Diaries [manuscript].

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Diaries [manuscript].

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Biographical notes on Fox and family trees of the Fox, Mason, Williamson, Woolley and Lord families. Diaries MS 1845-1865, 1878, also typescript copies with indexes, compiled by J.S.P. Ramsay. The diaries contain inter alia comment on the social life of the colony, descriptions of voyages on the Emma, Phantom and Mary Catherine, also material on Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand. Also marine survey books, 1854-1856 -original manuscripts with indexes (J.S.P. Ramsay). Indexes of names of masters and ships (Ramsay). "Marryat's signals". H.T. Fox. "Phantom" 1841 - with manuscript additions by Fox.

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Mary Catherine (Ship)

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Emma (Ship)

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Phantom (Ship)

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Fox, Henry Thomas, 1819-1879.

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Came to Australia in 1840. Commanded various ships until 1853 when he took up marine surveying at first on his own, then for the Australian General Assurance Company. He was a member of the Pilot Board, 1859-1862 and of the Steam Navigation Board from 1861. From the description of Diaries [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225759829 ...