Various documents collected by Sir William Dixson, mainly relating to land in Victoria and Sydney, and to roads in Victoria, 1840-29 July 1850

DLADD 192

fonds

1840-29 July 1850

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

954260

1 volume of textual material - manuscript, printed

Great Britain Office of Colonial Lands and Emigration - Notice to persons desirous of purchasing land at Sydney or Port Phillip. London, 1840

Copy of a sketch shewing the projected lines of road in the Port Phillip District, dated 16 February 1841

Heidelberg Road: report, dated Broken River, 12 November 1841, to the Committee for the Improvement of the Road from Melbourne to Heidelberg, by Cornelius Lundie

Letter, dated Melbourne, 26 January 1842, from the Trustees of the Committee for the Improvement of Road from Melbourne to Heidelberg to Governor Gipps, enclosing report on the improvement of the road and asking for financial help

Petition, 1844, addressed to Governor Gipps, by Melbourne Town Council, about suspension of overland mail to Sydney

Itinerary of John Lambie, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district beyond the limits of location adjacent to the counties of Murray and Saint Vincent, 24 September 1844 to 21 February 1845

Petition, 1847, addressed to Governor FitzRoy, by Port Phillip district residents applying for land near Melbourne for a race course

Grant, dated 29 July 1850, of land at North Melbourne for Roman Catholic Minister's dwelling

Copy of a letter by Edward R. White, dated Camp, Murray River, 1 October 1850, to Henry Wade, reporting on journey to the Murray

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

This collection contains maps. These maps are listed on the Computer Catalogue, and can be found by searching for DLADD 192