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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... Captain Toby was good- natured and attentive in all our vagaries , whether of silence or sauciness . Everyone is so , such is the estimation in which the dear , dear boys are held . ' While ' Captain Toby ' voyaged south in the ' Ellen ...
... Captain Toby was good- natured and attentive in all our vagaries , whether of silence or sauciness . Everyone is so , such is the estimation in which the dear , dear boys are held . ' While ' Captain Toby ' voyaged south in the ' Ellen ...
Page 56
... Captain Toby in the ' Ellen ' , April 1834. The landing was commemorated by John in verses , part of which he succeeded in committing to paper for Fanny's amuse- ment , after midnight one chilly night in July : ' I am too sleepy , for ...
... Captain Toby in the ' Ellen ' , April 1834. The landing was commemorated by John in verses , part of which he succeeded in committing to paper for Fanny's amuse- ment , after midnight one chilly night in July : ' I am too sleepy , for ...
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... Captain Toby continued to advocate rabbits . When sending from Fremantle in July 1835 , as a parting gift before his departure for England , two kangaroo dogs , Posey and Blythe II , he sent also two rabbits . If you take care of them ...
... Captain Toby continued to advocate rabbits . When sending from Fremantle in July 1835 , as a parting gift before his departure for England , two kangaroo dogs , Posey and Blythe II , he sent also two rabbits . If you take care of them ...
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