Edmund Besley Court Kennedy papers 1837-1853
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy papers 1837-1853
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Date
1837-1853
Call Numbers
MLMSS 3550
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Manuscripts, Clippings, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
2 boxes of textual material - photocopies
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Series 01: Edmund Besley Court Kennedy, 1838-1848
A. Correspondence, 1839-1848. Correspondents include Sir Thomas Mitchell, Reverend W. B. Clarke, George E. Turner and Charles Tyers
B. Papers relating to exploring expeditions, ca, 1845-1848
C. Notebook, 1838-1842, mainly a diary of the journey from Sydney to Portland Bay, Victoria and ac...
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Full title
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy papers 1837-1853
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Notes
General note
Portland Bay (Vic.) -- Social life and customs -- 1788-1851
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-524 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Purchased from the Public Records Office, Northern Ireland
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Originals in private ownership
Administrative / Biographical history
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy, 1818-1848, a surveyor, arrived in Sydney, N.S.W., in 1840 and was appointed assistant surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Department. From 1840-1843 he worked under Charles Tyers in the Portland Bay area, Victoria and from 1845-1847 he travelled with Sir Thomas Mitchell's expedition to find an overland route to Port Ess...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 3550
Record Identifier
1xqZpXwY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZpXwY
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Reference code
921224
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