William Cox and Cox's road a bicentenary souvenir
Whitaker, Anne-Maree2014
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"This bicentenary souvenir commemorates William Cox and the road he built in 1814-1815 which first expanded European settlement outside the Sydney basin. It contains a new transcript of Cox's journal as well as seminal documents from Governor Macquarie and a list of the men who 'laboured for their liberty' to build the road. It also presents a new biographical study of William Cox, and details of his 13 children and 88 grandchildren from hithro-unpublished family papers. The author is William Cox's great-great-grandaughter and the President of the Royal Australian Historical Society."--Back cover.
Main title:
William Cox and Cox's road a bicentenary souvenir / Anne-Maree Harriet Cox Whitaker.
Author:
Whitaker, Anne-Maree, author
Imprint:
Edgecliff, NSW : WriteLight, 2014.
Collation:
144 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143) and index.
Contents:
Biography of William CoxWilliam Cox: Myth versus FactGovernor Macquarie's instructions to William CoxWilliam Cox's Journal on the road buildingMacquarie's Public ThanksField guide to Cox's RoadCox's Road PartyWilliam Cox's Children and Grandchildren.
ISBN:
9780992320621 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.45BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
Subject:
Cox, William, 1764-1837 -- FamilyCox, William, 1764-1837Cox, William, 1789-1850Cox, William, 1764-1837 -- Journeys -- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)Cox, George, 1795-1868Cox, Edward, 1805-1868Cox, Henry, 1796-1874Cox family (Mulgoa, NSW, history)Macquarie, Lachlan, 1761-1824 -- CorrespondenceCoxs Road (N.S.W.) -- HistoryPioneers -- New South Wales -- BiographyRoads -- New South Wales -- Design and construction -- HistoryMountain roads -- New South WalesMountain roads -- New South Wales -- HistoryPioneers -- Hawkesbury region (NSW) -- BiographyRoads -- Design and constructionGreat Western Highway (NSW) -- Construction -- HistoryGreat Western Highway (Blue Mountains, N.S.W.) -- HistoryNew South Wales -- Biography
BRN:
53892
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | BIOGRAPHY COX | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |