Item 1 - Letter from Charles Whitham

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Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC M3-3-1

Title

Letter from Charles Whitham

Date(s)

  • 1927 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 file

Context area

Name of creator

(1890-1951)

Biographical history

Archibald Lawrence Meston (1890-1951), educationist, historian and anthropologist, was born on 5 June 1890 at Launceston, Tasmania. His most important anthropological work was the discovery and description of the rock carvings at Mount Cameron West in 1... »

Name of creator

(1873–1940)

Biographical history

Journalist at heart and clerk perforce, was born in India, the son of a British Army Sergeant-Major, and came to Tasmania with his parents in 1886. Charles spent most of his working life in Queenstown, as a traffic clerk for the Mount Lyell Railway, and ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by his daughter, Mrs. M. Marshall, 1973

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letter from Charles Whitham, regarding the exploration of North West Tasmania dated 17 September 1927.

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Conditions governing access

Open for research

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence.  For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact ... »

Dates of creation revision deletion

August 24, 2017 (BR)

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