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J S Battye Library of West Australian History Private Archives – Collection Listing

MN 1388 1 Copyright SLWA 2008

MN 1388 Acc. 4308A ROYAL WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Papers The records were donated to Battye Library by The Royal Western Historical Society (Acc.4308A) Holdings = 7.25m Access The J S Battye Library provides access to original material. In some situations, this may not be possible and alternative formats such as microfilm, microfiche, typescripts or photocopies are supplied for researchers’ use. Where alternative formats are available, these must be used. Copyright Restrictions The Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 regulates copying of unpublished material. It is the user’s legal obligation to determine and satisfy copyright. Summary of Classes

The collection has been re-listed to give a fuller description and location of individual items. The original numbers and original listing order, as applied by RWAHS, have been retained. The original hardcopy listing and a hardcopy of this new listing can be found on the 3rd floor at the State Library of WA

4308A/HS1 L.C. Burges Esq. from Bishop of Perth. Letter, 8 June 1885.

ORIGINAL + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS2 William Burges, Fern Villa, Wycombe, to his mother, Mrs. Thos. Burges, London. Letter, 11 August 1878.


4308A/HS3 William Burges, Perth, WA, to his mother, Mrs. Thos. Burges. Letter, 28 April 1880.




4308A/HS4 Tom (Burges) from Wm. Burges, Liverpool, before sailing for Buenos Ayres. Letter, 9 June 1865.


4308A/HS5 Richard Burges, Esq. from Surveyor General’s Office. Letter, 9 December 1871.

ORIGINAL +TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS6 Population, Crop, and Stock in the various Districts of the Colony of Western Australia. Return No. 5. 30 September 1854.

PRINTED + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS7 Population of Western Australia (comprising Free, Military, Aborigines in private employ, and Bond) Centesimal Table. 30 September 1854.


4308A/HS8 Mr. W. Burges. Form of passport. Original in Dutch with handwritten translation. 1 April 1848.


4308A/HS9 John Leake from George Leake, Rio di Janeiro. En route to Australia. Letter, 1829. (transcript at HS647)

ORIGINAL + TYPESCRIPT + TRANSCRIPT

4308A/HS10 Roe J. S. Funeral announcement. 30 May 1878.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS11 Capt. Meares to Mrs. Meares at High Wycombe, Bucks. Written from Spain during Peninsula War. 24 July 1813.


4308A/HS12 To His Excellency, Governor Darling from James Stirling. Report to Rear Admiral Gage by Captain James Stirling: On the Part of the Western Coast of New Holland explored by H. M. Ship Success. 14 December 1826.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS13 The Western Australian Chronicle and Perth Gazette. No. 9. Hand written. 16 April 1831.




4308A/HS14 The Fremantle Observer. Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Vol. 1. No. 1. 5 April 1831


4308A/HS15 The Fremantle Observer. Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Vol. 1. No. 3. 9 May 1831.


4308A/HS16 William Bozward. Conditional Pardon granted. (2 documents) 5 February 1870.


4308A/HS17 Justices of the Peace. Appointments by James Stirling. Sworn signatures of appointees attached. (6 pages) 14 October 1836.

PHOTOPRINTS + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS18 Solomon Cook and John Bancells. Memorandum of Agreement. Rental of land. 1 January 1869.


4308A/HS19 Transferred to State Archives (see note attached to HS20)

4308A/HS20 Note only, referring to transfer of items HS19, HS20, HS23, HS24 to State Archives

4308A/HS21_1 Magistrates Licence empowering James Elphe to keep a Public House under the sign of the Waterman’s Arms, Albany. 29 June 1835


4308A/HS21_2 Licence for the Retail of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors issued to James Elphe. 30 June 1835


4308A/HS22 Application for Wayside House Licence by Peter Lewis, Jarrahdale. 23 September 1886. Copy of application.

ORIGINAL + TYPESCRIPT + PHOTOCOPY

4308A/HS23 Transferred to State Archives (see note attached to HS20



4308A/HS24 Transferred to State Archives (see note attached to HS20)

4308A/HS25 Will of Elizabeth Wittenoom. 31 May 1845.


4308A/HS26 Frank Hugh Hann. Diaries 1895 –1897 USE TYPESCRIPTS, SEE BELOW

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS26A Frank Hugh Hann. Diaries. 17 June 1895 – 17 July 1896.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS26B Frank Hugh Hann. Diaries. 20 March 1897- 8 September 1897.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS26C Frank Hugh Hann. Diaries. 9 September 1897 – 5 September 1898.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS27 R. A. Sholl, Esqre. from G. P. Stevens. To my Fellow Officers. Letter, 13 February 1893.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS27A Telegraphy. Manuscript of proposed book. 4 sections. Pages 1-4, 3-42, 2-42. 4 separate pages. G. P. Stevens.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS28 Revd. J. B. Wittenoom. to William de Jersey. Letter, 24 July 1832. Newspaper cutting: transcript of letter.


4308A/HS29 Charles Wittenoom and Sarah Elizabeth Harding. Duplicate Register of Marriage: 30 March 1833.


4308A/HS30 George Shenton, Letter, 4/12/1903. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS31 Indenture. Robert Henry Habgood son of Robert Mace Habgood doth put himself Apprentice to his said Father, a Citizen and Goldsmith of London to learn his Art of a Merchant. 3 March 1832.




4308AHS32 J. B. Wittenoom/William Tanner Conveyance of land. Town location R1. 30 December 1844.


4308A/HS33 Surveyor Generals Office to Mr. Du Bois Agett. Boundaries of land, North Fremantle. Letter, 15 February 1831.


4308A/HS34 Regina v Thompson & Trimmer – Exparte William Tanner Esqr. Conveyance of land. 18 February 1840.


4308A/HS35 Guildford. Sketch of Allotment No. 7 as divided for sale. January 1843.


4308A/HS36 James Solomon. Permission to occupy a suburban allotment. Allotment of Land No. 11 in the Township of Perth. 25 August 1834.


4308A/HS37 Colonial Secretary’s Office to Sub Collector of Revenue, Vasse.12 August 1844.

PHOTOPRINT + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS38 OSM Australind Settlement. Town Land Order No. 3944. Thomas Brook the purchaser. 14 November 1840.


4308A/HS39 Government Gazette Number 265. Includes letter from Edward John Eyre containing a report of his journey from Fowler’s Bay to King George’s Sound. 6 August 1841.

PRINTED

4308A/HS40 Mary Shaw from Charlotte I Chauncey. Letter, 8 June 1846.


4308A/HS41 Private Henry Boden. Discharge from army. In 1860 he was a convict warder at Fremantle. (2 documents) 22 February 1849.




4308A/HS42 OSM Requisition to The Postmaster General of Western Australia for A Daily Mail Service for Coolgardie.


4308A/HS43 Senior Cadet Corps. Notice of details of enrolment. 10 November 1896.


4308A/HS44 Harry Venn, Quartermaster Serg’t, Western Australian Imperial Bushmen Letter to Louie from Transvaal. 23 January 1901.


