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 65
... Fanny arrived in Geographe Bay , and were escorted to the homestead with great rejoicing . Fanny's pen was soon at work , picturing for the fair Capel the scene which greeted them . It is indeed a sweet place and improvements are daily ...
... Fanny arrived in Geographe Bay , and were escorted to the homestead with great rejoicing . Fanny's pen was soon at work , picturing for the fair Capel the scene which greeted them . It is indeed a sweet place and improvements are daily ...
Page 91
... Fanny , at the end of a long entry , notes with horror : The tea all gone !! ' Next day's entry begins ' Fanny made butter , 7 lb. 14 oz . Coffee for breakfast ! Horrid ! ' So far in Fanny's unmistakable hand , which then ceases for ten ...
... Fanny , at the end of a long entry , notes with horror : The tea all gone !! ' Next day's entry begins ' Fanny made butter , 7 lb. 14 oz . Coffee for breakfast ! Horrid ! ' So far in Fanny's unmistakable hand , which then ceases for ten ...
Page 185
... Fanny and Mrs. McDermott folding . The native , Onion , arrived from Augusta , with a hammer from Mr. Turner for John . Fanny made some rearrange- ments upstairs . Dawson and Lawrence draining . Vernon hoeing turnips . The beer tapped ...
... Fanny and Mrs. McDermott folding . The native , Onion , arrived from Augusta , with a hammer from Mr. Turner for John . Fanny made some rearrange- ments upstairs . Dawson and Lawrence draining . Vernon hoeing turnips . The beer tapped ...
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