Queensland's First Free Settlement 1838 - 1938.
by Sparks, H. J. J
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Brisbane: H. J. J. Sparks / W. R. Smith & Paterson (Printer), 1938. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, thin card covers, yapp edges, concealed staples, good condition, black & white text-photos, frontispiece, edgewear, edge tears, small tear at cover join to spine, loss in two places along bottom edges of covers, spine slightly faded, light foxing title page, light foxing on most pages. 52 pp. The story of the German Lutheran Mission for Aborigines at Moreton Bay, Queensland (Zion's Hill, Nundah). This book presents the history of the work of the "first free, white settlers to win subsistence from the soil of Queensland by their own labour". "An example of immeasurable value to the nascent colony".
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40024
- Title
- Queensland's First Free Settlement 1838 - 1938.
- Author
- Sparks, H. J. J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- H. J. J. Sparks / W. R. Smith & Paterson (Printer)
- Place of Publication
- Brisbane
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- australian history, christianity, lutherans, missions, aborigines, queensland, brisbane, moreton bay, europe, germany, collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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