Scrapbook, ca. 1930-ca 1939. [manuscript]. ca. 1930-ca 1939.

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Scrapbook, ca. 1930-ca 1939. [manuscript]. ca. 1930-ca 1939.

The Murray, centenary of Charles Sturt", a scrapbook compiled by A.S. Kenyon. Includes newsclippings, letters, maps of the Murray area, pioneers, photographs, Murray River navigation, details of the 1930s celebrations and Sturt memorial Cairns in Murray townships; 'The River Problem: the discovery, exploration and settlement of the Murray River', by A.S. Kenyon; original photographs of Yarrawonga, Cobram and Benalla as well as lists of flora and fauna in the Lower Murray region.

3.0 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7237882

Libraries Australia

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Kenyon, Alfred S. (Alfred Stephen), 1867-1943

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A.S. Kenyon joined the Victorian Public Service in 1887 and worked successively in the Departments of Public Works, Water Supply and Agriculture. In 1911 he returned to the reorganised State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. He was a Commissioner when he retired in 1935. Kenyon was a member of the Council of the Historical Society of Victoria from 1911 until his death in 1943 and its President from 1931 until 1935. From the description of Papers. 1905-1934. (Libraries Australia). W...

Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

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Charles Sturt, 1795-1869, explorer, soldier and public servant, arrived in Sydney in 1827. In 1828 he set out on the first of his journeys of exploration. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225774086 Explorer. From the description of Papers [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845707 Australian explorer. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia...