Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways

Title	Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways
Subject	Western Australia--History Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Western Australia Catholic Church Shipping Italian language--Written Italian
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Skurla, Stefano
Keywords	Shipwrecks
Current holder	State Library of Western Australia
Date	1875
Link	https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2874890
Item number	ACC 7404A
Access rights	Request at location
Country of origin	Croatia
Language	Italian English
Description from source	273 p. The barque Stefano was shipwrecked on the North-West coast in 1875. Skurla's manuscript describes the experiences of the castaways and provides informatoin about the life and language of the Aboriginal people of the North-West Cape. Stefano Skurla was a Roman Catholic priest. Photocopy of the Rijeka manuscript of The Stefano Castaways by Stjepan (Stefano) Skurla, in Italian, supplied by the Maritime and History Museum, Rijeka, Croatia. The manuscript was translated by Amedeo Sala, edited by John Melville-Jones, and published by Warrigal Press, c 2009.
Physical format	Manuscripts Typescripts Books