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Note as to the supposed death of John Munday son of James and Jemima.

In the beginning of the year 1830 James & John emigrated to Australia (Swan River) at that time supposed to be the most promising of the fields of emigration. They took with them farming implements & large stores and a young man from Bishopstrow named as servant. On the voyage out James broke his arm when assisting to haul in the anchor. This accident was the precursor of other troubles for the land allocated them by Sir Charles Darling, the then governor of Western Australia, proved