Tulk, Augustus, 1810-1873.
Augustus Tulk was the first librarian of the Melbourne Public Library, 1856-1873.
From the description of Letter : Melbourne, to Alexander McCleery, Rutherglen [manuscript]. 1869 April 1. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223044218
Augustus Henry Tulk, librarian, was born in England, son of Charles Augustus Tulk (1786-1849) and his wife Susannah (née Hart). He migrated to Australia in 1854 on his schooner, the Guyon. In 1856 he became the librarian at the Melbourne Public Library, and helped build up a notable collection of 80,000 volumes.
From the description of Report of the state of the Melbourne Public Library 1868-69 / by Augustus Tulk. [1869?] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222248978
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| creatorOf | Tulk, Augustus, 1810-1873. Letter : to William Edward Hearn [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Tulk, Augustus, 1810-1873. Letter : Melbourne, to Alexander McCleery, Rutherglen [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Bank of Australasia. Letters and Grant [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Tulk, Augustus, 1810-1873. Report of the state of the Melbourne Public Library 1868-69 / by Augustus Tulk. | Libraries Australia |
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| correspondedWith | McCleery, Alexander | person |
| associatedWith | Melbourne Public Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | State Library of Victoria | corporateBody |
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