4308A/HS45 W. H. Gale to Mrs. Gale. Telegram, 15 June 1877.


4308A/HS46 Telephone Exchange System. List of subscribers, Perth and Fremantle Exchanges. February 1888.


4308A/HS47 Perth Musical Union. Programme of the Second Concert. 14 December 1883.


4308A/HS48 An Act for the Establishment of Zoological and Acclimatisation Gardens at South Perth. 28 October 1898.


4308A/HS49 Memorandum of laying of Foundation Stone of a Public Library. April 1897.


4308A/HS50 John Forrest to Mrs. James Cowan requesting a photograph of her uncle Maitland Brown on behalf of Ernest Favenc for inclusion in his work on Australian exploration. Letter, 28 September 1906.


4308A/HS51 Mrs. James Cowan from Ernest Favenc returning portraits and thanking her for their loan. Letter, 23 November 1906.


4308A/HS52 OSM William Saltingstall Rogers. Grant of land. Signed by Governor John Hutt. 20 October 1840.




4308A/HS53 Memories of Mrs. Thomas Norrish, nee Christine Ann Wray. Arrived in 1853 at Fremantle aged 8. Moved immediately to King George’s Sound with her family.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS54 Natives Institution. King George’s Sound. Account of activities. Deaths of children.

PHOTOCOPY

4308A/HS55 OSM Proclamation of Federal Commonwealth. 1 January 1901.

PRINTED

4308A/HS56 Lionel Lukin Esqr. from Survey Office. Land at North Fremantle. Signed J. S. Roe. Letter, 31 December 1838.


4308A/HS57 Lionel Lukin Esqr. from Surveyor Generals Office. Land at North Fremantle. Reference to Crab Bay. Signed J. S. Roe. Letter, 23 February 1831.


4308A/HS58 Lionel Lukin, Esqr. from Survey Office. Exchange of land – North Fremantle/Canning River. Signed J. S. Roe. Letter, 7 January 1833.


4308A/HS59 To the Inhabitants of the Districts of York & Beverley from Prince Alfred on the death of his father, Prince Albert, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.


4308A/HS60 Ann Camfield to ”My dear Fanny”(in South Australia) from Albany. Reference to possible visit of Bishop Short to Western Australia. Letter, 3 March 1848.


4308A/HS61 Margaret E. Forrest to “My dear Miss Layman”. Letter 29 November 1899.


4308A/HS62 A Bill for An Act relating to the Old Cemetery at Guildford. 1949.




4308A/HS63 An Act (No.19 of 1944) relating to Busselton Cemetery.

PRINTED

4308A/HS64 Receipt issued to Lieutenant A. H. Irby for payment of funds to cover cost of Forage, Fuel and Light. 3 December 1845.


4308A/HS65 To Ernest Giles and his Companions after their crossing from South Australia. Master and Pupils, St Joseph’s School, Victoria Plains 12 November 1875.


4308A/HS66 To E. Giles Esq. & Members of exploring expedition from South Australia. C. E. Dempster, Chairman of Agricultural Society on behalf of the inhabitants of the Toodyay, Northam and Victoria Plains districts. 1875.


4308A/HS67 To Ernest Giles Esquire and companions in the exploratory journey overland from Adelaide to Perth. Guildford Lodge, Odd Fellows 17 November 1875.


4308A/HS68 To Ernest Giles Esqr. and Party forming Expedition from Adelaide, South Australia. Chairman and Councillors of the Municipality of Guildford and the Swan District. 1875.


4308A/HS69 To Ernest Giles Esqr. and Party forming Exploring Expedition from Adelaide, South Australia. Light of the Swan Lodge, Order of Good Templars 1875.


4308A/HS70 Royal Warrant granting Armorial Ensigns and Supporters to the Commonwealth of Australia. 14 January 1913.


4308A/HS71 Capt. William Dampier. Copy of last Will and Testament, 29 November 1714.




4308A/HS72 Daniel Scott, Commander of the Brig, Ocean. Account of rescue of crew from vessel adrift in ocean off the West Indies. 10 June 1825.


4308A/HS73 CHARTS Luke Leake and Samuel Leake to Frances Lockwood. Assignment of Mortgage. Document on parchment. 3 December 1768.


4308A/HS74 CHARTS George Leake/Luke Leake. Indenture. Document on parchment. 11 October 1759.


4308A/HS75 Vasse District – Statistics and notes. PHOTOPRINT + TYPESCRIPT

1841. Shipping List

1842-1843. Births, deaths and marriages (includes death of Georgiana Molloy and birth of her last child).

1843.Population and stock.

1843-1844. Exports.

n.d. List of vessels, destinations and cargoes.

30 September 1843. Return of Population.

n.d. Acres under Crop.

9 January 1850. Notes on funds for erection of St. Mary’s Church. Signed by J. G. Bussell.

Note on source of oysters near Cape Naturaliste.

4308A/HS75A District Statistics – 1843. PHOTOPRINT + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS76 Missing. Letter, E. Landor to James Cowan





4308A/HS79 Georgiana Molloy - Portion of diary. May – September 1833.


4308A/HS80 CHARTS

John Okey Davis to Mr. Hepburn, Canning River. Letter, 20 January 1832. (TRANSCRIPT, HS670)

ORIGINAL + TRANSCRIPT

4308A/HS81 Rosetta C. Robinson to “My dearest Mary”. Letter, September 1873.


4308A/HS82 Messrs Cowan & Stone. Land application approved. Swan location 1154. 15 March 1886.


4308A/HS83 Messrs Cowan & Stone. Land application approved. Swan location 7/1372. 15 March 1886.


4308A/HS84 Francis Lochee - Receipt issued for payment of insurance premium. 7 March 1849.


4308A/HS85 OSM Francis Lochee. Assurance policy –Australasian Colonial Life and General Assurance & Annuity Company. 30 June 1849.


4308A/HS86 James Purkis - Letter on the death and funeral of his wife. Written to son-in law, William Drake. 21 July 1849.


4308A/HS87 Francis Lochee to William Drake – Death of Elizabeth Purkis. Letter, 22 July 1849.


4308A/HS88 Francis Lochee and Mary Ann Purkis. Agreement - Estate of James Purkis. 15 August 1879.


4308A/HS89 Richard Ireland - Post Office Savings Bank Book. 1864 -1869.




4308A/HS90 Mr. Rich’d Ireland. Letter from Money Order Office, London. 9 May 1856.


4308A/HS91 Insurance Policy for cargo from King George’s Sound to London. 29 October 1875.


4308A/HS92 Miss Broun from Georgina Kennedy. Letter from Government House. 7 December 1855.


4308A/HS93 Anne Broun to “My dearest Lizzie” (her daughter) Letter n.d.


4308A/HS94 Mary McB(ryde) Broun and Anne Broun. Letters to “My dear Lizzy”.


4308A/HS95 Anne Leake to her father George Leake. Letter 21 May 1849.


