Females on the fatal shore : Australia's brave pioneers
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AuthorSusanna De VriesDescriptionSummary: "This is the story of the lives of 11 significant women who sailed to the colonies in Australia's founding years... Letters and portraits help bring these women to life and describe the dangers and deprivations of pioneering in the six colonies that would unite at Federation to form one nation - Australia."--Author's website.ImprintBrisbane : Pirgos Press, 2009Collationiv, 411 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published2009NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-400) and index.Content NoteEsther Johnston (Abrahams); Rosanna Julian (Nichols) -- Elizabeth Macarthur (Veale) -- Mary Reibey (Haydock) -- Frances (Fanny) Leonora Macleay -- Mary Ann Friend (Ford) -- Eliza Forlong (Jack) -- Mary Thomas (Harris) -- Louisa Ann Meredith (Twanley) -- Georgiana McCrae (Huntly) -- Anne Caldwell (Mooney) -- Mary Anna Spencer (later McManus)ISBN9780958540872Dewey ClassB/994.02 DEVPublication FormatBook
Susanna De Vries, Females on the fatal shore : Australia's brave pioneers. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 03/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/47960
