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Records of the Board of Longitude (as filmed by the AJCP), 1714-1838

57 items
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Papers about the discovery of methods of measuring longitude at sea, notably the work of John Harrison. They also include papers relating to other issues of navigation. There are records, notably logs of scientific observations, relating to some major voyages of discovery, including ones led by Captain James Cook, Captain Matthew Flinders and Captain George Vancover, as well as to the search for the North West Passage.
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Papers of Sir Richard Owen (as filmed by the AJCP), 1796-1889

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Correspondence 1836-1883. Subjects include: discovery of fossils in Australia; observations of Tasmanian Aborigines; self-government in New South Wales; research on Australian and New Zealand fauna including platypus and moa; dispatch of Australian specimens and skulls of Maoris and Aborigines. Correspondents include W. Clift, G. Bennett, Sir Walter Buller, R. Etheridge, W.B. Clarke, Sir Julius von Haast, J.L.G. Krefft, Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, E.P. Ramsay, T.H.C. Hood and H. Woodward.
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Records of the Admiralty (as filmed by the AJCP), 1673-1957

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The records of the Admiralty and Secretariat filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project cover the records of the Admiralty Office up to 1832 and of the Secretary's Department of the reorganised Board of Admiralty after that date.
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Collections held by the British Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1563-1888

220 items
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Journal 1683-86 of W.A. Cawley on a voyage to East Indies and China.
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Records of the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (as filmed by the AJCP), 1701-1970

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The records comprise minutes of the Standing Committee 1778-1819, 1900-1935 and the Foreign Committee 1846-1880, anniversary sermons, annual reports and journals of monthly meetings of the Society 1901-1935, missionary reports 1852-1938, letters received from Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia and Southeast Asia 1821-1936, copies of letters of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Overseas Secretary 1842-1935, missionary rolls 1846-1910, candidates' papers 1821-1857, testimonials, ledgers 1891-1936 and photograph albums, including photographs of Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and Melanesia.
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Records of the Exchequer and Audit Department (as filmed by the AJCP), 1765-1918

880 items
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Records of the Auditors of the Imprest, Commissioners of Audit, Exchequer and Audit Department, National Audit Office and related bodies.
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Ordinary, 1765-1791

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Records of the Colonial Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1714-1959

9393 items
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Colonial Office records constitute by far the largest group of records filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP). As most of the Colonial Office Series relate to specific colonies they have largely been filmed comprehensively (with some exceptions). In this respect the Colonial Office copying has differed from that of most of the other record groups.
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Australia, 1714-1886 28 items

 

Collections held by the National Maritime Museum London (as filmed by the AJCP), 1718-1957

384 items
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M3076-M3086: Catalogue Section 4: Personal Collections
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