Papers relating to early Australian ships, 27 November 1830-3 July 1854

As 97

fonds

27 November 1830-3 July 1854

913388

1 folder of textual material

Item 1
List of vessels sailing between England, New South Wales and Norfolk Island from 1790-1796

Item 2
Letter from Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, 23 January 1934 relating to H.M.S. Rapid with enclosures including 2 photos of models of Rapid and copy of letter from Lieutenant
G. C. Ingleton, 10 January 1935

Item 3
Letter from Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, 13 March 1935, relating to storeship Sir Charles McCarthy with enclosures including a copy of Colonel Light's picture showing Sir Charles McCarthy in Port Adelaide River, 1838, and copy of a letter from Librarian, Royal Empire Society, London, 21 January 1935

Item 4
Comments by M. Flower on the points raised in Sidney Wilcox's letter of 13 March 1935, particularly in reference to a comparison of the dimensions of the three ships, Sir Charles McCarthy, Rapid and Investigator

Item 5
Copy of reply from Principal Librarian 25 March 1935, to Sidney Wilcox letter of 13 March 1935 and copy of further letter from Principal Librarian, 4 April 1935, relating to the Investigator, enclosing a statement regarding the ship shown in Westall's view on the Hawkesbury River

Item 6
Reply from Principal Librarian to Sidney Wilcox, 3 April 1934, and letter from Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, 19 August 1935 with enclosures and reply from Principal Librarian, 26 August 1935

Item 7
Prospectus for the Australian and Tasmanian Steam Conveyance Company, February 1836

Item 8
Letter from Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, 3 September 1935 and reply, 16 September 1935, forwarding copies of plans of the Investigator

Item 9
Letter from Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, 8 April 1938 and reply, 11 April 1938, relating to the Investigator

Item 10
Letter from Sidney Wilcox to the Principal Librarian relating to the Investigator and Endeavor with two enclosures
(Includes item indexed as As 14)

Item 11
Letter of Sidney Wilcox to Principal Librarian, relating to the ship Parramatta, 24 May 1938, with plan

Item 12
Bill of Sale for the ship Sophia Jane S.S., 27 November 1830

Item 13
Photo of model of H.M.S. Lady Nelson, made by P. W. Kernot

Item 14
See Item 10

Item 15
Notice of departure from England of the ship Orient, 3 July 1854, as part of Australasian line of packet ships

Item 16
Lists of records from the Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company (last item on the list, 'claims, accounts and copies of correspondence in connection with various collisions', located at MLMSS 103)

Item 17
Lists of ships newspapers and journals 1840-1890, and copies of letters from Harry O'May to R. W. Glassford and from Glassford to Mitchell Library

Item 18
Note on boat Wallaby

Compiled from the Manuscripts A file as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011