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Author Somerville, W

Title Rottnest Island : its history and legends, its discovery and development, natural beauties, fauna and flora
Edition [Second edition]
Published [Rottnest, W.A.] : Rottnest Board of Control, [1954]
Perth, W.A : F. Daniels, 1954
©1949

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 W'PONDS  994.12 Som/Rii  AVAILABLE
Description 138 pages, 2 leaves of plates [1 folded] : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Summary Chapters 5-8 deal extensively with life and conditions of Aboriginal prisoners on the island under different superintendents; information drawn from a wide range of contemporary sources and documents
Notes bibl.; illus.; fold. map; Includes an introduction, A holiday on Rottnest, by J.T. McMahon and a letter from W. Murdoch; First published 1949
Bibliography Bibliography: page [4]
Event 1954
Subject Botany -- Australia -- Rottnest Island (W.A.)
Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Rottnest Island (W.A.)
Botany -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Rottnest Island
Shipwrecks -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Rottnest Island
SUBJECT Rottnest Island (W.A.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97042843 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Author McMahon, John T. (John Thomas), 1893- Holiday on Rottnest
Western Australia. Rottnest Board of Control
Other Titles Rottnest Island in history and legend