[Manning Hall and Davilak : recollections of Lucius Manning]
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AuthorManning, LuciusEditionreprintDescriptionPart 1 Comments on a painting of Davilak House and a photo of Manning's Folly -- The Flat Roof house by the waterfront -- Some family history and details -- Duck shooting on the swamps and lakes around Davilak -- Bush fire destroying Davilak in the 60's -- Ship wrecks: Orizaba, Carlisle Castle -- Tin mining in the Malay Peninsula -- First cars -- Explanation of the name Davilak -- Owen Anchorage during the gold rush -- Tent Town -- Horses, "the only way to get about" -- The Davilak phaeton -- The Darac car -- Building a road from the gate to Davilak House -- The first Grandmaster of the Freemasons in W.A. -- Malaria -- Breeding horses for the army in India (Indian Remounts) -- Road repair effort -- Micky Andrews the blacksmith. Part 2 Squatters on Manning land The cellars and observatory at Manning Hall Explanation of the name Mannings Folly Division of fathers estate Bricks as ballast Siblings Bushfires at Davilak Aborigines camp near Devils Lake (Davilak) The gardens at Davilak A new car Fate of Davilak The well -- The Old Farm The building of Davilak Road Death of father Owen Anchorage Shipwrecks on the beach Escaped prisoners Convicts Staff at Davilak Issuing rations to the Aborigines Description of Davilak Chain gangs Visiting the ruinsImprint, 1975Collation30 cm.LanguageEnglishNotes[Cataloguer's title]. Transcripts of two series of interviews, joined in one folder: 1) Interview conducted by Joan Brodsgaard and Daralynne Platt during Autumn and Winter 1975 -- See Oral History section of the Fremantle History Collection for the same transcript with interview tape and supporting material. 2) Interview by John Slee, Jan.-Feb. 1975 -- Original at Battye Library (OH1005)Dewey ClassB/MANPublication FormatBook
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Manning, Lucius, [Manning Hall and Davilak : recollections of Lucius Manning]. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 01/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/22298
