My Dear Emma: A Full and Detailed Account of the Journey of Robert Emeric Tyler and His Son to Western Australia, and Their Return to England August 1st 1895 to March 7th 1896

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

This book reproduces the first half of the personal diary of Robert Emeric Tyler, a leading London architect. In 1895, he and his nineteen-year-old son Bobby travelled from London to the WA Goldfields to purchase gold mining leases on behalf of an English syndicate.

A delightful contemporary account of life on the WA Goldfields.