George Strickland Kingston - Rainfall observations, 1858-1875
George Strickland Kingston - Rainfall observations, 1858-1875
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1858-1875
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7578
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Clippings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Register of the rain gauge kept on West Terrace, Adelaide from 1858 to 1875. Also includes newscuttings with tables of rain fall from 1838 to 1865.
Alternative Titles
Full title
George Strickland Kingston - Rainfall observations, 1858-1875
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Transferred from ML F551.5993/K, July 2005
Administrative / Biographical history
George Strickland Kingston arrived in South Australia in 1836 as Deputy Surveyor to Colonel William Light. He was a principal designer of the town plan of Adelaide. In 1838 he resigned from the Survey Department and commenced business as a civil engineer and architect. He was knighted in 1870.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7578
Record Identifier
1l4dBoz1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dBoz1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446776
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