• Title
  Sir Charles FitzRoy - Warrant issued by Queen Victoria, 3 April 1848, extending his jurisdiction north of the 26th degree of latitude
• Creator
  Charles Augustus FitzRoy, Sir, 1796-1858
• Call number
  Safe 1/4a
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  3 April 1848
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  455807
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 3237, frames 1-11 (Safe 1/4a)
  
• Physical Description
  0.04 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript - 49.1 x 57.4 cm
  1 object - wax impression of seal - approximately 17.4 cm (diameter)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy (1796-1858), born in England on the 10th June 1796, was the tenth governor of New South Wales. In Feb. 1846, the area north of the 26th degree of latitude was declared the North Australia Colony. This warrant returned the area to the control of New South Wales.
• Scope and Content
  Document on parchment, endorsed 'by writ of Privy Seal', with attached wax impression of Great Seal of Queen Victoria in cylindrical tin container.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
  
• Subject
  Australia, Northern--Colonization.
  Governors--New South Wales.
  Governors--Queensland.
  Northern Territory--History--1824-1851.
  Public administration--Queensland.
  Queensland--History--1824-1900
  Seals (Numismatics).
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE19697808

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