4308A/HS96 Anne Broun to her daughter c/Wittenoom Esqr. Gwambygine, York. Letter n.d.


4308A/HS97 G W. Leake to Mrs. R. M. Broun consenting to act as godfather to her son. Letter 14 December 1850.


4308A/HS98 Anne Broun to her daughter Lizzie. Letter n.d.


4308A/HS99 OSM Convicts to Western Australia. Petition to Queen Victoria appealing against continuing transportation.


4308A/HS100 OSM Certificate of British Registry of vessel “Sara”. Form of Endorsement of Change of Master. 19 October 1855.


4308A/HS101 Australian Mutual Provident Society. Report of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting. 21 April 1880.




4308A/HS102 Western Australia Mining Company. Share Certificate No. 1804 in name of Francis Lochee.


4308A/HS103 Western Australian Bank Cheque. 21 April 1849.


4308A/HS104 OSM Pastoral Lease No. 239 Victoria District – Messrs. Davis, Walcott and Co. 26 March 1852. Transferred to Major Logue. 24 November 1855.


4308A/HS105 Description of Perth situation and buildings and mention of local identities.. Incomplete letter (no signature) addressed to “My dear John George”. 14 October 1859.


4308A/HS106 Surveys made during 1875. Memorandum.


4308A/HS107 Conditional Pardon issued to Wm. Morris. Convict 1921. 2 September 1854.


4308A/HS108 Eliza Shaw, Belvoir to her daughter Mary, Mrs. John Drummond, Refers to death of Margaret Brockman. This was written soon after the death of her husband William. (D. May 1862) Letter 17 June 1862.


4308A/HS109 Eliza Shaw, Belvoir to her daughter Mary. (Mrs John Drummond) Letter, 9 March 1864.


4308A/HS110 Eliza Shaw, Belvoir to her daughter Mary. Letter, 2 January 1867.


4308A/HS111 OSM James Broun Roe. Appointment as Ensign of the Perth Company of Western Australian Volunteers. 1 October 1863. Signed by Governor Hampton.




4308A/HS112 W. L. Brockman and Thomas C. Gull / Walter Llewellyn Jones. Conveyance of land – The Guildford Allotment No. 97. 9 October 1867.


4308A/HS113 Swan District Agricultural & Horticultural Society. Second Annual Report. 21 September 1866.


4308A/HS114 John Nicol Drummond and Mary Louisa Birdsall Shaw. Duplicate Register of Marriage –19 February 1852.


4308A/HS115 Mrs. J. N. Drummond to Dirksey (Cowan) Letter, 4 August 1913.


4308A/HS116 OSM Vessel – “Mystery”. Declaration of Ownership by Individual. Declared by Kenneth Mclean. 17 May 1870.


4308A/HS117 Great Southern Railway, W. A. Ticket for mail train from Albany to Beverley. 8 April 1889.


4308A/HS118 The Lord Bishop of Perth. Bill of Lading. One cask of Port Wine. 9 June 1875.


4308A/HS119 Fremantle to Guildford Railway. Recommendation that John Robb’s tender be accepted for construction of the line.


4308A/HS120 Fremantle-Guildford Railway and Royal Agricultural Society. Letter, James Morrison, Water Hall, Guildford to Mr. E. K. Veal. 4 January 1915.


4308A/HS121 Supplement to the Inquirer & Commercial News. 27 October 1869.


4308A/HS122 Copy of Pastoral Letter published in the Government Gazette. Addressed to the Scotch and other Presbyterian Inhabitants of the Colony of Swan River. 27 January 1838.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS123 OSM Mary Elizabeth Bussell, widow of Joseph Vernon Bussell. Power of Attorney –28 March 1870.


4308A/HS124 William Jones and Mary Ferguson, Marriage License. District of Guildford. 5 February 1842.


4308A/HS125 Right Rev. Mathew B. Hale, D. D. Bishop of Perth to J. G. C. Carr, Esq. and L. S. Leake, Esq. on The Education Question. Copy of Letter June 1871.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS126 T. C. Carey/Resident Magistrate. Charges and Countercharges. Report of Board of Inquiry held at Bunbury. May 1877.

PRINTED

4308A/HS127 W.A. Govt. tramways – Revenue Journal. 27 February 1942.


4308A/HS128 Stanley, Money & Walker to Mr. Albert Blythe. Land sold to Miss (Diana) Bunbury in 1880. Letter, 7 August 1899.


4308A/HS129 OSM Western Australian Company – Settlement of Australind. Original and Duplicate Original. Town Land Order No. 178. Purchaser Richard Groucock. (Original copy records transfers of the land). 24 March 1843.


4308A/HS130 OSM Western Australian Company – Settlement of Australind. Original and Duplicate Original. Town Land Order No. 972. Purchaser Richard Groucock. (Original copy records transfers of the land). 24 March 1843.


4308A/HS131 OSM Western Australian Company – Settlement of Australind. Town Land Order No. 792. Purchaser Alexander John Orr. (Transfers of the land recorded on reverse). 28 July 1842.




4308A/HS132 OSM Western Australian Company – Settlement of Australind. Town Land Order No. 2419. Purchaser Alexander John Orr. (Transfers of the land recorded on reverse). 28 July 1842.


4308A/HS133 Town of Albany. Return Showing the Number & Ages of the Population. February 1876.


4308A/HS134 Albany Residents. Petition to the Governor. Incomplete. 1886.


4308A/HS135 East Electoral Province. Portion of Electoral Roll, 1896. Police Department, Commissioner’s Office to Miss D. Cowan. Letter, 25 May 1939.

PRINTED

4308A/HS136 John Tapper. Documents presented for conspicuous acts of bravery in endeavouring to save lives – Port of Fremantle. (2) 1867. Subscription lists (2)


4308A/HS137 Bishop Augustus Short. Copy of an Extract from Sermon. 17 December 1848.

HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS138 Conveyance of Inland Mails. Report by Superintendent of Police. 1879.

PRINTED

4308A/HS139 John Forrest to N. W. Harper, Esq. J. P. Copy Telegram, 11 August 1896


4308A/HS140 John Forrest to N. W. Harper, Esq. J. P. Copy Letter, 4 July 1898.


4308A/HS142 John Forrest to N. W. Harper, Esq. J. P. Copy Letter, 18 April 1900.


4308A/HS143 Government Gazette. 11 October 1864. PRINTED + TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS144 Murchison – Gascoine Districts. Report of Prospecting Tour. John F. Connelly. 7 June 1890.


4308A/HS145 The Standard Gold Mining Company. Scrip Certificate issued to Octavius Burt. 8 April 1875.


4308A/HS146 The Exchange Gold Mining Company. Scrip Certificate issued to E. G. Lacey. 1889.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS147 The Eaglehawk Coal Mining Company. Scrip Certificate issued to John Fred Key. 12 December 1888.


4308A/HS148 The Eaglehawk Syndicate. Receipt issued to Mr.G. Caldwell for shares. Scrip Certificate issued to Geo. Caldwell. 15 July 1893.


