Letters [manuscript]. 1802-1818.
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
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Epithet: of Add MS 38200 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x00021c Title: Marquis of Blandford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001392.0x000222 Epithet: dramatic writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0003d4 In addition to his s...
Collins, David, 1756-1810
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Lieutenant-Colonel David Collins was ordered to establish a settlement on Port Phillip Bay to secure the strategic Bass Strait for the British. However, he was unhappy with that locality and decided to transfer the settlement to the Derwent River. On 15 February 1804, Collins, with the first detachment from Port Phillip in the Ocean and Lady Nelson, anchored off the new settlement at Risdon. A quick inspection satisfied him that the site was quite unsuitable and he made his own reconnaissance, e...
Knopwood, Robert, 1763-1838
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Chaplain at Hobart Town, 1804-1821, and later at Clarence Plains, Van Diemen's Land. From the description of Sermons [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789616 Robert Knopwood was the first clergyman in Tasmania. From the description of Sermon [manuscript]. 1825. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225841822 Rev. Robert Knopwood was at the Sorrento Settlement in Victoria in 1803 and was the first Colonial Chaplain in Van Di...
