| Bib ID |
2985458 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1893-1913
15 cm.
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| Summary |
The collection consists mainly of correspondence addressed to Tennyson with some documents. There are ca. 180 letters covering the years 1899-1913, but principally dated 1901-1903, dealing with the period when Tennyson was Governor General. Chief correspondents are Sir Edmund Barton, Sir George Clarke (Governor of Victoria) and Sir Samuel Way of South Australia. There are also copies of 6 despatches sent to the Secretary of State by various State governors and documents relating to the visit by Sir Harry Rawson and the Deputy Administrator, W. Houston to Norfolk Island in 1903.
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| Biography/History |
Appointed Governor of South Australia in 1899. Governor General of Australia, 1902-1904.
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 1963.
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| Related Material |
Associated material: other papers of Lord Tennyson are held by National Library of Australia at NLA MS 479. |
| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Descriptive list available (4p.). |
| Subjects |
Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, - Baron, - 1852-1928 - Archives. | Governors - South Australia - Archives. | Governors-general - Australia - Archives. | Australia - Politics and government - 1901-1914. | Australia - Defenses. | Norfolk Island - Politics and government - 20th century.
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| Time Coverage |
1893, 1913 |
| Occupation |
Governors | Governors general |