1980 facsimile edition of a book first published in 1936. The memoirs dating from the 1860s of a Western Australian colonist who was appointed Protector of Aborigines in 1936. As a builder and contractor in Perth and Fremantle, the author built churches, schools and houses between Albany and Northampton. He recounts his experiences as part of the wider context of Western Australian history. pp. 218 illusts, prev ownership label on prelim. #0919