Joseph Phipps Townsend papers, 21 July 1846-24 September 1862
Joseph Phipps Townsend papers, 21 July 1846-24 September 1862
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1846-1862
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1461
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Clippings and Maps
Physical Description
Contents
2 volumes and 1 folder of textual material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 2477 and CY 2541 (MLMSS 1461/1-3)
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Volume 1
a. Journal, 21 July - 6 Dec. 1846, account of voyage from Sydney to Plymouth, interspersed with recollections of Australia, including notes on Australian aborigines, bushrangers, convicts, the governor, Sir George Gipps, emigration, life in Sydney and on the land, miscellaneous notes, newscuttings 1844-1846, maps.
Volume 2
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Joseph Phipps Townsend papers, 21 July 1846-24 September 1862
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
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Available for reference
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 5-394 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
J. P. Townsend came to Sydney in 1842 and until 1846, when he returned to England, visited many parts of New South Wales, including Ulladulla, where he lived for some time, Illawarra and the Hunter River district
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1461
Record Identifier
1xqZ8DEY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZ8DEY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
422562
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