Bonwick transcripts biography

A 2000/vols. 1-4

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958045

Microfilm : CY 679

4 volumes of textual material

James Bonwick (1817-1906) began examining historical records of Australian interest in London in 1884, and in 1887 he was authorised by the New South Wales Colonial Secretary, Sir Henry Parkes, to transcribe Governors' despatches he had discovered. In 1888 he was appointed Archivist and until 1902 continued to compile what became known as the Bonwick Transcripts. These handwritten transcripts of records, mainly from the British Colonial Office in the Public Records Office, NSW Colonial Secretary's office in Sydney, and from some in private hands, were used in the Historical Records of New South Wales (1892-1901) and Historical Records of Australia (1914-1926).

Index relating to biography

Volume 1: A-C
Volume 2: D-Hey
Volume 3: Ho-L
Volume 4: M-Y

Information transferred from Manuscripts Index Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012