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 19
... commenced a large farm - house chimney with the stone that came from the garden . Using nothing but red clay for mortar , and rubble stones , we built the walls exceedingly thick , as Mr. Herring told us he had often seen in ...
... commenced a large farm - house chimney with the stone that came from the garden . Using nothing but red clay for mortar , and rubble stones , we built the walls exceedingly thick , as Mr. Herring told us he had often seen in ...
Page 81
... commenced merino dress , and made pre- parations for washing . Five chickens shot ! ! ! ' No marginal notes that day . ' Wednesday 22nd . John , Charlotte , Mrs. McDermot and Fanny washing . The sowing for the season com- pleted ; a ...
... commenced merino dress , and made pre- parations for washing . Five chickens shot ! ! ! ' No marginal notes that day . ' Wednesday 22nd . John , Charlotte , Mrs. McDermot and Fanny washing . The sowing for the season com- pleted ; a ...
Page 162
... commenced doing the honors of the Adelphi while the rest of us wandered about , losing and finding ourselves in the once well - beaten paths . Mr. Green and I came upon the well , where the old tin can and rope were still hanging ...
... commenced doing the honors of the Adelphi while the rest of us wandered about , losing and finding ourselves in the once well - beaten paths . Mr. Green and I came upon the well , where the old tin can and rope were still hanging ...
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