John Brown papers

fonds

approximately 1821, 1832-1867

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings

423231

Microfilm : CY 1189, frames 1-90 (A 271/1)
Microfilm : CY 1189, frames 91-488 (A 271/2)
Microfilm : CY 1190, frames 1-393 (A 271/3)
Microfilm : CY 1191, frames 1-360 (A 272)

0.22 metres of textual material (4 volumes) including drawings - manuscript

John Brown, emigrant agent and company manager, joined the South Australian colonizing movement, in 1834. He arrived in the colony in 1836 to become the official Immigration Officer assisting new settlers with employment. Brown figured prominently in disputes over the separation of powers in the South Australian Act and was the first colonial officer suspended by Governor Hindmarsh over his refusal to bury a dead immigrant. In 1840 he became a member of Adelaide's first Municipal Council and was for some years the editor of "The South Australian" newspaper - a political foil to Stevenson's "Register". Brown later became manager of the Adelaide Life Assurance & Guarantee Company until his deteriorating health necessitated his resignation. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966

FILE 1:
John Brown papers, volume 1.

FILE 2:
John Brown papers, volume 2.

FILE 3:
John Brown papers, volume 3.

FILE 4:
John Brown papers, volume 4.

The volumes overlap in period and subject matter.

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover of each volume.
Copied onto preservation microfilm, Jan. 1988.

South Australian Papers embossed on spine of volumes.
David Scott Mitchell wrote a brief description and dated a number of documents.