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Page 359
... Swan River , which had been discovered and named by the Dutchman Vlamingh 130 years earlier . Stirling and Fraser afterwards wrote glowing reports on the healthy climate , the fertile soil and the plentiful supply of water to be found ...
... Swan River , which had been discovered and named by the Dutchman Vlamingh 130 years earlier . Stirling and Fraser afterwards wrote glowing reports on the healthy climate , the fertile soil and the plentiful supply of water to be found ...
Page 382
... Swan River on the west coast of New Holland , and formally took possession for Great Britain of the whole of Australia that had not up to that time been included within the boundaries of New South Wales . This amounted to one - third of ...
... Swan River on the west coast of New Holland , and formally took possession for Great Britain of the whole of Australia that had not up to that time been included within the boundaries of New South Wales . This amounted to one - third of ...
Page 617
... Swan River ( W.A. ) , 354 , 382 , 399 , 494 , 547 , 555 Swan River Colony , see Western Australia Swan River District ( W.A. ) , 525 Swan River Eclogue , 399-400 Swan River Guardian , 525 swearing , 50 , 310 , 465 , 472 , 496 , 567-8 ...
... Swan River ( W.A. ) , 354 , 382 , 399 , 494 , 547 , 555 Swan River Colony , see Western Australia Swan River District ( W.A. ) , 525 Swan River Eclogue , 399-400 Swan River Guardian , 525 swearing , 50 , 310 , 465 , 472 , 496 , 567-8 ...
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