Letters of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell to W. R. Davidson / Thomas Mitchell
Letters of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell to W. R. Davidson / Thomas Mitchell
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1837-1855
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SAFE/A 296 (Safe 1/351)
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0.02 metres of textual material (1 volume) - 35.0 x 24.5 cm - manuscript
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Microfilm : CY 1503, frames 1-66
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1837-1845 (p. 1-18,20-25): Refers to land transactions between them; Discovery of the first white marble in Australia and finding large fossil bones in the Caves district; Proposed new expedition
Apr. 25-Dec. 18. 1850 (p. 26-41): Enquiries regarding natives in the Boree District (Yuranigh d.1850) who accompanied Mitchell on the inland expe...
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Letters of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell to W. R. Davidson / Thomas Mitchell
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Purchased from Miss J. Davidson in 1935
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855) served as a volunteer in the Peninsular War and in 1814 was selected to produce plans of the major battlefields. He was promoted to major in 1826 and appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales in 1828. Between 1831 and 1846 he made four exploring expeditions into the interior of Australia. He was knighted in 1839...
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SAFE/A 296 (Safe 1/351)
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9AL4yVJY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4yVJY
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825669
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