- Title
- 'The remarkable disappearance of messrs Gellibrand and Hesse'. What really happened in 1837?: A Re-examination of the historical evidence
- Creator
- Donovan, Paul Michael; Clark, Ian; Cahir, David (Fred)
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/184527
- Identifier
- vital:16505
- Identifier
- https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/VHJ-Vol-87-No-2-Dec-2016.pdf
- Identifier
- ISBN:1030-7710
- Abstract
- In 1837, Joseph Tice Gellibrand and George Brooks Legrew Hesse disappeared near Birregurra. Popular history says that their bodies were never found and their deaths are a mystery. However, letters, records, contemporary newspaper articles and early histories outline the disappearance and discovery of the bodies. Isaac Hebb's history in the 1880s refuted primary sources, claiming that the whereabouts of the bodies were never found. This article re-examines early historical documents, many of which Hebb may not have had access to or opted not to include in his work. We critique Hebb's analysis and reinvestigate the story.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- Relation
- Victorian historical journal (Melbourne, Vic. : 1987) Vol. 87, no. 2 (2016), p. 278-297
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- Subject
- Frontier and pioneer life; Indigenous peoples; Missing persons; 4303 Historical studies
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