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☼Bookish in Virginia☼
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Reading up on Edward Wakefield of Australia, ex-Quaker one assumes.
'Born to an English Quaker family in 1796, he was expelled from three boarding schools in succession for fighting and misbehaviour'
For his abduction of young girls read more: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/....
— Jul 03, 2022 01:36PM
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'Born to an English Quaker family in 1796, he was expelled from three boarding schools in succession for fighting and misbehaviour'
For his abduction of young girls read more: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/....
☼Bookish in Virginia☼
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"The hated Harry. It was little wonder. He tore through their flour bags. He tried to eat one of the expedition goats & he bit the tent master's head.... Despite his faults, Harry the camel would also carry 350 pounds of gear & supplies.... Harry was the first camel used in inland [Australia]... though he is better known for being the first (and possibly only) camel to shoot his owner."
— Jun 30, 2022 03:06PM
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☼Bookish in Virginia☼
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In talking about Coober Pedy.
"They used to call it the Wild West here because people would escape from all over the world, looking for their fortune or just hiding from prying eyes. Christo thinks they had the odd war criminal from the Balkans here over the years. 'I feel like I grew up in Europe, not outback South Australia,' he says of the diversity which existed here when he was a kid..."
— Jun 29, 2022 06:01PM
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"They used to call it the Wild West here because people would escape from all over the world, looking for their fortune or just hiding from prying eyes. Christo thinks they had the odd war criminal from the Balkans here over the years. 'I feel like I grew up in Europe, not outback South Australia,' he says of the diversity which existed here when he was a kid..."
