Diary of George Fletcher Moore

Tom Stannage describes the diary as "an immensely valuable social document" and "the best published guide we have to life in Swan River colony between 1830 and 1840.

He describes his decision to keep a journal as follows:[2] My friends were doubtful as to the prudence of such a hazardous step, but I reconciled them to it by a solemn promise that I would keep them fully informed, by each available opportunity in my power, of every incident and circumstance of my position and life there, whether good or bad, and leave them to judge of my success or failure.

It was written solely for the information and satisfaction of my father, brothers, sisters, and immediate friends in this country.Moore's handwritten diary for the period from 1834 to 1841 is extant, and is held by the State Library of Western Australia.

In the early 1880s, Moore's letters fell into the hands of Sir Thomas Cockburn Campbell, editor of The West Australian newspaper.

[5] These were published under the title Diary of Ten Years Eventful Life of an Early Settler in Western Australia.