Prospectus of the Eastern Australian Company, 1 December 1832, by Major Benjamin Sullivan
Prospectus of the Eastern Australian Company, 1 December 1832, by Major Benjamin Sullivan
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Date
1 December 1832
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DLMSQ 611
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1 volume of textual material (96 p.) - 32 cm.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Introductory letter addressed 'To the Nobility and Gentry of the British Empire and its Colonies', with the prospectus of the Eastern Australian Company, a land company to encourage colonization to the Brisbane and Moreton Bay area. Includes clauses giving the aims, proposed structure, management and regulations for running the company; also includ...
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Prospectus of the Eastern Australian Company, 1 December 1832, by Major Benjamin Sullivan
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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
Benjamin Sullivan, police magistrate, was appointed J.P. in 1830. He was appointed Police Magistrate at Port Macquarie in 1832, Raymond Terrace in 1837 and Cassilis in 1840. He was interested in colonizing Australia and promoting emigration and proposed land colonization companies in Queensland, Victoria and New Caledonia
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DLMSQ 611
Record Identifier
9NaA2d7Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaA2d7Y
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946396
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