Archibald Bell diary, 1823
Archibald Bell diary, 1823
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1823
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1706 ADD-ON 1071
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and can take up to 4 working days to retrieve. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Twenty four page diary in Archibald Bell's hand, providing a daily record of his first attempt to find a new road over the Blue Mountains, 1-5 August 1823. And an account, written retrospectively, of his second and successful excursion for the same purpose begun on 1 September 1823.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Archibald Bell diary, 1823
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Frederick Douglas Bell in October 1977
Administrative / Biographical history
Archibald Bell (1804-1883) was an Australian explorer and politician. In 1823, at the age of nineteen, Bell crossed the mountains along what was to become Bell's Line of Road. He used the knowledge of the local Aborigines (Darug people) and although the mountains had been crossed at Katoomba a decade earlier, there was still no satisfactory route...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1706 ADD-ON 1071
Record Identifier
nQR2RJZ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2RJZ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1055477
How to access this item
For use in the Library
Enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian.
For more information see How to use Special Collections.