4308A/HS149 John Collins to John Macpherson. Notebook written from Cattle Camps. West Kimberley. May 1885.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS150 George Shenton, chemist & druggist. Letter, September 1835.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS151 Cultivation of Fur-Bearing Animals of Western Australia. Report, 28 December 1911.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS152 Peace celebrations. Statement of Accounts. 1919.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS153 Voyages from England to Australia in the 1890s – reminiscences of Mrs. Richardson. 1895 -1901.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS154 “Rosette” Report from Roebourne Station by Sergeant R. W. Vincent. Missing vessel. 11/18 February 1879. Report from Roebourne Station by Sergeant R. W. Vincent. “Rosette” found near Rosemary Island sunk at anchor with no survivors. 7 April 1879.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS155 The Panter-Harding-Goldwyer Relief Expedition. 1865 Copy of Diary.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS156 Mrs. W. Mitchell, the wife of the Rev. William Mitchell, Rector of the Swan. Copy of Diary. September 1838 – July 1840.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS157 Wreck of the SS Windsor on the Abrolhos reef 1908. Copies of reports and correspondence.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS158 The Peoples Printing and Publishing Company of W.A., Ltd. Balance sheet. Report 1916.


4308A/HS159 The Peoples Printing and Publishing Company of W.A. Prospectus.


4308A/HS160 A Geographical Description of Australasia comprising New Holland, Van Dieman’s Land, New South Wales, The Swan River Settlement etc., etc., being the Cheapest, most comprehensive, and eligible Migrant’s Guide to the New Settlement on the Swan River ever published. 1830. Copy.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS161 Supreme Court Cat (feline). Documents and correspondence re refreshment needs. 1882.


4308A/HS162 Messrs. Panter, Harding and Goldwyer, killed by natives in November 1864. Poem In Memory of, 1865.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS163 The Great Fire at Coolgardie. Account of in letter by Mr. Robert Emeric Tyler to his wife Emma. 1895.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS164 Mr. S. E. Burges – Journal commenced at Tipperary. 6th April 1870 – last entry 13th September 1878.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS165 Mr. S. E. Burges – Journal concerning Perth, Guildford and Swan, also York. Commenced on 23 November 1840. (Transcript originally at 4308A/HS168)


4308A/HS166 Mr. L. Burges Journal kept while exploring the Murchison, Buller, Bowes and Chapman Rivers. 1847-1848. (Transcript originally at 4308A/HS170)

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS167 The Child’s New Surprise Jewel Box Almanack for 1878. Envelope addressed: For dear Papa (Burges) with William’s best love, Dec. 25th. 1878.

PRINTED

4308A/HS168 Cancelled. See 4308A/165

4308A/HS169 L. C. Burges. Copy of Diary from April 19th. 1841, Tipperary. Last entry 28 June 1845.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS170 Cancelled. See 4308A/166

4308A/HS171 Missing. Moore, G. F. Extracts from letters written by a Gentleman lately settled on the Swan River, in Western Australia. (Dublin 1832)

4308A/HS172 Louis De Freycinet to Monsieur De Lougens. Copy of Letter, 23 March 1821.

TYPESCRIPT /PHOTOPRINTS

4308A/HS173 Expedition to S. E. of York, in search of a large Lake or Inland sea, by Messrs Landor & Lefroy. January 1843. Account of in Letter to the “Inquirer” .

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS174 OSM George Braithwaite Phillips. Document of appointment as Lieutenant of the Western Australian Troop of Volunteer Horse Artillery. 8 July 1873.


4308A/HS175 OSM Major George Braithwaite Phillips. Document of appointment as Major of the Western Australian Volunteer Force. 24 June 1890.


4308A/HS176 The National Bank of Australasia. Draft drawn in favour of Messrs Hobson & Sons. 7 August 1890. Receipt issued by Hobson & Sons to G. Phillips Esqr. 1 September 1890.


4308A/HS177 Mr. George B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office admitting him as a candidate for employment under Local Government. Letter, 14 October 1851.


4308A/HS178 (G. B.) Phillips from Roe. Refers to expedition to Shark Bay under Mr. Austin. Letter 1854.


4308A/HS179 Mr. G. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office giving him instructions for voyage to Shark Bay. Letter, 4 October 1854.


4308A/HS180 Mr. (Robert) Austin. Memorandum of particulars arranged to form the basis of Instructions to be issued to the Commander of the Vessel conveying supplies to Shark Bay for his exploring party. 1854.


4308A/HS181 Mr. George Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office acknowledging the judicious manner in which he had carried out his duties. Letter, 7 February 1855.




4308A/HS182 Mr. Geo. Phillips from Robert Austin expressing satisfaction with his conduct on the expedition to Shark Bay. Letter, 6 February 1855.


4308A/HS183 G. Phillips from Colonial Secretary expressing his satisfaction with his conduct on the expedition to Shark Bay. Letter, 25 July 1855.


4308A/HS183 G. Phillips from Colonial Secretary expressing his satisfaction with his conduct on the expedition to Shark Bay. Letter, 25 July 1855.


4308A/HS184 Geo. Phillips to Colonial Secretary’s Office requesting six months leave of absence to allow him to accept the position of Second in Command of an Expedition to the North-West Coast led by Mr. F. Gregory. Letter, 9 March 1861. Response from Governor Kennedy.


4308A/HS185 Geo. Phillips to Colonial Secretary’s Office seeking permission to withdraw his application for six months leave of absence. Letter, 12 March 1861.


4308A/HS186 Geo. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office advising of his appointment as Chief Clerk. Letter, 2 March 1866.


4308A/HS187 George Braithwaite Phillips. Warrant – Appointment by Governor Weld to the position of Registrar of the Registry Office. 1 October 1872.


4308A/HS188 Geo. Phillips Esq. from Governor Weld expressing his satisfaction with the manner in which he carried out his duties as Acting Colonial Secretary. Letter, 12 June 1873.




4308A/HS189 George Phillips Esqre. from Colonial Secretary’s Office conveying the appreciation expressed by Governor Weld of the manner in which he carried out his duties as Acting Colonial Secretary. Letter, 24 June 1873. Memo from Governor Weld recommending payment of a gratuity of L50 be paid to Mr. George Phillips. 18 July 1873.


4308A/HS190 Geo. B. Phillips Esqr. from Colonial Secretary’s Office advising of his provisional appointment as “The Registrar” under the provisions of the Land Titles Act, 1874. Letter, 5 July 1875.


4308A/HS191 George Phillips from Fred. A. Barlee. advising of his departure from W.A. and expressing appreciation of their association over 20 years in Government service. Letter, 12 July 1875.


4308A/HS192 George B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office advising him that his appointment as Registrar will cease from 18th September 1875. Letter, 18th September 1875.


4308A/HS193 Geo. B. Phillips Esqr. from Colonial Secretary’s Office expressing appreciation of the manner in which he carried out his duties as Acting Colonial Treasurer. Letter, 18 August 1877.


