William H. Norman family papers, 1856-1968
William H. Norman family papers, 1856-1968
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Date
1856-1968
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2428/vol. 1X
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Physical Description
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1 outsize volume of textual material - photocopies
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Contents
Includes inter alia log book, 22 November 1856-21 February 1857 of H.M.C.S.S. Victoria; 16 letters 1858-1866 to Captain W. H. Norman relating to official duties carried out by ship and crew with 2 letters 1862 to Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Victoria and from Secretary of State for the Colonies, Newcastle; Government reports and parliamentary pape...
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Full title
William H. Norman family papers, 1856-1968
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Keyword subject:
Public records
Warships
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-580 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Originals lent for copying by F. M. Lemann, Bowral, September 1972
Administrative / Biographical history
Her Majesty's Colonial Steam Sloop Victoria of 580 tons arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on 31 May 1856 under the command of Captain W. Norman and carried out routine naval work as well as serving in New Zealand during the Maori War of 1860. Norman's third son, Charles Ernest Norman. was a former Victorian Commissioner of Railways
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MLMSS 2428/vol. 1X
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Y0KDvrN1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KDvrN1
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931169
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