William Buckley, Reminiscences of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarro or Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne, 1837, State Library Victoria

This manuscript describes Buckley's early life as a soldier and his conviction for theft, his subsequent transportation to the new colony at Sullivan Bay in 1803, and his escape with two other convicts just before the settlement removed to Van Diemen's Land. It details Buckley’s close relationship with the Aboriginal people, particularly in the Barwon River region, including descriptions of their diet, hunting and gathering methods, marriage and funeral customs, weapons and warfare, and spiritual beliefs. The reminiscences were recorded by George Langhorne (1810–97), a missionary who arrived in Melbourne in January 1837. Langhorne incorrectly gives the name as James Buckley.