James Kelly 'Journal of the whale boat, the Elizabeth, round Vandeimens Land...in December 1815', 29...
James Kelly 'Journal of the whale boat, the Elizabeth, round Vandeimens Land...in December 1815', 29...
James Kelly 'Journal of the whale boat, the Elizabeth, round Vandeimens Land...in December 1815', 29 Jan. 1816, together with newspaper cuttings, 1921
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1815-1816, 1921
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C 227
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
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Transcript available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D06615/a1161.html
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Full Title: 'Journal of the whale boat, the Elizabeth, round Vandeimens [ie Van Dieman's] Land for the purpose of exploring the west coast of it in particular, under the direction of Mr. James Kelly, Master, and a crew consisting of four seamen only and fitted out for the express purpose by Thomas William Birch of Hobart, merchant, in December 1815...
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James Kelly 'Journal of the whale boat, the Elizabeth, round Vandeimens Land...in December 1815', 29 Jan. 1816, together with newspaper cuttings, 1921
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This manuscript was exhibited by the Library in an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts prepared for the Library Association of Australasia, held at the University of Sydney on 4 Oct. 1898.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823451
Microfilm copy available at CY 914, frames 86-98.
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James Kelly (1791-1859) was a sealer who later became a pilot and harbourmaster at Hobart. In 1815 he was employed by surgeon and shipowner Thomas William Birch to sail the schooner 'Henrietta Packet' between colonial ports. At the end of 1815 Kelly set out from Hobart in the whale boat 'Elizabeth' to circumnavigate Tasmania. According to this jour...
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C 227
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1Jkm8dXY
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442863
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