The bride ships : experiences of immigrants arriving in Western Australia 1849-1889 / Immigrants Women immigrants

Erickson, Rica, 1908-2009.

The bride ships : experiences of immigrants arriving in Western Australia 1849-1889 / by Rica Erickson. - Carlisle, W.A. : Hesperian Press, 1992. - xiii, 256 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 236-245.

History of immigration to Western Australia from 1849 to 1889. The first part of the book is a general history of the immigration and settlement, while the second consists of 12 biographies of immigrants. Includes references and an index.

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Immigrants--History.--Western Australia
Immigrants--Western Australia--Biography.
Women immigrants--History.--Western Australia


Western Australia--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
Western Australia--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

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