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FIRST THE SPRING - A HISTORY OF THE SHIRE OF KOJONUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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1971

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Grey glossy dust jacket with black lettering and photograph of rocky outcrop and the local spring. Over hard cover in dark green with gold lettering on spine. Front end paper has map drawn by Geoffrey N. Ward of Kojonup and back endpaper has map of Pensioner Lots, Kojonup (courtesy Lands and Surveys Dept.) .Frontis: a Kodja (Aboriginal stone axe) from which the name 'Kojonup' was probably derived. 251 pages, illustrated, photographs, maps, appendixes, and index. ( Notes between 156 & 157 pages presume made by book owner about licensee of Continental Hotel).

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cwa-org-51-B2007.72

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BIGNELL, Merle

Keywords

History - Western Australia

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History of the Kojonup Shire with assembled dates, incidents and stories.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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