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Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur) > Records

Family Bible - Browns

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Leather bound family bible, gold corners, gold latches. Inside there is no writing

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Brown Family Bible

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Registration number

cwa-org-50-19.030

Material

Width

26 cm

Height or length

32 cm

Depth

10 cm

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Contextual Information

This bible is not just named the Brown family bible but it also belonged to Dr Harrison Brown one of the first settlers in the West Arthur district. It is likely that this bible was bought out from England by Dr Brown. It was passed down through the family to Alice Brown and to her daughter Betty Brown (who incidentally is a different Betty Brown to the lady who the Museum is named after). This Betty Brown married into the Trigwell/Perry/Scanlon family and it was Camille Scanlon who donated the bible to the Museum.

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Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

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