Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay
James Bonwick (8 July 1817 - 6 February 1906) was an English-born Australian historical and educational writer. Bonwick was born Lingfield, Surrey, England, the eldest son of James Bonwick, carpenter, and his second wife Mary Ann née Preston. James Bonwick, the elder, was a man of some mechanical ability, but he suffered from ill health, and his children were brought up in poor circumstances. His eldest son was educated at the Borough Road school, Southwark, and at 17 years of age began teaching at a school at Hemel Hempstead and similar positions followed at Bexley and Liverpool. In April 1840 he married Esther Ann Beddow, the daughter of a Baptist clergyman, and in the following year obtained a position at the Normal School, Hobart, Tasmania.
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Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay
James Bonwick (8 July 1817 - 6 February 1906) was an English-born Australian historical and educational writer. Bonwick was born Lingfield, Surrey, England, the eldest son of James Bonwick, carpenter, and his second wife Mary Ann née Preston. James Bonwick, the elder, was a man of some mechanical ability, but he suffered from ill health, and his children were brought up in poor circumstances. His eldest son was educated at the Borough Road school, Southwark, and at 17 years of age began teaching at a school at Hemel Hempstead and similar positions followed at Bexley and Liverpool. In April 1840 he married Esther Ann Beddow, the daughter of a Baptist clergyman, and in the following year obtained a position at the Normal School, Hobart, Tasmania.
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Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay

Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay

by James Bonwick
Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay

Captain Cook in New South Wales (Esprios Classics): Or, The Mystery of Naming Botany Bay

by James Bonwick
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James Bonwick (8 July 1817 - 6 February 1906) was an English-born Australian historical and educational writer. Bonwick was born Lingfield, Surrey, England, the eldest son of James Bonwick, carpenter, and his second wife Mary Ann née Preston. James Bonwick, the elder, was a man of some mechanical ability, but he suffered from ill health, and his children were brought up in poor circumstances. His eldest son was educated at the Borough Road school, Southwark, and at 17 years of age began teaching at a school at Hemel Hempstead and similar positions followed at Bexley and Liverpool. In April 1840 he married Esther Ann Beddow, the daughter of a Baptist clergyman, and in the following year obtained a position at the Normal School, Hobart, Tasmania.

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ISBN-13: 9798210780928
Publisher: Blurb
Publication date: 07/23/2025
Pages: 36
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.09(d)
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