| Description |
86 pages, 3 pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
“This is the story of Thomas Pearson who, between 1859 and 1866, was a lighthouse keeper at Port Fairy, and of his son, David Pearson, who lost his right arm while still a teenager but went on to become an outstanding cricketer and football player. Thomas left a fascinating personal diary that was found only a few years ago and which forms the centrepiece of this book. But the story that Thomas did not tell – in fact kept secret from his family for the whole of his life – is revealed here for the first time and is every bit as intriguing as any work of fiction.”--Back cover |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Title from cover |
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Map on back end papers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86) and index |
| Subject |
Pearson, Thomas, 1836-1915 -- Diaries
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Pearson, Thomas, 1836-1915 -- Family
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Pearson, David, 1863-1892
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Cricket players -- Victoria -- Port Fairy -- Biography
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Lighthouse keepers -- Victoria -- Port Fairy -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
Port Fairy (Vic.) -- Social life and customs -- 1834-1900
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Port Fairy (Vic.) -- History
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Port Fairy Historical Society, issuing body
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| ISBN |
9781642042399 |
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