945970
- Title'Lockyer papers' by Major Edmund Lockyer, 8 November 1826-1827
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- Call numberDLMSQ 331
- Level of descriptionfonds
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8 November 1826-1827 - Type of material
- Reference code945970
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material (81 p.) - processed typescript - 35 cm.
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Major Edmund Lockyer was in charge of a detachment of troops and some convicts sent to take possession of Western Australia, in 1826, by act of occupation to anticipate a possible French settlement on the Western Coast. Lockyer named the settlement Frederickstown but the name was changed to Albany in 1832 - Finding AidsContents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
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Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012. - General note
Transferred from DLSPENCER 87 - Subject
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