4308A/HS194 George Phillips Esq. from Governor Robinson expressing appreciation of the manner in which he carried out his duties as Acting Colonial Treasurer. Letter, 3 October 1877.




4308A/HS195 George B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office advising of his further appointment as Acting Colonial Treasurer during the remainder of Mr. Lefroy’s leave of absence. Letter, 11 April 1878.


4308A/HS196 George Braithwaite Phillips. Appointment as Acting Colonial Treasurer. Document, 10 September 1879.


4308A/HS197 The Hon’ble G. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office advising of his appointment as an official member of the Executive Council while he remains as Acting Colonial Treasurer. Letter, 4 November 1879.


4308A/HS198 George Braithwaite Phillips. Appointment as an official member of the Executive Council while he remains as Acting Colonial Treasurer. Document, 3 November 1879.


4308A/HS199 George Braithwaite Phillips. Appointment as Acting Postmaster General & General Superintendent of Telegraphs during the absence of William A. Stone. Document, 21 February 1880.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS200 George Braithwaite Phillips. Appointment as an official member of the Executive Council and an Acting Member of the Central Roads Committee. Document, 9 September 1880.

ORIGINAL



4308A/HS201 Newspaper cutting – appointment of Captain G. Phillips as Staff Officer of Volunteers. 29 September 1879. Captain Phillips from Government House advising of change to be made in the Command of the Volunteer Corps and expressing appreciation of the excellent services he had rendered as Staff Officer. Letter, 12 May 1882.

PRINTED


4308A/HS202 G. Phillips from Lord Gifford expressing thanks for assistance and support. Letter, 24 January 1883.


4308A/HS203 Captain G. Phillips from Government House – re his resignation as Staff Officer of the Volunteer Force. Letter, 11 April 1883.


4308A/HS204 Mr. G. B. Phillips from Governor Broome. Appointment as Acting Colonial Secretary. Original in CSO File 582/83 Copy of Notice, 14 November 1883.


4308A/HS205 (G. B. Phillips) Acting Colonial Secretary from Governor Broome. Authority to transact the ordinary current and routine business of the Government during his absence. Original in CSO File 710/83. Copy of Notice, 24 November 1883.


4308A/HS206 George Braithwaite Phillips from Colonial Secretary. Appointment as Acting Superintendent of Police. Notice, 20 January 1886.


4308A/HS207 Captain G. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary. Appointment to the temporary command of the Volunteer Force. Notice, 26 February 1886.




4308A/HS208 Captain G. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office conveying the approval of the Governor of the manner in which he had arranged the Public Funeral of Sir Luke Leake. Letter, 16 July 1886.


4308A/HS209 Captain G. B. Phillips. Appreciation of services as Acting Superintendent of Police. Government Order - Minute No. 547/879, February 1887.


4308A/HS210 Major G. B. Phillips from Colonial Secretary’s Office – compensation for loss of office as Commandant of the Local Forces. Letter, 2 December 1892.


4308A/HS211 Rose de Freycinet. Extracts from Journal – Chapter V.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS212 Vlaming’s Plate 1697. PHOTOPRINT

4308A/HS213 Voyages of Dampier and D’Entrecasteaux. The Maritime Exploration of Western Australia. Address by Professor Ernest Scott, University of Melbourne,– Printer’s proof.

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4308A/HS214 OSM Proclamation by Governor Hindmarsh, Governor of South Australia. Facsimile, 1836.

PRINTED

4308A/HS215 Federal Poll. Record Board.31 July 1900

PHOTOPRINT

4308A/HS216 Federation. Five printed pages relating to the effect of on Western Australia. 1900.


4308A/HS217 Wilgie Club. List of members and subscriptions. 1889 –1893.




4308A/HS218 Edwards, C. Broadcasts to Correspondence Pupils. 1945.

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4308A/HS219 The Scotch College Literary and Debating Society’s Reporter. Vol. 1 No. 4. 2 July 1904.


4308A/HS220 Sir Richard Spencer – Copy of Codicil to his last Will and Testament. 17 May 1838.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS221 Major Lockyer to the Colonial Secretary, Sydney. Copy of letter, 2 April 1827.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS222 Major Lockyer. Copy of Journal of Expedition from Sydney to found a settlement at King George’s Sound. 1826/1827.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS223

Major Lockyer. Copy of Journal of Settlement at King George’s Sound. January – March 1827.

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4308A/HS224 Major Lockyer. Copy of Report on the newly formed settlement at King George’s Sound. 1827.

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4308A/HS225 Major Lockyer. Copy of Remarks on Swan River.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS226 Dr. Alexander Collie (doctor, naturalist, explorer and magistrate) Extracts from letters. Originals supposed to be in the Commonwealth Library. 1829-1835.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS227 Great Southern Railway. Report of Messrs. Millar Bros. Banquet at Albany on the occasion of the turning of the first sod. 20 October 1886. (reprinted from the “Inquirer”, 3 copies)

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS228 The Hordern Memorial – The Unveiling Ceremony. 2 July 1890. (3 copies) Anthony Hordern was the promoter of the Great Southern Railway.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS229 National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. Handbill. Notice of meeting – Royal Albert Hall.

PRINTED

4308A/HS230 Colonel Molloy, Resident Magistrate, Augusta & Vasse. 1830 -1841. Copy of Official Correspondence.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS231 Alfred H. Stone. Copy of Diary of. 1852-1853.

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4308A/HS232 The Western Australian Bank. Half-Yearly Report. 29 March 1909.


4308A/HS233 OSM Solomon Cook and John Bancells Indenture made between as to Ownership and Working of a block of land, Perth. 4 May 1867.


4308A/HS234 Emigrant’s Passenger Contract Ticket to Fremantle, issued to James Shorrock. 7 December 1876.


4308A/HS235 George Mercer, Esq., Attested copies of the Muniments of Title to the Estates of George Mercer, Esq., deceased, situate in the Parish of Gheringhap, in the Colony of Victoria. 1835-1856.

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4308A/HS236 Henry Maxwell Lefroy. Copy of Memoir and Journal of an Expedition under his command to the East of the York District. July 1863.

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4308A/HS237 A. G. Layman. Copies of letters written while prospecting in the Kimberleys. 1886-1892. Copy of letter to his father. 22 May 1898. Copy of letter to his mother. 23 April 1900.

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4308A/HS238 Forrest Expedition, Geraldton to Adelaide. 1876. Copy of Journal of James Sweeny.

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4308A/HS239 French Exploration. “Le Gros Ventre” Commande par Saint Allouarn. Extracts from Journal de La Flute. Saint Allouarn, Copy of report of his death and burial. Written in French. September 1772.

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4308A/HS240 French Exploration. M. le Comte de Saint Allouarn. Extracts from Journal de La Flute Le Gros Ventre”, Written in French. 1772

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4308A/HS241 French Exploration. Saint Allouarn. Extrait du Journal du Vaisseau Le Gros Ventre. Written in French. Translation of extracts from above journal (incomplete) of St. Allouarn. March/April 1772.

