Papers, ca. 1812-1858.

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Papers, ca. 1812-1858.

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Reports and letters mostly dealing with his period in NSW 1815-1858 [4 boxes, MS 4036]. Miscellaneous records including a manuscript on the orthography and orthoepy of a dialect of the Aborigines of NSW by L.E. Threlkeld 1825, a report of an expedition to survey Port Curtis, Moreton Bay and Port Bowen by John Oxley 1824 and a copy of a resolution of the Royal Society advocating maintenance of Brisbane's observatory at Parramatta, NSW 1828; correspondence 1812-1837 with autobiographical notes; addresses presented to Brisbane on his departure from NSW [ca. 110 items, Nan Kivell 6787 and FM/1626-7].

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Brisbane, Thomas, Sir, 1773-1860

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Astronomer and patron of science. Brisbane, a respected and successful soldier, was Governor of New South Wales (NSW), Australia 1821-1825. During this period he furthered his astronomical studies, built an observatory at Parramatta and made the first extensive observations of the southern stars since Lacaille in 1751-1752. From the description of Letters, 1825-1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006054 From the description of Papers, ca. 1812-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat r...