Booth, Charles O'Hara, 1800-1851
Captain of the 21st. Regiment of Royal North British Fusiliers, Commandant at Port Arthur Penal Settlement, 1833-1844, Superintendent at the Queen's Orphan School, 1844-1846.
From the description of Journal and papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789367
Captain Charles O'Hara Booth (1800-1851) was commandant of the convict stations on Tasman's Peninsula, Tasmania, from 1833 until 1844, when he was appointed superintendent of the Queen's Orphan School. While at Port Arthur he established a semaphore signalling system between stations on the Peninsula and Hobart.
From the description of Code of signals and papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225810084
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| creatorOf | Booth, Charles O'Hara, 1800-1851. Code of signals and papers. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Booth, Charles O'Hara, 1800-1851. Journal and papers. | Libraries Australia |
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| correspondedWith | Cracroft, Sophia, 1816-1892 | person |
| correspondedWith | Franklin, Jane Lady, 1791-1875 | person |
| associatedWith | Queen's Orphan Schools. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Queen's Orphan Schools. | corporateBody |
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| Penal colonies, British |
| Signals and signaling |
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Birth 1800
Death 1851
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