Michael Le Page 
SWAN RIVER SETTLEMENT One Man’s Journey [EPUB ebook] 
A fascinating historical journey from Ireland through Victorian England to the remote colony of Western Australia

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Michael Le Page studied the early history of Western Australia in addition to his family history for over twenty years and found certain areas were shrouded in mystery. He finally discovered after much research that he is a fifth generation Australian on his father’s mother’s side of the family. Little was said of this side of the family over many generations. His great, great grandfather, John Arnold, was a convict who was transported in the 1850s from Victorian England to the remote colony of Western Australia. His wife Mary and their two young children sailed halfway around the world to reunite with him years later. Despite the mystery, John and Mary they left enough footprints on this world for him to follow.

This is their daunting tale from growing up during the devastating potato famine in rural Northern Ireland to the shores of a nascent colony at the bottom of the world. Through the slums of Victorian England and the exploitation of the working class during the industrial revolution, to the brutality of 19th century prisons and their predilection for suffering, John Arnold also endures months shackled in the freezing hold of a sailing ship.

But his determination coupled with the love and support of his wife and family transcended the distance, the severe punishment and the solitude. It was a life, that while cruel, offered glimmers of hope, for a new life not just for himself but for his wife, family and descendants. In many ways this is a fascinating story spanning many decades, countries and hardships that are incredible to comprehend.

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Table of Content

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DEDICATION

PROLOGUE

MAPS

TRADITIONAL GAELIC BLESSING

1 The decision

2 Into the unknown

3 Romance at the mill

4 Richardson

5 Gores General Advertiser

6 Mary

7 Kirkdale House of Correction

8 Portland Prison

9 At sea – the Adelaide

10 Colony of Western Australia

11 Ticket of Leave – The Miller

12 Greenough

13 Down at the beach

14 Mary Catherine

15 Doherty’s Inferno

16 Champion Bay

17 Dongara

18 Melbourne

19 The Miller Returns

20 Thomas Francis Elliott

21 Henry William Beamish Talbot

22 The man from Guernsey

EPILOGUE

ADDENDUM 1

ADDENDUM 2

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

About the author

Michael Le Page lives in Perth, Western Australia. This is his second book. He is a writer and has lived and worked in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States of America.
He studied the regional history of this era and became captivated by the life and times of John Arnold and his family. While Michael never met them, they left enough footprints on this world for him to follow.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 250 ● ISBN 9780645535013 ● File size 19.0 MB ● Publisher Michael and Maria Le Page Family Trust ● Published 2022 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8502139 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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