John Watts - Personal reminiscences [M680] 1901
John Watts - Personal reminiscences [M680] 1901
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Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]
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MAV/FM4/1351 Status: No longer available
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Recollections of Watts' experiences in Australia from 1840 to 1867. He describes in some detail farming activities and personalities of the Darling Downs. Includes sketches of scenes and photographs of himself, Arthur Hodgson. L.A. Steiger and Robert Ramsay. the later part of the volume includes descriptions of his work as Secretary for Public Work...
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John Watts - Personal reminiscences [M680] 1901
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Refer to the National Library of Australia’s AJCP Portal (https://www.nla.gov.au/content/australian-joint-copying-project) for information on Australian Joint Copying Project reels digitised in 2019/90...
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Watts emigrated to South Australia in 1840. Manager of Eton Vale, the property of Sir Arthur Hodgson on the Darling Downs, Qld. Held the seat for Drayton and Toowoomba in the Qld Legislative Assembly from 1860. Secretary for Land and Public Works, 1866-1867
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MAV/FM4/1351 Status: No longer available
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1bGd0eMY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGd0eMY
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432576
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