Collection AY 1625 .H63 - (Ross's) Hobart Town almanack and Van Diemen's Land annual

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AU TAS UTAS SPARC AY 1625 .H63

Title

(Ross's) Hobart Town almanack and Van Diemen's Land annual

Date(s)

  • 1835 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 volume

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Name of creator

(1786-1838)

Biographical history

James Ross (1786-1838), teacher and editor, was baptized on 4 January 1787 at Aberdeen, Scotland, the third son of Alexander Ross, writer to the signet, and his wife Catharine, née Morrison. He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen (M.A., 1803; LL.... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

A gift to the Royal Society of Tasmania , 7 September 1938 from Henry S Wyndham

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Scope and content

Includes a list of the 'Civil Establishment of Van Diemen's Land and its dependencies'; a list of the 'Military'; a list of 'Public Institutions'; a 'Return of convicts'; list and description of 'Newspapers and Journals published in Hobart Town'; an '... »

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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 Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2020