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946071
  • Title
    William Augustine Duncan papers, 1845-1856
  • Creator
  • Call number
    A 2876
    A 2877
    A 2878
    A 2879
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1845-1856
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    946071
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 161, frames 1 - 35 (A 2876)
    Microfilm : CY 161, frames 1 - 81 (A 2877)
    Microfilm : CY 161, frames 1 - 33 (A 2878)
    Microfilm : CY 161, frames 1-44 (A 2879)
  • Physical Description
    4 volumes of textual material - manuscript
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Duncan was editor of the Australasian chronicle, 1839-1842 and from 1845-1856 of Weekly register of politics, facts and general literature. In 1846, he was appointed sub-collector of Customs at Moreton Bay and later held various other public offices.

    Reference:
    Short Catalogue card
  • Scope and Content
    A 2876
    Memoranda and literary journal, 1845-1853

    A 2877
    Autobiography, 1846-1854
    (The manuscript autobiography is incomplete, several pages being cut out. Files of the Australasian Chronicle and of the Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature are in Mitchell Library)

    A 2878
    Lecture on commerce and science, 1849?

    A 2879
    Diary, January-April, 1856
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Short Catalogue (typed) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
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