 © Anne L. McKenzie ISBN: 978-0-646-57153-9 June 2012 |
The Ballad of Samuel Hawkings1816-1867 By Anne L. McKenzie This is the story of Samuel Hawkings from his beginnings as a shoemaker in Cornwall, his enlistment in the 22nd and 28th Regiments of Foot and his subsequent journey to Australia as a convict guard. There are anecdotes of his time as officer in charge of the Mount Macedon Border Police through to his establishment of the infamous Porcupine Inn during the Victorian gold rush. It concludes with his settlement as a squatter in the Avoca district and overseer of Dalyenong Station. Free Download Versions |
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