James Backhouse and George Washington Walker papers, 1831-1841
James Backhouse and George Washington Walker papers, 1831-1841
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Date
1831-1841
Call Numbers
B 706 , B 707 , B 708-B 728 , B 729 , B 730 , B 731 , B 732 , C 393
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Physical Description
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29 volumes of textual material - 20 cm x 26.5 cm - manuscript
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Partially Microfilmed
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Contents
B 706, B 707
Reports and other papers relating to a visit to the Australian colonies and South Africa; by James Backhouse and George Washington Walker, 1832-1840
B 706 (Request Microfilm: CY 1736, frames 1 - 197)
B 707 (Request Microfilm: CY 1736, frames 198 - 315)
B 708, B 709, B 710, B 711, B 712, B 713, B 714, B 715, B 716, B 71...
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Full title
James Backhouse and George Washington Walker papers, 1831-1841
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Information transferred from Short Catalogue (typed) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
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Administrative / Biographical history
The writers were the first members of the Society of Friends to visit Australia on a religious mission. They reached Hobart in 1832, proceeding later to Sydney, Norfolk Island and the other Australian colonies. Backhouse studied botany of which he had practical experience in British nurseries before coming to Australia.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
B 706 , B 707 , B 708-B 728 , B 729 , B 730 , B 731 , B 732 , C 393
Record Identifier
Yj7d46X9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7d46X9
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940462
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