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950577
  • Title
    Papers collected by Sir William Dixson relating to Port Essington and Northern Australia, 15 September 1842-6 November 1843
  • Creator
  • Call number
    DLADD 163
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    15 September 1842-6 November 1843
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    950577
  • Physical Description
    1 folder of textual material - manuscript
  • Scope and Content
    Letters from George Windsor Earl to Captain MacArthur R.M. Acting Commandant Victoria relating to Northern Australia, dated 15 September 1842, 30 September 1842 and 15 February 1843

    Demand for supply of provisions required at H.M. military post, Victoria, Port Essington, to complete the victualling of 150 men for 365 days, commencing 1 June 1843; dated Victoria, 27 February 1843

    Request from New South Wales Legislative Council to Gov. Gipps for the implementation of the recommendation of the Select Committee to consider the practicability of establishing an overland communication from the settled parts of N.S.W. to Port Essington, 1 November 1843

    Letter from S. F. Mossman to Gov. Gipps, asking for permission to join the expedition to Port Essington, 6 November 1843

    Sketch shewing the proposed new boundaries of the squatting districts of Burnett and Wide Bay, 1850
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
  • General note

    This collection contains maps. These maps are listed on the Computer Catalogue, and can be found by searching for DLADD 163
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