Collection of printed papers • Van Diemen's Land Company: British Acts relating to the Company, 1825, 1847, 1863, 1877, 1916. • Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers in re V.D.L. Co., 1859, 1889, 1911. • Circular advertising land for sale 1858. • Report ... »
Collection of printed papers • Van Diemen's Land Company: British Acts relating to the Company, 1825, 1847, 1863, 1877, 1916. • Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers in re V.D.L. Co., 1859, 1889, 1911. • Circular advertising land for sale 1858. • Report of Emu Bay Railway Co. 1937 • V.D.L. Co. Annual Report, 1868/69, 1931/37. • Report to V.D.L. Co. by James Bailey on the State of their properties, 10 Aug. 1881. • Report on properties by Capt. James Rowe, 1886.
Description of a trip to the Frenchman Cap, in February 1887 by Mr. T.B. Moore. Copied from Mr. Moore's mss. in January 1915. (Published in Hobart Mercury, 14 Apr. 1887. See RS5/9).
"Tasmania" File containing: • Transcript from headstone on grave of Bart. B. Thomas, 1831; • letter from Ronald Smith 1929; • letters from W. Walker, 1927; • note by A.W.S. Hume re J.H. Wedge; • letter from Thomas Dunbabin, 1928, re Jorgen Jorgensen,... »
"Tasmania" File containing: • Transcript from headstone on grave of Bart. B. Thomas, 1831; • letter from Ronald Smith 1929; • letters from W. Walker, 1927; • note by A.W.S. Hume re J.H. Wedge; • letter from Thomas Dunbabin, 1928, re Jorgen Jorgensen, with transcripts from Jorgensen's Diary; • photograph of W.W. Elliston, photocopy of his handwriting and Coat of Arms; • photograph of Stanley and The Nut; • drawing of The Nut, Plan of Settlement Island (Sarah Island) Macquarie Harbour.
Calder, J.E. Typed copies of "Some account of the Country lying between Lake St.Clair and Macquarie Harbour" (Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Jan. 1849); "Report on the waste lands between the Mersey and Leven". (House of Assembly Journals 1860, no.84).
"Sheep". Transcripts including letter to Pastoral Review, by R.S. Sanderson, 8 June 1928; "Early History of Saxony Sheep in Australia", by A.W.L. (Pastoral Review, 16 July 1928); transcripts from Historical Records of N.S.W. concerning John Macarthur's sheep interests.
Research material on Van Diemen's Land Company including: • Brochure advertising land for sale, ca.1920; • Sydney Stock Exchange, Investment Service. [Report] on Emu Railway Co., 1938; • Mining Services [Report] on Mount Lyell Mining &Railway Co., ... »
Research material on Van Diemen's Land Company including: • Brochure advertising land for sale, ca.1920; • Sydney Stock Exchange, Investment Service. [Report] on Emu Railway Co., 1938; • Mining Services [Report] on Mount Lyell Mining &Railway Co., Nov. 1939; • copies of letters from J. Norton Smith, V.D.L. Co. to James Smith re Mt. Bischoff Tin Mine, 1873-79; • Transcripts from Bigge's Report, 1820; • Baptist Magazine, 1832; "Authentic Information regarding Van Diemen's Land Company" by F. Boucher, 1859 (Ferguson no. 7296).
'Report of Backhouse and Walker of a visit to the V.D.L. Cols establishment, 1833'. Copy of letter to Governor Arthur. 1833. Typescript. Also copy in A.L. Meston's hand.
Printed works removed from Collection and placed in Library's Rare Book Collection or in Staff Publications: • Howard, M.C. West Coast mineral areas, 1947. • Miller, E.M. Literary beginnings in Tasmania. (Educational Record, Oct.15, 1948) • Miller, E.... »
Printed works removed from Collection and placed in Library's Rare Book Collection or in Staff Publications: • Howard, M.C. West Coast mineral areas, 1947. • Miller, E.M. Literary beginnings in Tasmania. (Educational Record, Oct.15, 1948) • Miller, E.M. The Tasmanian, Launceston's first newspaper.(Biblionews, vol.2, No.8, 1949). 2 copies and typed ms. • Preshaw, A.S. The University of Tasmania throughout half a century. (Tasmanian Institute of Educational Research. Bull.No.6, 1940). • Triebel, L.A. Whaling in Australasian Seas a century ago. (Educational Record, Feb. 1949).
• "On Behalf of the Company: the Explanation of Henry Hellyer".Cuttings from Circular Head Chronicle, 28 April-26 May 1948. • Typed copy of Hellyer's despatch to Edward Curr, 29 Nov.1928 with annotations by A.L.M.; • Letters re Hellyer's ancestry, 1933.
