John William Croker - letter received from Marshall Waller Clifton, 19 July 1841
John William Croker - letter received from Marshall Waller Clifton, 19 July 1841
John William Croker - letter received from Marshall Waller Clifton, 19 July 1841
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Date
1841
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MLDOC 891
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1 folder - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a462.html
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Contents
Autograph letter signed by Marshall Waller Clifton to J.W. Croker from Australind, Western Australia, 19 July 1841. Clifton gives an account of conditions at Australind and his progress in founding a colony there under the auspices of the Western Australian Land Company. Also included is a copy of an advertisement for Hemming's patent improved port...
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John William Croker - letter received from Marshall Waller Clifton, 19 July 1841
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Digital order no: Album ID : 824006
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts MLDOCs (5-251B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Source
Purchased from Winifred A. Myers, November 1965
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1840 Marshall Waller Clifton was appointed chief commissioner of the Western Australian Land Company's planned settlement at Australind, now a suburb of Bunbury.The company virtually ceased operations in 1843 and Clifton was retrenched. He was a member of the W.A. Legislative Council from 1851 to 1858.
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MLDOC 891
Record Identifier
92eV2y6Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eV2y6Y
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423902
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