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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Book - "Swan River Colony"

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Ted Joll, Jack Edmonds & Albert Tresham

1979

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Overview

Soft cover book (paperback). 96 pages of printed text and photographs.

Historical information

Non-Fiction.
Page 1 excerpt:
"Swan River Colony - Life in Western Australia since the early colonial settlement, illustrated by pictures from an exhibition mounted by West Australian Newspapers Ltd, as a contribution to celebrations for the State's 150th year"

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.004

ISBN

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

3220 mm

Height or length

285 mm

Depth

5 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Front cover:
"Swan River Colony. Life in Western Australia since the early colonial settlement"

Contextual information

Founding of the Swan River Colony in Western Australia - celebrating 150 years (1829-1979)

Keywords

Western Australia's 150th Anniversary

Place made

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 6 January, 2026

Completeness

100

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