Notes on genealogy: Including families of Luttrell (ancestors of Mrs. A.L. (Winifred) Meston; Rockwell, including typed copy of letter written by J. Rockwell, an officer on H.M.S. Dreadnought, describing the battle of Trafalgar, photograph of Captain ... »
Notes on genealogy: Including families of Luttrell (ancestors of Mrs. A.L. (Winifred) Meston; Rockwell, including typed copy of letter written by J. Rockwell, an officer on H.M.S. Dreadnought, describing the battle of Trafalgar, photograph of Captain Rockwell, Master of P.S. "Kangaroo"; Churchill and Crocker families.
Collection of miscellaneous news clippings, dated 1930-31. History, animals, Frenchman's Cap, obituaries, reminiscences, ships. Arranged in a spring binder.
Papers relating to the historical research of Archibald Lawrence Meston (1890-1951), including notes, drafts and copies of articles for publication, transcripts or photocopies of documents, and newspaper cuttings.
Typescript copy of UTAS M.A. thesis by B.P. Andrews entitled "The Life, Position and Influence of Women in the Early Settlement of Van Diemen's Land (1803-1850)".
Folder containing 25 letters from R. Stuart Sanderson, Burnie, to A.L.Meston re • exploration of N.W. Tasmania, 1927-1932. • Copies of 2 letters from A.L.M. to Sanderson, 1930, 1932. • "Brief History of the Port of Burnie", compiled by R.S. Sanderson. ... »
Folder containing 25 letters from R. Stuart Sanderson, Burnie, to A.L.Meston re • exploration of N.W. Tasmania, 1927-1932. • Copies of 2 letters from A.L.M. to Sanderson, 1930, 1932. • "Brief History of the Port of Burnie", compiled by R.S. Sanderson. Typescript 21p. 1921. • "Notes on the North-West of Tasmania" by J. Sanderson. 5p. Typescript. 26 October 1948. • "Discovery of tin at Mt.Bischoff" by R.S.Sanderson. 2p. Typescript. • Extracts from personal diaries of R.D.Sanderson, Burnie. 6p.1884-1928. • 3 photostats of maps of V.D.L's land grants from Lands Department, Hobart. • 9 photographs, including 2 of Stonehenge, near Pruana South and 1 of Hellyer's tomb.
Eight letters from A.L. Wayn, State Secretary's Department, in reply to queries from A.L.M.; 2 articles by A.L.Wayn from Educational Record: "0use in the State Records"; from the State Records, second article. 1947.
Folder containing manuscripts of lectures and talks. • "Introductory Talk to a Course on Australian Literature" (W. E.A. Launceston); • two press cuttings and notes on English and Scottish localities; • "Lost Cities of Southern Rhodesia" (Schools ... »
Folder containing manuscripts of lectures and talks. • "Introductory Talk to a Course on Australian Literature" (W. E.A. Launceston); • two press cuttings and notes on English and Scottish localities; • "Lost Cities of Southern Rhodesia" (Schools Broadcast, 9th February 1938); • W.H. Hudson (Schools Broadcast, 4th December 1939); • "A Visit to Kruger National Park", 7th July 1939; • "Geology of Tasmania"; Talk to Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 1949.
Extracts from the personal diaries of R. S. Sanderson, Burnie. Entries refer to events that occurred on the North West coast of Tasmania between 1884 and 1928. Also notes on ships in Emu Bay
Folder containing "Early Days on the Tamar"; 2 copies of a photograph of Launceston; photocopy of "Plan of Launceston" (from Ross: Hobart Town Almanack, 1832); printed broadside, "Ackerman's Exhibition", Launceston.
Two Parliamentary Papers entitled : • Walker, J.B. "Deportation of the Norfolk Islanders to the Derwent in 1808" (Parl. Paper, 1895). • "Discovery of Van Diemen's Land in 1642". (Parl. Paper, 1891).
"Archives" - Folder containing: • "University of Tasmania. History Department. • Brief General Survey of Tasmanian Historical Material in Mitchell Library, Sydney. Typescript; • Launceston Public Library. "List of Books in the Library on the Early ... »
"Archives" - Folder containing: • "University of Tasmania. History Department. • Brief General Survey of Tasmanian Historical Material in Mitchell Library, Sydney. Typescript; • Launceston Public Library. "List of Books in the Library on the Early History of Australia and Tasmania, Almanacs, and Tasmanian Newspaper ... Files." 1942. Duplicated. • Hartwell, R.M. "Early Tasmanian Records and Problems, University of Sydney, 1947. 4p. • "Tasmanian Newspaper Files in the Chief Secretary's Department, Hobart". Duplicated. • "Shelf list of Early Tasmanian Newspapers in the State Library, Hobart, Tasmania". 6p. Typescript.
