George August Robinson (Protector of the Aborigines) correspondence, 1832-1842
George August Robinson (Protector of the Aborigines) correspondence, 1832-1842
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Date
1832-1842
Call Numbers
DLSPENCER 91
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume of textual material (13 leaves) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Letters to G.A. Robinson relating to Flinders Island, the use of firearms in the Port Phillip district, legal matters and administrative matters
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Full title
George August Robinson (Protector of the Aborigines) correspondence, 1832-1842
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Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
George Augustus Robinson (1788-1866) was Chief Protector of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) between 1829 and 1838. In 1832, Robinson inspected Flinders Island (Bass Strait) and recommended it as a suitable place on which to found a home for the aborigines. In 1838 it was decided to bring in a scheme to protect the aborigines on the mainl...
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DLSPENCER 91
Record Identifier
1l4dNMJ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dNMJ1
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949442
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