Letters to Frederick Blakeley concerning Lasseter expedition, 14 June 1930-18 February 1940, licence agreements dated 2nd July and 14th June 1930, photographs and published material, 1889-1903

MLMSS 8043

fonds

1889-18 February 1940

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

930448

0.12 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript, printed, photographs

Lillian McGrath (Harold Lasseter's sister) and W. J. Lasseter is William John Lasseter (Harold Lasseter's father).

1. Letter from Errol Coote to Frederick Blakeley, 26 Aug. 1930
2. Letter from Errol Coote to Frederick Blakeley, 27 Aug. 1930
3. Letter from Errol Coote to Frederick Blakeley, 27 Aug. 1930 (marked ‘Letter no. 2 – confidential’).
4. Letter from Lasseter to the Chief of Police, Alice Springs (given to Blakeley to deliver), 14 Sept. 1930
5. Letter from J. E. Picton to Frederick Blakeley, 24 Jan. 1940
6. Letter from Lillian McGrath per William John Lasseter to Frederick Blakeley, 28 Jan. 1940
7. Letter from Lillian McGrath to Frederick Blakeley, 18 Feb. 1940
8 Copy of a letter from William John Lasseter to Ion Idreiss, 1930s
9. Original note from Fred Colson nailed to a stump near the plane `Golden Quest' crash, with extra note by Frederick Blakeley written on reverse
10. John Bailey Agreement with Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter, 14th June 1930
11. Central Australian Gold Exploration Company Ltd Agreement with Frederick Blakeley, 2nd July 1930
12. Published book from the London Missionary Society: Tusi Hmijoc ono re ekonejeu me wenekoda ne ile ko re ekonejeu me kabesi (Bible, 1903)
13. Published book from the London Missionary Society: Konkodans ca Nekonekatu jeu'o re ekonejeu kabesi in the Mare language (Concordance of the New Testament, 1889)
14. Photographs, 1940s

Transferred from Safe 3/5 in April 2011

Published books from the London Missionary Society were deposited with the Library by Mary Mansfield in 1950 and kept together at location Safe 3/5.
No further details on the provenance of this material.