1981 Growing Together Letters Of FJ Cato & F Bethune Australian Settlers Book

1981 Growing Together Letters Of FJ Cato & F Bethune Australian Settlers Book

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1981 Growing Together Letters Of FJ Cato & F Bethune Australian Settlers Book

Growing Together: Letters Between Frederick John Cato and Frances Bethune 1881 to 1884
Edited by Una B. Porter
Published by Privately Published 1981 1st Edition
Limited Edition Number 660 of 1000

"Frederick John Cato (1858-1935), grocer and philanthropist, was born on 15 May 1858 in a tent at Pleasant Creek (Stawell), Victoria, third son of Edward Cato, goldminer and formerly builder, of Surrey, England, and his wife Catherine, née Nimmo, of Glasgow, Scotland. Cato was educated at Stawell State School to the age of 13 and worked in a grocery shop while studying to become a pupil-teacher. He taught at his old school until 1878 before moving to New Zealand where he was eventually in charge of a school at Invercargill. Worried about his health and tired of teaching, in May 1881 he wrote to his cousin Thomas Edwin Moran, who had established two grocery shops in Fitzroy and Carlton, asking him if there were any chance of joining in the business. On 24 July they entered partnership with £411 capital: Moran was to have two-thirds of the shares. In 1884 Cato returned to Invercargill to marry on 12 December Fanny Bethune, daughter of a minister."

Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Pages very clean, bright and well presented aside from the last endpapers with a crease and a small tear as shown. Otherwise very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.


Size 31.5cm x 23cm x 5cm - 516 Pages + Foldout Family Tree

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Dust Jacket", "Illustrated", "Large Print", "Limited Edition"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Pages very clean, bright and well presented aside from the last endpapers with a crease and a small tear as shown. Otherwise very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: Una B. Porter
Publisher: Privately Published
Year Printed: 1981
Sub-subject: Australian History