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 79
... diary , for the 29th August 1837 , appears the entry : ' Some young rabbits appeared ' . Some appeared on the dinner table as fresh meat at Christmas . By Christmas of 1836 the farmyard at Cattle Chosen ' already boasted thirteen head ...
... diary , for the 29th August 1837 , appears the entry : ' Some young rabbits appeared ' . Some appeared on the dinner table as fresh meat at Christmas . By Christmas of 1836 the farmyard at Cattle Chosen ' already boasted thirteen head ...
Page 84
... . I cannot help being of the same opinion . ' Two shillings a day was the usual pay of soldiers on public works , such as road - making . entered in Bessie's diary between 7th April and 31st December 84 VI COLONIAL ECONOMY.
... . I cannot help being of the same opinion . ' Two shillings a day was the usual pay of soldiers on public works , such as road - making . entered in Bessie's diary between 7th April and 31st December 84 VI COLONIAL ECONOMY.
Page 85
... diary between 7th April and 31st December of 1837. Six successful cheeses and two failures are also set down . Fanny's entries for 1840-41 do not give consistently the quantities made , but tell of five cheeses in a fortnight and of a ...
... diary between 7th April and 31st December of 1837. Six successful cheeses and two failures are also set down . Fanny's entries for 1840-41 do not give consistently the quantities made , but tell of five cheeses in a fortnight and of a ...
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