Collection of papers relating to J.R. Wollaston 1840-1856 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2252711
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1840-1856
- 15 cm. (6 folders)
- Summary:
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1. Journal, March 1840-April 1841 covering voyage out on Henry (155 p.). 2. Journal, Nov 1841-Jan 1844 (354 p.). 3. Journal, May 1848-Nov. 1848 (87 p.). Also letters by Wollaston and Bishop Short to Rev. E. Hawkins, Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1848-1851; letter from Rev. Charles Harper and a report by Wollaston of his archidiaconal visit, 1850. Journal, Dec. 1850-May 1851 - second archidiaconal visit. (62 p.). Journal Feb 1853-May 1853 - third archidiaconal visit (53 p.). Also repor of Native Institution, Albany, 1853, with accounts, returns, letters, 1855. Journal No. 3 Jan. 1856-Mar. 1856 fifth visitation (107 p.). The journals are mostly indexed; also illustrations. 4. Diary of Joseph Hardey, W.A., 1830-1839. Notes from Bishop Hale's diaries, 1856-1875, with index (208 p.). 5. Letters of Capt. Sir Richard Spencer (1779-1839) Government Resident at Albany W.A., 1833-1840. The Church in Western Australia, 1829-1841 - An Introduction to the Journals of J.R. Wollaston, 1841-1856 by A. Burton, (57 p.). Thomas Hobbes Scott, first Archdeacon of N.S.W., 1824-1829 (35 p.).
- Biography/History:
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First Archdeacon of W.A., 1849-1856. He came to Australia in 1840 and arrived in W.A. 1844. He was appointed Chaplain at Pt. Leschenault (Bunbury). Sir R. Spencer's daughters, Elizabeth and Augusta, married Sir George Grey and George E. Egerton-Warburton.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 104.
- Originals held Mitchell Library, St. Georges' Library and others.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; B542.
- Reproduction:
- Typescript.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1840-1856
- Occupation:
- Clergy
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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