1981, ISBN: 0091371406

[EAN: 9780091371401], D'occasion, bon état, [SC: 25.58], [PU: Hutchinson Australia, Richmond Victoria], MARY WATSON LIZARD ISLAND QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN SETTLERS, Jacket, 175 pages. "Mary … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780091371401], D'occasion, bon état, [SC: 25.58], [PU: Hutchinson Australia, Richmond Victoria], MARY WATSON LIZARD ISLAND QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIAN SETTLERS, Jacket, 175 pages. "Mary Watson (born 17 January 1860 - 1881), was 21 years old and had been married less than eighteen months when she died of thirst on No. 5 Island in the Howick Group off Cape Flattery in Far North Queensland, Australia, in 1881. She, with her four-month-old baby, Ferrier, and a wounded Chinese workman, Ah Sam, had drifted for eight days and some forty miles in a cut-down ship's water tank, used for boiling sea slugs, after mainland Aborigines had attacked her absent husband's bêche de mer station on Lizard Island. Her diary describing their last days was found with their remains in 1882, and Mrs Watson became an emblem of pioneer heroism for many Queenslanders.When passing fishing vessels reported the wreck of Mrs Watson's stone cottage, and fires burning on the island, it was assumed that Captain Watson's wife had been kidnapped or killed. Mounted police and native troopers under Inspector Hervey Fitzgerald from Cooktown shot a number of coastal Cape York people, possibly as many as 150, from three mainland groups in retaliation. None of those shot, it would be claimed afterwards, was directly involved in the events.Five years later a public subscription was raised to fund the Mary Watson's Monument, a marble drinking fountain in the main street, completed in 1886. The James Cook Historical Museum in Cooktown holds a replica of the iron tank." (Wikipedia) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall<

1981, ISBN: 0091371406

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[EAN: 9780091371401], [SC: 17.04], [PU: Hutchinson Australia, Melbourne], AUST-QLD AUSTRALIANA MARY WATSON MRS QUEENSLAND, Jacket, Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780091371401], [SC: 17.04], [PU: Hutchinson Australia, Melbourne], AUST-QLD AUSTRALIANA MARY WATSON MRS QUEENSLAND, Jacket, Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details and cataloguing information to verso of front free endpaper. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 176 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels., Books<

1981, ISBN: 0091371406

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[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, good, [PU: Hutchinson, Australia], LOCAL HISTORY_QUEENSLAND, Jacket, 'Mrs Watson of Lizard Island became a heroine in Queensland after the poignant diary of he… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, good, [PU: Hutchinson, Australia], LOCAL HISTORY_QUEENSLAND, Jacket, 'Mrs Watson of Lizard Island became a heroine in Queensland after the poignant diary of her sea voyage was found beside her skeleton on a lonely coral atoll in the Great Barrier Reef. A fascinating chronicle of courage and tragedy in the early days of Australia.' Fading to spine; unclipped; p/o name on fep; b/w photos throughout., Books<

1981, ISBN: 0091371406

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[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, [PU: Hutchinson of Australia, Australia], BIOGRAPHY_AUSTRALIA_CORNWELL, Jacket, 'Mrs Watson of Lizard Island became a heroine in Queensland after the poignant … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, [PU: Hutchinson of Australia, Australia], BIOGRAPHY_AUSTRALIA_CORNWELL, Jacket, 'Mrs Watson of Lizard Island became a heroine in Queensland after the poignant diary of her sea voyage was found beside her skeleton on a lonely coral atoll in the Great Barrier Reef.' Well worn, ex-lib copy but most readable. B/W photos throughout., Books<

ISBN: 0091371406

[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, very good, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., [PU: … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780091371401], Used, very good, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., [PU: Century Hutchinson; Random Century; Random House]<