Description |
32 pages : 1 illustration ; 19 cm |
Series |
Tract no. 8 of 'Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts', v. 1 |
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Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts
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Notes |
Caption title. Title page is missing and substituted by a page written by Hector Orams (presumable owner of the book) dated Melbourne, 1938, in which he mentions the date of printing as 1847. Also included some biographical information: "Mrs. Kirkland nee Mary Hamilton, pseudonym: Mrs Thompson" and some details re: holders of the Squatting Lease No. 115 P.B., known as "Trawalla" and lease No. 273 P.B. called Mt. Emu. Attached in the back of the book a diagram showing the squatting leases around Trawalla,1838 |
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Bound with: "A tale of Norfolk Island" (15, [1] pages : 2 illustrations). Tract no. 2 of 'Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts', v. 1 |
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With a newpaper cutting inside front cover from the Melbourne Press (Age or Argus), 1935, titled "Bush life in 1839" discussing "Life in the bush." Another newspaper cutting, inside back cover is from "Books of the day" appearing in the Age on 27 November 1937, about Dr. Alexander Thomson as the Founder of Geelong |
Subject |
Kirkland, Katherine, 1808-1892.
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Pioneers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Trawalla
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SUBJECT |
Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Description and travel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001278 -- To 1850
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Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001278
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Author |
Naylor, Thomas Beagley, -1849.
Tale of Norfolk Island
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