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100	1		_aMunro, Colin
245	1	0	_aFern Vale; or, the Queensland Squatter. Volume 1
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2008-11-06
508			_aProduced 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.)
520			_a"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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aQueensland -- Fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27169
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