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4308A/HS242 French Exploration. Monsieur de St. Allouarn. “Flute Le Gros Ventre”. Summary apparently published circa 1800 possibly by Buache, Hydrographer, reporting on the “Gros Ventre” to Kerguelen. 1772. Written in French. English Translation.

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4308A/HS243 French Exploration. St. Allouarn. Copy of Journal of (In the Gros Ventre) 1772. Written in French.

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4308A/HS244 French Exploration. M. de Rosily (compagne de Kerguelen) Journal, 1772. Written in French.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS245 Jane E. Jewell. Ms. of Song sung at the opening of the Perth Town Hall. She was the daughter of Richard Roach Jewell, the sole architect. 1870.

ORIGINAL /PHOTOCOPY



4308A/HS246 The ‘Possum’. 2 pages. Portrait of Richard Roach Jewell, Esq. J. P. 14 January 1888.

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4308A/HS247 Proclamation of Federal Commonwealth of Australia, 1900. Facsimile.

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4308A/HS248 Proclamation of Federation.1 January 1901. Commonwealth of Australia Government Gazette

PRINTED

4308A/HS249 An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia. 14 January 1901. Supplement to Government Gazette of Western Australia.

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4308A/HS250 Commonwealth Day. A Form of Thanksgiving and Intercession. Order of Service. 1 January 1901.


4308A/HS251 Mr. Thomas Treen. Copy of Diary.1841/1842. Thomas Treen was an Australind settler and surveyor.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS252 Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS253 Fremantle Post Office. Copies of three letters signed by Postmaster A. Francisco. 1871/1875.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS254 Alexander Collie to his brother George. Copies of letters, 1832 –1833. (See also HS 226)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS255 Daisy Bates to Miss Cowan. Letter, 21 September 1910.


4308A/HS256 Constitution for Western Australia. Royal Assent. 15 August 1890.


4308A/HS257 Perth Church of England Young Men’s Society. Soiree and Concert. 6 October 1885.

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4308A/HS258 John Forrest. Speech in the Senate by Senator Collett (Western Australia) on the subject of the issue of a postage stamp in his honour. 5 June 1947.


4308A/HS259 First Labor Women’s Conference. Agenda – Trades Hall, Perth.23 October 1912.


4308A/HS260 Chandler Boys’ Settlement Scheme. Report and Financial Statement. Year ending June 30th 1933. 24 August 1933.

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4308A/HS261 The Peoples Printing and Publishing Company of Western Australia Ltd. Secretary’s Report, Balance Sheets, 1918/1922/1923.


4308A/HS262 Lady Forrest. Short account of her Life by Kathleen E. Shenton. 22 February 1939.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS263 Western Australian Explorations by Mr. F. J. S. Wise. Read to RWAHS 31 July 1942.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS264 Governors Ladies. 1829 -1912. Short biographical sketches. Kathleen E. Shenton. Exhibitor’s Souvenir – First Australian Exhibition of Womens Work.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS265 North West Australia & Goldfields. Travels and Experiences. Mr. E. H. Angelo. August 1948.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS266 Nomenclature of Western Australia. Compiled by J. Hope 1923-28.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS267 French Exploration. Journal of St. Allouarn. 1772. Copy of extract from the Copy from Journal of M. de Rosily. (5 pages)

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS268 French Exploration. St. Allouarn. Copies of extracts relating to voyage. 1772. (7 pages)

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4308A/HS269 French Exploration. St. Allouarn. Journal relating to taking possession of Western Australia. 1772. Copies of extracts. Written in French with some translations. Letter dated April 1934 to Miss D. Cowan from Surveyor General.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS270 French Exploration. Journal of St. Allouarn. 1772. Copies of extracts. Two visits to Rottnest by Freycinet in 1801.

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4308A/HS271 French Exploration. Rottnest Island. Copies of extracts relating to the visit of the French navigators. 1801-1803. Made by Mrs. Paul Hasluck.

4308A/HS272 French Exploration. Ensign Herisson. Copy of report in French on exploration of the Swan River. 17 June 1801. English translation.

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4308A/HS273 French Exploration. Baudin’s Journal. 22 February 1803. Copy of extract from of report on part of King George’s Sound.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS274 French Exploration. Journal of Francois de St. Allouarn, Baudin Expedition, Freycinet and many others.1699-1825. List of transcripts by Madam Robert Helous.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS275 The Dirck Hatichs (Hartog) Plate. Extract from L de Freycinet, Voyage. 1817-1820. (Paris 1827)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS276 French Exploration. Peron’s Journals. (Vlaming’s Plate). 1801-1804. Copy of notes

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4308A/HS277 Dirk Hartog’s Plate – A note in Australian Early History by Col. R. A. Crouch. 1939.

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4308A/HS278 Western Australia. Notes based on an Emigrant’s Handbook of 1830.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS279 Henry Maxwell Lefroy - Memoirs by P. U. Henn.

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4308A/HS280 The Half Way Tree. G. P. Stevens (Landmark at halfway point of early mail services between Perth and Fremantle) 14 October 1936.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS281 Stories of adventure in overlanding. Charles Cook Hunt and the Southern Cross Frost, Tregurtha, Schmidt – Oodnadatta to Lake Darlot, 1896 Jack Horrigan, N.T. to Bangemall David Carnegie, Coolgardie to Halls Creek

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS282 Westral Wheel Race. History of Cycle Race run at Coolgardie from 1897-1907.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS283 John Gilbert, Naturalist. Visits to Swan River Colony. Major H. M. Whittell.

TYPESCRIPTS

4308A/HS284 The Story of a Goldfields Newspaper. A Romance of the Press. The Hon. Sir John Kirwan. (4 copies)

TYPESCRIPTS

4308A/HS285 The Honourable David Carnegie, Explorer and Author of “Spinifex and Sand”. A. J. (Gus) Luck.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS286 R. M. S. Strathallan. Cruise Fremantle to Port Moresby. April/May 1938.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS287 From Oar to Diesel on the Swan. A paper prepared by Keith O. Murray for the WA Historical Society.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS288 A Record of Dredges used on Swan and Canning Rivers and Reclamation, Perth Water. 1872-1926. Geo. H. Passmore.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS289 The Orarra – The boat that never arrived. F. Ford.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS290 Notes on the Nomenclature of Albany. J. Hope. 1936.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS291 Re-enactment – Landing of Captain Cook , Botany Bay. 1901

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS292 Perth-Adelaide Telegraph Link. 1877. J. Lawrence. 1945. Draft copy typed and handwritten, with corrections

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4308A/HS293 Lady (Madeleine) Onslow. A Memoir by Kathleen Shenton. 1936.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS294 Some Early Western Australian Ladies. Ellen Stirling, Mrs. Dance, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Leake, Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. J. S. Roe, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Hampton, Mrs. Weld, Mrs. Clarke and others. Glimpses by. Kathleen E. Shenton.1936.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS295 Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore. A Memoir by Kathleen Shenton. 1939.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS296 Pioneer Women of the Eastern Goldfields. C. M. Harris. 1944.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS297 Lady (Ellen) Stirling. A Memoir by Kathleen E. Shenton. 1936

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS298 Perth Road Board. Early History. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS299 Memories of Perth. 1886-1893. Fred. W. Bateson.




