Cattle Chosen: The Story of the First Group Settlement in Western Australia, 1829 to 1841First published London, Oxford University Press, 1926, q.v. for annotation. |
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Page 48
... England was a severe blow to him , for he loved William dearly . Lenox ' -then at the Vasse- ' has written to me once since our last accounts from England . I wrote to apprise him of it , for I dreaded the shock upon so sensitive a mind ...
... England was a severe blow to him , for he loved William dearly . Lenox ' -then at the Vasse- ' has written to me once since our last accounts from England . I wrote to apprise him of it , for I dreaded the shock upon so sensitive a mind ...
Page 133
... England . This she refused to countenance . They then decided to cut the Gordian knot by kidnapping the children . The agents of the Montreal ' , in which they took passage , allowed the ship to call at Plymouth , where the children ...
... England . This she refused to countenance . They then decided to cut the Gordian knot by kidnapping the children . The agents of the Montreal ' , in which they took passage , allowed the ship to call at Plymouth , where the children ...
Page 134
... England had married Bessie . † ་ To one at Cattle Chosen ' the return of the wanderer brought a disappointment . After reaching England John had been the recipient of authority from Charles to urge his suit with a Miss Elgie . ' What a ...
... England had married Bessie . † ་ To one at Cattle Chosen ' the return of the wanderer brought a disappointment . After reaching England John had been the recipient of authority from Charles to urge his suit with a Miss Elgie . ' What a ...
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