It's not all bull biography of Colin Pearse of Yarradadee, and family back to 1830

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AuthorWatson, GrahamDescriptionTraces the history of the Pearse family from 1830 when William Pearse arrived in Western Australia aboard the S.S. "Egyption" on 13th February. The family played a prominent role in the history of the state as landowners, merchants, pastoralists, boot factory owners, ship owners and in local and state politics. "Hillcrest" in North Fremantle was built by Francis Pearse (5th child of William). The home was given to the Salvation Army in 1921 to be utilised as a hospital for single mothersImprint[Perth, W.A.] William Colin Kennedy Pearse 1995Collationv, 271 p. ill., ports., facsims., 1 col. plate 21 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1995ISBN0646258893Dewey ClassB/PEAPublication FormatBook

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PeopleColin PearsePearse FamilyStreetHarvest RoadSuburbNorth FremantleSubjectHillcrest HospitalCollectionPublications Collection

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