915574
- TitleAlexander Laing reminiscences, 8 December 1867, mainly relating to life in the Sorell district, Tasmania, 1814-1867
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- Call numberMLMSS 1290
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1867 - Type of material
- Reference code915574
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 879
- Physical Description1 folder of textual material
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Alexander Laing, born ca. 1791, came from Scotland in 1814 as a gardener and overseer, working in the Sorell district from 1815-1819 mainly for T. A. Lascelles. From 1820-1839 he held government appointments at Sorell as District Constable, gaoler, storekeeper and postmaster, and to ca. 1857 at New Norfolk in turn as gaoler and as wardsman in the Hospital for the Insane - Scope and ContentDescribes people and social life,dealing mainly with encounters with criminals and bushrangers, 1816-1838
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-305C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
keyword subject:
Criminals -- Tasmania - Name
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