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F344
Title
Reminiscences of my early days in Ipswich / by George Harris.
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- [1923?] (Creation)
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15 p. ; 34 cm.
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Name of creator
(1845-1924)
Biographical history
George Harris was born in Brisbane in 1845 and grew up in Ipswich. He worked on bullock teams delivering goods, and then worked in the timber trade, hauling and rafting timber. He set up his own timber business and bought a selection of land at Cabbage Tree. He retired to Ipswich.
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Personal memoir of an early settler of Ipswich. Describes Ipswich and surrounds in the 19th century, including accounts of contacts with local indigenous people. Includes account of 1893 flood of Brisbane River.
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Unrestricted access.
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- English
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This item has been cited in:
Thorpe, B. (1996). Colonial Queensland : perspectives on a frontier society. University of Queensland Press.
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Typescript.
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991007546259703131
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Revised
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Revised, SJB, 22-Nov-2022.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.