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Frederick Francis Burdett Wittenoom : Pastoral Pioneer & Explorer, 1855-1939 : A Biographical Sketch

Cameron, Catherine W. M

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xii, 167 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. First Edition. Maps on lining papers. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 159-161.
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Chap.3; Aborigines – colonial history, including violent conflict, native prisoners (Rottnest), Aboriginal legislation (incl. punishment of), cannibalism, ties to the land, personal anecdotes.
Wittenoom, Frederick Francis Burdett, 1855-1939. | Pioneers — Western Australia — Biography. | Explorers — Western Australia — Biography. | Frontier and pioneer life — Western Australia. | Ranches — Western Australia. | Settlement and contacts – Colonisation – 1851- | Economic sectors – Agriculture and horticulture – Pastoral industry. | Race relations – Violent – Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. – To 1900. | Cannibalism. | Law – Administrative law. | Settlement and contacts – Explorers. | Gascoyne / Murchison area (WA SG50) | Rottnest Island / Wadjemup (SW WA SH50-14) | Wittenoom (WA West Pilbara SF50-11)

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AuthorCameron, Catherine W. M
Number of pages179
Publisher[Perth, W. Aust.] : Primary Industry Committee of the Western Australian 150th Anniversary Board
Year Published1979
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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