Records, 1844-1847. 1844-1847.

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Records, 1844-1847. 1844-1847.

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Comprises minutes of meetings; correspondence between James C. Wallace and Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe; correspondence regarding subscriptions and immigration agents; correspondence, agreements, and lists of immigrants connected with voyages of the Abeona, the Lillias, the Scotia, the Shamrock and the Swan River Packet; and miscellaneous correspondence.

133 p. (4.5 cm.)

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7278683

Libraries Australia

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Scotia (Ship)

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Abeona (Ship)

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Lillias (Ship)

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Swan RIver Packet (Ship)

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Latrobe, Charles Joseph, 1801-1875

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Superintendent, 1839-1851; Lieutenant Governor, 1851-1854 of the Colony of Victoria. From the description of Papers. 1822-1855. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222231046 From the description of Papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225756942 Charles Joseph Latrobe became Lieutenant Governor of Victoria during the gold rush. Mary Ford's father, Sir William Molesworth, had been prominent in a parliamentary campaign in the 1830's to end the tran...

Wallace, James Burns, 1866-

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Shamrock V (Ship)

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Geelong and Portland Bay Immigration Society.

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The Geelong Immigration Society was formed in December 1844 with James Harrison, editor of the Geelong advertiser, as Secretary. It was renamed the Geelong and Portland Bay Immigration Society in April 1845. James C. Wallace, a Geelong solicitor, was Secretary and Treasurer and George Russell of Golf Hill was President. The Society's aim was to import agricultural labourers and shepherds from Van Dieman's Land using members' subscriptions to pay for the cost of chartering boats. The first boatlo...