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Booklet - "Historical Places of Western Australia"

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H G Clifton

1932

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Overview

Cream soft cover booklet with 16 pages of black and white pictures of historical places in Western Australia with text.

Historical information

Within the booklet (on page 13), there is mention of "Cattle Chosen" located in Busselton, Western Australia.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.193

Item type

Booklets

Souvenirs

Themes

Art and Design

Social History

Tourism

Material

Cardboard

Paper

Weight

13 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front cover:
"Historical Places of Western Australia"

Back inside cover:
"By H G Clifton, 86 Outram St, W Perth, WA with acknowledgment to The Western Australian Historical Society (Inc). Copyright 1932. Dix Print Perth"

Contextual information

Text in the book: "Cattle Chosen is situated about 2miles from Busselton, and was founded by the late John Barrett Bussell; was so named owing to a cow lost from Augusta settlement being found with calf grazing on the fine pastures thereabouts. Bussell first visited here December 1831, and settled 1833"

Keywords

Historical Reference

Busselton -- Western Australia

Cattle Chosen

Place made

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Year

1932

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance