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A Distant Field Of Murder: Western District Frontiers 1834-1848 by Jan Critchett (Paperback, 1988)

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It will be widely read by anthropologists and historians. This book is intended for students and researchers in Australian history, Aboriginal studies and anthropology. Subtitle Western District Frontiers, 1834-1848.

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A unique study of early Aboriginal-white relations in the Western District of Victoria Jan Critchett challenges some of strongly held opinions about Aboriginal culture- that their only shelters were frail mia-mias, that they were nomadic and had no attachment to a particular area of land, and that they were simple hunters and gatherers. With a particular focus on the Western District of Victoria, known under the Squatting Act as Portland Bay, Critchett begins and ends the book with the story of Hissing Swan or Kaawirn Kuunawarn.