Item 03: Mark John Currie journal, papers, and photographs, 1823-1860
Item 03: Mark John Currie journal, papers, and photographs, 1823-1860
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Author / Creator
Date
1823-1860
Call Numbers
A 2888
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Formats
Manuscripts and Pictures
Physical Description
Contents
0.02 metres of textual material (1 volume)
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Item
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Issue Copy
Partly Digitised : From microfilm
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Proof copy of 'Journal of an excursion to the South of Lake George. 1823' by M. J. Currie
Letter from Sir Thomas Brisbane 30 July 1823 thanking M. J. Currie for his services
Autographed letter signed to H. C. Sutherland 3 June 1837 relating to his affairs in Western Australia (with typescript copy)
Photographs of Mark John Currie and Jane...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 03: Mark John Currie journal, papers, and photographs, 1823-1860
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Microfilm copy available at CY 2498, frames 141-164
Signature / Inscriptions
'M. R. Macrae 14.2.44', and some page numbers inscribed in pencil on each original document in bound volume.
Published information
'Journal of an excursion to the South of Lake George' published in: Geographical memoirs on New South Wales / edited by Barron Field. London : John Murray, 1825.
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Mark John Currie, a naval captain, spent time exploring the east coast of Australia 1822-1823. In 1829 he arrived in Western Australia at the Swan River Colony, where he was part of at least three expeditions in to the south west region. In 1831 Currie built a brick homestead at the site now known as Redcliffe. He returned to England with his wife...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 2888
Record Identifier
9AL4vPkY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4vPkY
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Reference code
1347148
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