1102818
- TitleCommission appointing Edward Strickland as a deputy controller / issued by Queen Victoria, 1 January 1870
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- Call numberA 2436
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1870 - Type of material
- Reference code1102818
- Physical Description0.02 metres of textual material (1 volume)
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Sir Edward Strickland was born on 7 August 1821 in Ireland and first came to New South Wales in 1840 as part of several international postings he carried out in service to the British Commissariat.
Upon retirement Strickland returned to Sydney in 1881 where he settled and continued to be active in public life including serving as vice-president of the Geographical Society of Australasia, founding the society's New South Wales branch and publishing several papers relating to colonial issues. Strickland died in Sydney on 18 July 1889.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed 24-02-2014) - Scope and Content1 bound volume of commission issued by Queen Victoria, signed by Edward Gardner (British War Office)
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