423213
- TitleCharles Style Akers 'Extracts from letters and journals of Lieut. C. Style Akers R. Engrs. From Dec. 1849 [i.e. 1850] to Feb. 1855'
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 1958
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1849-1855 - Type of material
- Reference code423213
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 2364, fr.173-341 (MLMSS 1958)
- Physical Description1 box of textual material, includes drawings - manuscript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
C. S. Akers, born in 1828, joined the British army in 1846. As a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers he was stationed in Tasmania, 1849-1855, from where he visited Norfolk Island, 1851-1853, Melbourne and the Victorian goldfields, 1853 and 1854-1855 on military duties. Journal extracts from 1849-1850 are in the Dixson Library at MS 13 - Scope and ContentDescribes inter alia experiences and social life in Hobart and Port Arthur, 1850-1851 and 1853, Norfolk Island, 1851-1853, and Melbourne and the Victorian goldfields, 1853-1855, Aboriginal Australians in Victoria in 1853, and the convict system in Norfolk Island, 1853.
The illustrations are of places in Tasmania, with one of Norfolk Island - Description source
Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue 1
eRecords 2010-2011 - General note
Available for reference
MS. Illus., some in colour
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Engineers -- Australia -- 19th century - Subject
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