Papers. 1848-1959.

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Papers. 1848-1959.

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Papers of Charles Fitzgerald relating to his Governorship of Western Australia; and Valentine Cary Elwes concerning amateur theatricals in Perth. Copies of official despatches from Charles Fitzgerald to Lord Grey (Aug. 1848 to Dec. 1851) with reference to: arrival in Perth; exploration; applications for emigrants; mineral discoveries; import duties; arrival and disposal of convicts; arrival of Roman Catholic mission from Spain; transmission of reports; regulations and newspapers; appointments; discovery of guano at Sharks Bay; establishment of Convict Department; Aboriginal prisoners; applications for female convicts; erection of lighthouses; postage rates; memorial of T. Peel. Miscellaneous papers: including a letter from Charles Fitzgerald to Lord Grey, 20 Dec. 1849 giving account of expedition to Champion Bay and Murchison River; proceedings of a meeting, chared by V. Cary Elwes, to organise amateur theatricals in Perth, 8 May 1854; theatre bills of three amateur theatricals held at the Court House, Perth, 8 May 1854; and the letters of Sarah Dyett (Perth) to V. Cary Elwes, 1855-59.

1 folio box.

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Elwes family.

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Charles Fitzgerald (1791-1887) was Governor of Western Australia 1848-1855. In 1848 he married Eleanora Elwes, the sister of Valentine Cary Elwes (1832-1909). From the description of Papers. 1848-1959. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225639613 ...

Fitzgerald, Charles, 1791-1887

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Governor of Western Australia, 1848-1855. From the description of Papers. 1849-1887. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222784159 ...

Elwes, Valentine Cary, 1832-1909.

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Brother of Eleanora Elwes, the wife of Charles Fitzgerald, Governor of Western Australia 1848-1855. From the description of Papers [microform]. 1968. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222313209 ...

Dyett, Sarah.

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