02189cam a22003013u 4500 27169 UtSlPG 20260610133624.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Munro, Colin Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 1 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2008-11-06 Produced by Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Fern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 1" by Colin Munro is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the lives of settlers in Queensland, Australia, exploring themes of colonial life, land acquisition, and societal perceptions of the time. The narrative features characters like William Ferguson and his sister Kate, who face the challenges and adventures of establishing a new life in the Australian bush. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the Ferguson family and their aspirations in Queensland. As William prepares to leave for a journey to secure land for their family, he shares an emotional farewell with his sister, who expresses concern about the dangers of potential conflicts with the Indigenous population. The narrative then shifts to the broader context of regional prejudice against Australian colonists, setting the stage for themes of societal misunderstanding and the realities of frontier life. The tone is set for an exploration of colonization, familial bonds, and the evolving identities of settlers in an unfamiliar land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Queensland -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27169 68078 68078