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Biography of Georgiana Molloy who settled in southwest Western Australia in 1830 and died in 1843; during her time in Western Australia she became a plant collector and her letters include references to the Nyungar; contact with Europeans; violent conflict; growing dependence on settlers and work for settlers.
398 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 365-375. First Edition. #030922/110423 (Light scuffing to dust jacket edge.)
Molloy, Georgiana, 1805-1843 | Pioneers — Western Australia — Biography. | Women pioneers — Western Australia — Biography. | Botanists — Western Australia — Biography. | Women botanists — Western Australia — Biography. | Race relations – Violent – Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. – To 1900. | Noongar / Nyungar / Nyungah people (W41) (WA SI50) | Settlement and contacts – Colonisation – 1788-1850. | Busselton / Geographe Bay (SW WA SI50-05)
An All Consuming Passion: Origins, Modernity and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy
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Additional Information
| Author | William J. Lines |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 398 |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Binding Type | Hardcover in Dustjacket |
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| Book Condition | Near Fine |
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