918820
- TitleJohn Septimus Roe journals, 1817-1826
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- Call numberMAV/FM4/64
Status: unavailable - Level of descriptionfonds
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1817-1826 - Type of material
- Reference code918820
- Physical Description1 microfilm reel of textual material - positive
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J. S. Roe, 1797-1878, naval officer, surveyor and explorer, was later Surveyor-General at Swan River, Western Australia - Scope and ContentJournal kept on board the ship, Dick, January-9 September 1817, describing the voyage from England to New South Wales, lodgings in Sydney, September-15 October 1817; on board H.M. Cutter Mermaid, 16 October 1817-24 January 1821 and H.M. Brig Bathurst, 25 January-25 September 1822, describing exploration and surveying on the north, north-west and west coast of Australia, with periods in Sydney for refitting, in Ceylon, 25 December 1824-10 November 1826, presumably on board H.M.S. Tamar
An article 'Anatomy of the Quokka', by J. R. Clarke, 1947, has been included at the end of the reel - Original held byOriginal journals held by the State Library of Western Australia
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-464 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - Name
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