabrillan's Les Voleurs d'or and other contemporary books. When it comes to detail, Castella's writing is marred by factual inaccuracy and even his description of his personal experiences, although valuable and interesting in itself, tends to be unreliable.' (Editor's abstract)
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  • Victoria,
  • 1850s
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