Documents relating to the settlement of the North-West of Western Australia
| Place |
New Norcia |
| Subject | |
| Category | |
| Author |
Torres, Fulgentius William Dom, O.S.B. |
| Keywords |
journal Kimberley, W.A. |
| Current holder | |
| Series number |
MN 2109 |
| Item number |
ACC 5850A |
| Access rights |
Request at location |
| Rights |
In Copyright. Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Country of origin | |
| Language | |
| Period of reference |
1895 |
| Description from source |
1 cm. The first settlement of the North-West of Western Australia was recorded in a document written by Pietro Ferrara, a member of John Withnell’s pioneering party. Written in Italian, dated 26 June 1864, the document was addressed to Father Martinez of the New Norcia Mission. Diaries of Abbot F. Torres (from his own notes translated by Father Eugene Perez) which record his journeys from Italy to the Phillipines and return, and his journeys from Europe to Australia. Paper entitled “Pastoral settlement of the North-West” by Dom William, O.S.B., based on a letter written by Pietro Ferraro, which describes the pioneering efforts of John Withnell, Walter Padbury and John Wellard in the early settlement of the North-West of W.A., together with “New light on first North-West settlement” by an unknown author. |
| Physical format |
Manuscripts Diaries Typescripts Correspondence |
| Bibliographic citation |
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