1. The Historical Narrative: "The Wild White Man" (Focus on Biography)
An illiterate bricklayer escapes from a harsh new penal colony near modern-day Melbourne. Buckley's Chance
"Buckley's Chance" is an Australian idiom for "no chance at all" or a "long shot". It is a compelling subject for a paper because it stems from one of the most remarkable, true survival stories in Australian colonial history, mixed with a healthy dose of wordplay. Buckley's Chance
He became an invaluable interpreter during the colonial settlement of Victoria. Buckley's Chance
Rather than dying, Buckley lived for 32 years with the Wathaurong Aboriginal people.