Letters of Captain John Molloy, government resident at Augusta and at the Vasse, Western Australia. [1830-1841]

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Letters of Captain John Molloy, government resident at Augusta and at the Vasse, Western Australia. [1830-1841]

Letters relate encounters with Aboriginals; the establishment of a military post and road building in the area of Busselton, W.A.

47 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7072823

Libraries Australia

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Molloy, John, 1780-1867

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W.A. pioneer settler. Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. Married Georgiana Kennedy in 1829 and they emigrated to W.A. in 1830. Pioneer settler at Augusta where he was appointed Resident Magistrate and JP. In 1839 moved to Vasse where he built the homestead "Fairlawn". After his death in 1867, the property was bought by Richard Gale. From the description of Papers. 1841-1882. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223397220 Arrived in W.A. in 1830 on the "Warrior" with his w...