Old Times: An Unique Illustrated History of the Early Days, Volume 1, Issue 3Commercial Publishing Company, 1903 - Australia |
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Page 162
... Island . He evinced a deep interest in the welfare of these people , and on two occasions visited Norfolk Island and investigated matters concerning the Islanders . When Sir William Denison took up his posi- tion here the Crimean War ...
... Island . He evinced a deep interest in the welfare of these people , and on two occasions visited Norfolk Island and investigated matters concerning the Islanders . When Sir William Denison took up his posi- tion here the Crimean War ...
Page 185
... island called Garden Island , but why so called seems somewhat a mystery . One might speculate that it was so called on account of the native flowers growing there . Report says that some of the early settlers had the privilege of ...
... island called Garden Island , but why so called seems somewhat a mystery . One might speculate that it was so called on account of the native flowers growing there . Report says that some of the early settlers had the privilege of ...
Page 233
... Island . On the voyage thither he headed a conspiracy to poison the captain and crew of the vessel with arsenic , 4 lbs . of which had been smuggled aboard in a pillowslip . The base scheme , if successful , was to place the ship in the ...
... Island . On the voyage thither he headed a conspiracy to poison the captain and crew of the vessel with arsenic , 4 lbs . of which had been smuggled aboard in a pillowslip . The base scheme , if successful , was to place the ship in the ...
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