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422309
  • Title
    Royal Geographical Society of Australasia - records concerning the New Guinea Exploration Expedition, 1885
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 1090
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1885
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    422309
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 656A (MLMSS 1090/1-6)
  • Physical Description
    8 vols. in 1 box - 0.02 Meters
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    The New Guinea Exploration Expedition was sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia and under the leadership of Captain H. C. Everill on the Bonito. The Strickland River was explored for the first time by this expedition.
  • Scope and Content
    a. Diary, 5 June - 24 Sep. 1885 of Dr. J.W. Haacke, chief scientist. b. Clinical diary, 22 June - 30 Oct. 1885 of Dr. Sidney A. Bernays, surgeon. c. Barometer readings, 24 July - 20 Nov. 1885 compiled by Dr. Bernays d. Diary notes, 25 July - 18 Aug. 1885 made by W. W. Froggatt on fauna and by William Bauerlen on flora. e. List of natural history collections, 2 Aug. - 7 Nov. 1885, compiled by Walter W. Froggatt. f. Diary, 16 Oct. - 21 Nov. 1885 of W. Bauerlen. g. Part of a diary, 8 Nov. 1885 with sketches. h. Diary, 21-25 Nov. 1885 of A. H. W. Senior with draft of letter to be published in a Queensland paper answering criticism of the expedition
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