4308A/HS300 Diary of Anne Whatley. Paper prepared by Canon A. Burton. See also HS613.

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4308A/HS301 The Diary of O. P. Stables HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS302 Migration to the West. Dr. Merab Harris. 30 June 1944.


4308A/HS303 French Exploration. Extracts and Translations relating to the voyage of St. Allouarn. History of Voyage of Kerguelen and St. Allouarn. 1772. Written in French and English.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS304 French Exploration. Notes on the Object and History of the Voyage of Kerguelen and St. Allouarn.1772

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS305 Governor’s Ladies. 1913-1936. Lady Barron, Lady Campion, Lady Ellison-MacCartney, Lady Lawley, Lady Mitchell, Lady Newdegate, Miss Northmore, Lady Stone. Short Biographical Sketches. Kathleen E. Shenton.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS306 G. B. Phillips, Assistant Colonial Secretary of WA. Biographical notes.


4308A/HS307 Henry Maxwell Lefroy (1818-1879) Extracts from a Memoir by his son, Charles Edward Cottrell Lefroy.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS308 Captain Richard Goldsmith Meares And His Times. An address given at the W. A. Historical Society, 30th June 1948 by J. E. Deacon. .

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS309 “Pioneers of Yesterday” by Morva Cogan. Includes account of cattle drive from Fowler’s Bay to Kalgoorlie in 1904 by the Halford family.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS310 Lizzie Augusta Howes – A few reminiscences.

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4308A/HS311 The South Coast of Western Australia. Account of sea voyage along the coast with description of hinterland. J. Lawrence. 1945 (2 copies and draft)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS312 The Hampton Tableland, Eucla Division. An abridged description. J. Lawrence. 1945 (2 copies and draft)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS313 Port Lincoln to Eucla. A 700 Miles Buggy Ride –J. Lawrence.

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4308A/HS314 Westward-Ho or Rabbit Migration. J. Lawrence. 1945. (2 copies and draft)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS315 Smoke-signalling. J. Lawrence.1945. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS316 Weeloona (Wiluna) - Place of Winds. H. H. Wilson and A. S. Hill. 1950.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS317 The Historical Background of the Site of the University of Western Australia. Paper by Mr. Robert Stephens read before W.A. Historical Society. 1950

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS318 Published Histories of Western Australia used in Schools. Paper on errors. Canon A. Burton. 1934. Copies of two letters written by C. Simmons, Col. Surgeon 1829/1830.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS319 French Exploration. Objects & History of the Voyage of Kerguelen and St. Allouarn in the Australian Seas. Written in French with English translation.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS320 Disappearance of Leichhardt. Letter. J. D. Somerville to Pastoral Stations seeking information. 22 April 1936.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS321 Dr. Leichhardt – Copy of extract from the Perth Gazette. 28 November 1846.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS322 George Vancouver – Notes and correspondence on survey of south coast of Western Australia.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS323A “Peter Pan” - Correspondence relating to the placement of a statue in Kings Park. February – May 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS323B “Peter Pan” - Report of proceedings of informal meeting. Memorandum for Members of Kings Park Board. 28 February 1929. Précis of correspondence.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS324 George Vancouver – Successor to Captain Cook. (Page 6 is blank) Read to WA Historical Society 1938.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS325 Kings Park – A Brief History. (Incomplete)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS326 History of the Warriups, Albany. HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS327 Early History of W.A. Banking. Draft paper. A. Crammond. 1937.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS328 The “Possum” Newspaper. Notes by D. C. Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS329 “Other People’s Troubles”. The Nazarene Carpenter busy at the P. W. D. G. P. Stevens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS330 Early Days of Coolgardie. 1892-1895. Mrs. C. Paton.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS331 Nicola Caporelli. A Papal Consul in Western Australia. 1846 .C. Bamba.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS332 Eyre and Baxter. G. P. Stevens. HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS333 British and Foreign Bible Society – Dramatisation of Inauguration of Perth Branch. 1884

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS334 British and Foreign Bible Society – Historical Narrative by Rev. Chas. E. Taylor. 4 August 1947.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS335 Vessel “Rosette” Loss off the North-West coast. 1879.

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4308A/HS336 The First Hundred Years. Story of the Municipal Development of Perth. W.E. Bold.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS337 High School to Hale School. Correspondence and notes concerning the re-naming. 1928-1930.


4308A/HS338 Edward John Eyre – Notes on journey from South Australia to Western Australia in 1841. G. P. Stevens.

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4308A/HS339 John Forrest – A dramatization by D. M. Dyson.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS340 Edward John Eyre – With Eyre along the South Coast. G.P. Stevens.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS341 Royal Mint – Establishment of Perth Branch.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS342 George French Johnson and William Nairne Clark. The Duel of 1832. Copy of Depositions preserved in the Supreme Court. Notes, correspondence and newspaper cuttings. .

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4308A/HS343 Native Art in the North-West. G. Oxer. TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS344 Early Kendenup – Correspondence and memos.

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4308A/HS345 Burial Records from 1830 – Alma and Skinner Street Cemetries, Fremantle. Tomb Stones removed to Carrington Street Cemetery. Correspondence.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS346 The Mother of Pearl Shell Industry. L. J. Goldie. Address to WA Historical Society on 29th October 1948. NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. See also separate index to newspaper articles at the end of this document.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS347 Garden Island – D. C. Cowan and K. Caldwell. Read to RWAHS August 1937.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS348 French Exploration. Buache (Garden Island) and Rottnest. Copies of extracts from Journal of Peron Voyage in 1801.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS349 Bunbury – Dramatisation for Centenary celebration in 1936. N. Bartlett.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS350 Albany – Dramatisation. Malcolm Uren. Australian Walkabout Series presented by the A.B.C.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS351 Geraldton - Dramatisation. Alexander Turner. Australian Walkabout No. 7.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS352 Armadale – Notes on the history 1829-1929.

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4308A/HS353 Louisa Eliot (nee Clifton) to her brother Waller Clifton. George Eliot was married to Louisa Clifton on 1st June 1842. Copy of letter, 17 June 1842.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS354 Odd Characters – Perth and York. E. E. Ranford. 1933.

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4308A/HS355 “Oldtimers” who also played their part. E. E. Ranford.

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4308A/HS356 Native Vocabulary – Eucla Tribe. J. Lawrence.

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4308A/HS357 Vocabulary of the South West Aborigines. J. E. Hammond.

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4308A/HS358 Native medicinal cures. Correspondence and notes relating to the investigation of several plants and bushes. Information sheet, page 1 missing.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS359 Mrs. E. C. Hardman (nee Caporn) – Recollections. (2 typescripts)


4308A/HS360 Hugh Climie – 1847-1939 Recollections HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS361 Bailey Family History. Arrived WA 1829 HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS362 Albany – Past & Present. George Egerton-Warburton. Extracts from Albany Advertiser 1883.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS363 “Meerilinga” Kindergarten and Sub-Primary School. Report, December 1940.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS364 Lloyd family – Biographical notes. HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS365 Lieutenant Helpman – Biographical notes. Arthur Crammond. 1933.


