William Bland papers, 18 May 1835 - 28 July 1868
William Bland papers, 18 May 1835 - 28 July 1868
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
18 May 1835 - 28 July 1868
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 20 , DLMSQ 21
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
2 volumes of textual material - 35.5 cm. - manuscript and printed
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4703
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Personal papers include printed items describing his inventions the atmotic ship and a method of controlling spontaneous combustion in ships, printed parliamentary papers, petitions etc., and letters.
Correspondence include Rev. William Branwhite Clarke, Sir Charles Cowper, Robert Fitzgerald, Sir Francis and Lady Forbes, William Hilton Hovel...
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Bland papers, 18 May 1835 - 28 July 1868
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Transferred from DLSPENCER 79, DLSPENCER 206
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
William Bland, medical practitioner and politician, was transported to Australia in 1814 for killing a man in a duel. He received a pardon and practised medicine in Sydney. In 1843 he was elected a member of the first representative government of New South Wales and in 1859 became first president of the Australian Medical Association.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DLMSQ 20 , DLMSQ 21
Record Identifier
9AL4XlaY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4XlaY
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Reference code
942508
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