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Book - "Practical Mechanic's Journal" - owned by John Herring

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1866 - 1867

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Overview

Cloth bound, hard cover. 288 white pages with black text and diagrams

Historical information

"The Practical Mechanic's Journal. Volume II - Third Series. April 1866 - March 1867"

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.073

Item type

Books (Instructional)

Themes

Transport

Material

Book Cloth (Textile Material)

Paper

Width

229 mm

Height or length

292 mm

Depth

38 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Inside book, a note detailing:
" 23.09.1972 Presented to the Busselton Branch of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society (Inc) by Mrs I M Ros, a descendent of John Herring, the first postmaster at the Vasse. This book is from the cottage erected by John Herring on the corner of Queen Street and Adelaide Street"

Contextual information

John Herring was the first Postmaster at the Vasse.
This book is from the cottage erected by John Herring in Busselton.

Keywords

Mechanics

Postmaster's Cottage

Place made

London: Published for the proprietors by Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer
Glasgow: 166 Buchanan Street,
Offices of the Practical Mechanic's Journal (Patent Offices),
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, and 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

Year

1866 - 1867

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Last modified

Friday, 27 February, 2026

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