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Papers [manuscript].

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1. Draft of letter written by Bishop Short, in England, to Governor Robe, in Adelaide. 1847. 5p. [Outlines Short's plans for his work in South Australia.] 2. Copy of part of an address presented to Augustus Short, Bishop of Adelaide, on his arrival at Port Phillip, Vic., by members of the United Church of England and Ireland. 21 Sept. 1850. 2p.

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Short, Augustus, 1802-1883

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Augustus Short was the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide. He arrived in South Australia in 1847, having been consecrated in Westminster Abbey. He was a capable administrator and a good businessman, doing his best to meet the needs of Aborigines and bush communities, and was instrumental in starting the building of Adelaide Cathedral. He was also Chancellor of the University of Adelaide in 1876. Mathew Hale was the first Anglican Bishop of Perth, 1857-1875. From the description of Let...