| Call Number |
ACC 6927A/1-2 |
| Physical description |
2 cm (2 diaries) |
| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Cite As |
State Library of Western Australia, John and Georgiana Molloy diaries, ACC 6927A. |
| Additional formats |
A digital reproduction is also available online. |
| Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Acquisition source |
Purchase; 2007. |
| Biography/history |
Captain John Molloy was a W.A. pioneer settler. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he married Georgiana Kennedy in 1829 and they emigrated to the Swan River Colony in 1830. Pioneer settler at Augusta where he was appointed Resident Magistrate and JP. In 1839 moved to Vasse where he built the homestead "Fairlawn". After his death in 1867, the property was bought by Richard Gale. Georgiana Molloy was a pioneer and amateur botanist. The Molloys and the few other settlers in Augusta and Vasse areas had a hard life trying to establish themselves in this new land isolated from the outside world. Georgiana enjoyed her garden and came to appreciate the local wildflowers. |
| Contents |
ACC 6927A/1. Diary, 28 January 1835-8 April 1837 -- ACC 6927A/2. Diary, July 1837-21 February 1840. |
| Summary |
Two diaries written by John and Georgiana Molloy. |
| Subjects |
Molloy, John, 1780-1867 -- Archives.
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Molloy, Georgiana, 1805-1843 -- Archives.
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Pioneers -- Western Australia -- Vasse -- Archives.
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Pioneers -- Western Australia -- Augusta -- Archives.
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Pioneers -- Western Australia -- Vasse -- Diaries.
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Pioneers -- Western Australia -- Augusta -- Diaries.
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Augusta (W.A.) -- History.
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Augusta (W.A.) -- Biography.
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Vasse (W.A.) -- History.
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Vasse (W.A.) -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries
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| Related names |
Molloy, Georgiana, 1805-1843, author.
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| Found In |
Molloy family papers MN 1726. |
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