Collection: Local Book

Phillip Parker King married Harriet Lethbridge of Launceston Cornwall in January 1817. A few weeks later they sailed on the Dick for NSW. Harriet wrote to her husband during his long surveying work for the Royal Navy.

This was the first opportunity to exhibit the works of Margo Lewers' father Adolph Gustav von Plate (pronounced Plarter) and brother Carl Plate. Adolph, a German who travelled the world, settled in Perth. Carl was known for his abstract expressionism

Provides Council with an overview of issues and matters concerning affordable housing and homelessness. Also summarises the responsibilities and range of roles local government might adopt on these issues.

This community profile is written to help school staff to gain a better cultural understanding of a newly emerging refugee group.

This book describes the lives of Salmon women pioneers in between 1825 and 1869 in colonial NSW. It covers in detail Joseph Salmon's family of three generations, with a detailed family tree, births, deaths and marriages, and offspring. The main focus of this biography is the wives and sister of T...