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A LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES

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1923

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Beige dust jacket over green hard cover with red lettering on spine. Dust Jacket has black lettering reading ... A Land of Opportunities being an Account of the Author's recent expedition to explore the Northern Territories of Australia. With Introduction by Norman Malcolm;. 144 pages, numerous black & white photos, and maps. Between pages 60-61 is handwritten notes re: Photo of Montgomery Island Native with decorative scars. Several underlinings throughout book. Inside front cover notation: 'E.R. Woolcott, 1 McKenzie St., Albany. From the Author E.G. Stuart 1940'. (author's signature) Frontis: 'An Urgent Need of White Population'. Showing population of other countries in region, and map of Western Australia with Northern area shaded in. 'The White Inhabitants of our Northern Areas number less than 7000!'

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cwa-org-51-B2008.72

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STUART, E.J. (J.P.)

Keywords

Early Travel North West

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Statement of significance

1920'S account of travels in Northern Territories of Australia. A look back at History.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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