Saxe Bannister - 'Statements and documents relating to proceedings in New South Wales, in 1824, 1825...
Saxe Bannister - 'Statements and documents relating to proceedings in New South Wales, in 1824, 1825...
Saxe Bannister - 'Statements and documents relating to proceedings in New South Wales, in 1824, 1825, and 1826 : intended to support an appeal to the King, by the Attorney General of the Colony', 1827, with manuscript annotations, 1827-1828
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1827-1828
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7723
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Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
0.05 metres of textual material (2 volumes) - printed with manuscript annotations
Clippings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : Part I).
Microfilm : Parts II-IV).
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Bannister's own copy of his book with many annotations in his hand. The book was printed in one volume by William Kirkbride of Cape Town in 1827, but this copy has been divided into two volumes, presumably so that Bannister could include additional material. A note in this copy states that the first 74 pages were originally produced as a pamphlet....
Alternative Titles
Full title
Saxe Bannister - 'Statements and documents relating to proceedings in New South Wales, in 1824, 1825, and 1826 : intended to support an appeal to the King, by the Attorney General of the Colony', 1827, with manuscript annotations, 1827-1828
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 1103
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Gaston Renard Pty Ltd in 2006
Administrative / Biographical history
Saxe Bannister (1790-1877) was Australia's first Attorney-General. He was influential in introducing trial by jury into New South Wales in 1824. Bannister considered his salary inadequate, and found that he had insufficient time to supplement his income by undertaking lucrative private legal work. When Governor Darling refused his request to double...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7723
Record Identifier
YRlZLOVn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZLOVn
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Reference code
456472
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