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Author King, Harriet Lethbridge, 1796-1874

Title The admiral's wife : Mrs Phillip Parker King : a selection of letters, 1817-56 / edited and with an introduction by Dorothy Walsh
Published Melbourne : Hawthorn Press, 1967

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Description 147 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables (on lining papers), portraits ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Mrs. Lethbridge's farewell -- 2. Arrival at Sydney Cove -- 3. Anxieties abound -- 4. Describing a wedding -- 5. More about the wedding -- 6. Anna Josepha adds a postscript -- 7. Last minutes preparations -- 8. Settling down at sea; Vineyard cottage -- 9. New South Wales at last -- 10. The Birth of Arthur S. King -- 11. The beginning of her life on the farm -- 12. Success with the animals -- 13. Drought and management worries -- 14. Mrs. Darling gives a ball -- 15. John Oxley dies -- 16. The long drought ends; Tahlee House -- 17. Fire on board the Hamlet -- 18. Bishop and Mrs. Barker visit 'Dunheved' -- 19. The story of Tommy Dumaresq; Newlands -- 20. Captain King's letter to Mrs. Charles Stanley -- 21. Tragic end to a dinner party -- 22. A letter of condolence -- 23. Remembered with affection -- 24. Nostalgia for old shipmates -- 25. A welcome visitor - Notes on people mentioned in the letters
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliographical footnotes
Subject King, Harriet Lethbridge, 1796-1874 -- Correspondence
King, Harriet, 1796-1874 -- Correspondence
King, Harriet, 1796-1874
Admirals' spouses -- Australia -- Correspondence.
Pioneers -- Australia.
SUBJECT Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007
Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012010
Genre/Form Personal correspondence.
Author Walsh, Dorothy, 1929-
LC no. 70455662
ISBN .50