Sketches [manuscript].

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Sketches [manuscript].

'Old Melbourne sketches', dated 10 May, 1882; an annotated scrapbook of original drawings and newspaper cuttings. Contents include a sketch of the first Custom House, Melbourne, 1838 by Robert Russell; sketch of the first Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, 1939 by Robert Russell; design for the first Episcopalian (St. James Cathedral) Deanery in Melbourne and 2 letters from John Walpole Willis, 1842.

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Finn, Edmund, 1819-1898

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Edmund Finn is especially known as the author of The Garryowen Sketches, 1880, later expanded into The Chronicles of Early Melbourne 1835-1852 published in 1888. From the description of Sketches [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225794475 Finn was a journalist and author, best known for his anecdotal history "The Chronicles of early Melbourne, 1835-1852" which was published under the pseudonym "Garryowen." From the description of Memoir of ...

Willis, John Walpole, 1793-1877

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Epithet: Justice of K B, Upper Canada British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x000150 Epithet: Colonial judge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x00014e In 1837 Willis was appointed a judge of the N.S.W. Supreme Court. In 1840 he became the first resident judge at Port Phillip. He was dismissed by Sir George Gipps in 1843...