[Colonial Secretary: Regulations relating to constables and the night watch, 1796 - limited facsimile ed. presented to the Mitchell Library to commemorate 200 years of printing in Australia]

ML 1399

fonds

1996 (facsimiles of 16 Nov 1796 originals), [Sydney] : Archives Authority of NSW, [1996]

Graphic Materials, Textual Records

457384

4 items of textual material - computer printouts, in window mounts and timber frame - printouts 23.3 x 19 cm. or smaller ; mount 50.3 x 56.5 cm. ; frame 63 x 69 cm.

1. Instructions for the Constables of the Country Districts, Sydney Nov. 16 1796
2. Instructions to the Watchmen of the Town Divisions, Sydney Nov. 16th 1796

Copyright status:: Crown copyright expired
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Archives Authority of NSW

Titled from State Archives of New South Wales Catalog
Originals held at State Records of New South Wales
"Presented to the Mitchell Library to commemorate 200 years of printing in Australia, 1796-1996 at the official launch of the Printing Industry Bicentenary, Sydney 20th Novemeber 1996, birthplace of the Australian printing industry"
"A commemorative Limited Edition reproduction 0003 produced for the printing industry bicentenary, '200 years of Printing in Australia, 1796-1996'. Reproduced with the kind permission of the Archives Authority of NSW. Printed on the indigo E-Print by On Demand Imaging Systems Australia."
"The instructions to the Watchmen of the Town Division and Instructions for the Constables of the Country Districts were the first press printed documents produced in Australia. Their creation, in November 1796, by government printer, George Hughes, marked the beginning of an industry that has grown into one of Australia's largest and most technologically advanced manufacturing sectors. / This limited edition reproduction set is one of five produced to commemorate '200 Years of Printing in Australia', the offical launch of the Printing Industry Bicentenary, on wednesday 20th November 1996."
No.3 of a limited ed. of 5
Framer's label -- Watermark [company], detailing matboards and mouldings, framed 19.11.96