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 45
... things Fanny and I used to calculate on beautifying our little cottage I cannot but feel disappointed , and when they enumerate the number of things sent out to us , I do wish so much we could have had the unpacking of them . ' -Bessie ...
... things Fanny and I used to calculate on beautifying our little cottage I cannot but feel disappointed , and when they enumerate the number of things sent out to us , I do wish so much we could have had the unpacking of them . ' -Bessie ...
Page 60
... things to the hut , not ten yards from the river . We had four trips before breakfast , which made us very voracious when we began eating the old thing , pork and bread . We had two more trips before sunset , dined at six o'clock ...
... things to the hut , not ten yards from the river . We had four trips before breakfast , which made us very voracious when we began eating the old thing , pork and bread . We had two more trips before sunset , dined at six o'clock ...
Page 89
... things . Although things are coarse let them be genteel , small patterns and not many colours . Black ribbands for all hands . The boys ' shoes fit very nicely , but are too slight . ' Fanny adds , in a scrawl ( for her ) : ' Another ...
... things . Although things are coarse let them be genteel , small patterns and not many colours . Black ribbands for all hands . The boys ' shoes fit very nicely , but are too slight . ' Fanny adds , in a scrawl ( for her ) : ' Another ...
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