Letter. 1836.

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Letter. 1836.

Letter, marked duplicate, sent from Ebenezer, Lake Macquarie New South Wales to the Rev. William Ellis, Secretary to the London Missionary Society in London, defending himself against charges of extravagance at his Aboriginal Mission, Bahtahbah, Belmont, Lake Macquarie. Threlkeld took the newspaper owned by Dr Lang, which published articles against him, to court and won his case.

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Threlkeld, L. E. (Lancelot Edward), 1788-1859

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L. E. Threlkeld, 1788-1859, a missionary in the Pacific Islands until 1824, 1825-1841 conducted missions to the Aborigines in the Lake Macquarie district, New South Wales. He studied the Aboriginal language with the assistance of the tribal leader, Biraban, and published a grammar book in 1834. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225767946 Missionary and Congregational minister. Came to Australia with the London Missionary ...

London missionary society

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Rev. Joseph King served in Samoa, 1863-1872. Rev. Harry Dauncey settled at Port Moresby in 1888, and Delena, 1893. Rev. Archibald Hunt was appointed to Samoa, 1890, and worked in Port Moresby, from 1894 to 1902. Rev. John Holmes settled at Orokolo, Papua, in 1897, in 1904 was at the Purari Delta, Papua and settled at Urika in 1906. Rev. Benjamin Butcher arrived at Torres Straits Mission, 1905, and was appointed to Aird Hill, Papua, 1912. Rev. Harold Short, was appointed to Boku, Papua, in 1921. ...

Ellis, William, 1794-1872

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