Letters from James H. Twigg (Coolgardie and Balingup, Bunbury) to members of his family (Cookstown, County Tyrone), 1891-1907

Component identifier:: File 1-66
Content Summary:: The letters describe Twigg's voyage to Australia on the Lusitania in 1891; fencing; kangaroo shooting; Aboriginal corroboree; construction of railway line; goldmining at Coolgardie in 1896; blacksmithing; wages and prices; the effect of federation on Western Australia's economy; sheep farming and shearing; the loneliness of farming life; threat of Labor Party to farmers; bushfires; marriage; sale of Balingup in 1907; impending departure for British East Africa.
Processing information:: M1664

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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia