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Stirling House is the RWAHS's old premises in Broadway, Nedlands.
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Copy of letter from H.A. Hall in Stirling House records regarding site of graves of the members of Frank Gregory's N.W. Exploration Party 18/1/62
P.S. Please pass on to [? Joan] [?]
36 Congdon St
Swanbourne
6 Aug /56
Dear Mr [? Chali]
Apologies for having an absent minded [?] , herewith I would amend.
Regarding the printed proceedings of the Society, do members [? secure] this fee or do we copy to you and pay for them?
My wife & I have been ?? ?? many ?? but we do not appear to secure any thing except
I am nomadic but Mrs Hall's a/d has always been available.
I would very much like to posses a [? complete] set of the ??. Can you put me in the way of ?? ?? at what cost?
Woulld it be of interest to the H.S> to send the sites of the graves of the members of Frank Gregory's north west exploration party 1861/2? If so I would mention that my father W.S. Hall's grant is in the cemetery of the ?? of Cossack & Jas Turner who was second in
Command is [? also interred] .
Jas Turner was of the Augusta [? pioneer] family, my father landed in W.A. July 1830.
Pemberton [?] also a member of Gregory's Party his in [?] [? Cemetery] & has or had a [? tombstone] .
My father established Andover Station 9 m S of Roebourne for John Wellard of Lowlands, Serpentine in 1863. Eight months prior to John Withnell's arrival
Truly yours
H.A. Hall.
Library Board of Western Australia
Memorandum Ref. MB
To Mrs H. Wilson
Re attached.
Returned herewith. We have typed a copy.
I am ashamed to see that you left us this on 13/7/74 and it has still not been returned.
My apologies and thanks
Margaret Medcalf
14/10/74