4308A/HS366 Sir Richard Spencer – Notes written at his death. D. C. Cowan. 1939.

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4308A/HS367 Dr. Alexander Collie – Dedicatory Oration delivered at Collie on 23rd November 1935 to mark the “10th” anniversary of the discovery of the Collie River. Cyril Bryan.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS368 Dr. Alexander Collie – Surgeon, Administrator, Naturalist. Extract from The West Australian, 19 August 1933..

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS369 Sir Richard Spencer – Old Time Memories. Extract from the Australasian. .

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4308A/HS370 Albany’s Yesterdays – Part 1, 1826 -1836, Newspaper cutting from Albany Advertiser, 12 November 1934. Part 2, The Second Decade 1837-1846.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS371 Inauguration of the Electric Telegraph in Western Australia –1869. G. P. Stevens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS372 Mrs. H. M. Row. Memories of Long Ago. HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS373 French Exploration. Baudin – Extract from Journal. Visit to King George’s Sound, 1803.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS374 West Australian Amateur Sports Club. Correspondence and minutes. 1911-1912.

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4308A/HS375 Goldfields Water Scheme – Report of Special Sub-Committee.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS376 Western Australia Natives. First contacts made. M. E. Wood. Read before the WA Historical Society, June 1943

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS377 Relations between Settlers and Aborigines in WA. A. O. Neville. Read before WA Historical Society 26 June 1936.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS378 Visit of Duke of Edinburgh to Perth in 1869. D. C. Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS379 Eliza Howes/Charles E. Broadhurst. Notes by his daughter, Mrs. George Clifton. 1935.


4308A/HS380 Beeleechee The Story of a white child brought up by natives from babyhood after his parents died after being shipwrecked near King Sound. C. M. Harris.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS381 C. E. Broadhurst. Notes by his daughter, Mrs. George Clifton.

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4308A/HS382 Lieut. Colonel Wilson – Commandant in WA 1895-1898. Notes by Miss Annie Wilson.


4308A/HS383 William Dampier. Notes written at the time of his death in 1715.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS384 William Shakespeare Hall. Extract from diary 1864.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS385 The Tank Church – Boulder. C. M. Harris. Includes reference to “Pioneer Sky Pilots”. Aviation: Newspaper cuttings. City of Perth Squadron, 1929 MacRobertson Centenary Race, North-West, Albany, Goldfields, Interstate, Overseas, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Sir Ross Smith, Amy Johnson, Biographical. Souvenir Programme – Miss Amy Johnson’s Visit. Newspaper cuttings listed separately. Letters from Catherine Kingsford Smith and daughter Elsie to Miss St. Clair Layman.

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4308A/HS386 Mrs. Henry Camfield. nee Anne Breeze. Notes. Mrs. James Cowan.


4308A/HS387 Mrs. George Lazenby, nee Wells. Notes. Mrs. James Cowan.


4308A/HS388 Albany – Past and Present by George Edward Egerton-Warburton.

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4308A/HS389 Sir John Forrest – Some Notes and Observations on his Life and Character. Collected by Katherine E. Shenton from various sources. Sketch of Tomb and Coat of Arms.

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4308A/HS390 G.P.O. Pioneers. Early Experiences. G. P. Stevens. (Letter to the Editor of the “Daily News”)


4308A/HS391 List of Books dealing with Early WA History and Pioneers. D. C. Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS392 Goldfields Water Scheme. Findings of the Sub-Committee appointed to inquire into the origin of the scheme and the mis-statements contained in certain school text-books.

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4308A/HS393 The Stamps of Western Australia. Extracts from the London Philatelists. E. D. Bacon. October 1892.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS394 The Discovery of the Murchison Goldfields, being a refutation of the Association of J. C. Peterkin in the Journal of the Historical Society. December 1946.


4308A/HS395 Murchison Goldfieldst Discovery. Copy of research report by F. W. Bateson.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS396 Murchison Goldfields Discovery. Note to the Editor of “Early Days” 1947.




4308A/HS397 Nannine Goldfield. Confirmation of discovery by J. F. Connelly. F. W. Bateson. 1947.

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4308A/HS398 Champion Bay Country. Historical Highlights and Personal Recollections. Alfred Carson.

TYPESCRIPT

4308AHS399 Kendenup – 1840-1940. Robert Stephens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS400 Francis Lochee – A Versatile Pioneer. Canon A. Burton.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS401 Bremer Bay and its Pioneer, John Welstead. Correspondence and notes.


4308A/HS402 An Unsolved Tragedy of the Nullarbor Plain. G. P. Stevens. Account, correspondence and notes.


4308A/HS403 Early Coaching Days. A Paper read to the WA Historical Society, July 1935

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS404 Henry Camfield and Anne Breeze. Dramatisation of their 1841 wedding. Canon A. Burton.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS405 Perth Gossip. A Historical Sketch. Canon A. Burton. (Lieut. Henry Bunbury and William Richardson-Bunbury were not one and the same person as suggested in this sketch. It was Lieut. Bunbury who wrote an account (later published) of his short stay in Western Australia (1836-1837) and after whom the settlement of Bunbury was named) Dictionary of Western Australians, 1829-1914, Vol. 1, Statham.

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4308A/HS406 The Possum Newspaper. D. C. Cowan. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS407 Western Australian Government Railways. A Short History.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS408 Miners Right issued to John McMath. Note on the holder by his son.


4308A/HS409 Tropical Agriculture in Western Australia. A. Despeissis.

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4308A/HS410 West Australian Church News. I November 1929.

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4308AHS411 OSM The Sruss-Sruss. Published by Guild of Undergraduates. University of Western Australian. 15 April 1932.

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4308A/HS412 With Eyre, Along the South Coast. G. P. Stevens. 1940.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS413 Sir James George Lee Steere. C. Murray. Read to WA Historical Society, 1945.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS414 Mounts Bay Road. 1885-1893. Fred. W. Bateson.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS415 The Rev’d. Edwin Foley Parker. Memoir, 1886. Copied by G. P Stevens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS416 J. S. W. Parker and the Town of Dangin. Compiled by Miss K. Caldwell, 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS417 The Wollaston Diaries. P. U. Henn. Read to Historical Society, 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308AHS/418 Missing

4308A/HS419 The Telephone – Historical Notes and Reminiscences. G. P. Stevens

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS420 John Septimus Roe. Notes. D. C. Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS421 Linking Western Australia with the World Telegraphically. G. P. Stevens. Read to WA Historical Society, October 1933.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS422 Electric Telegraph. Inauguration in Western Australia – 1869. G. P. Stevens.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS423 Fremantle. Early History and Whaling Days. Pace, Henty and Samson families, Capt. Helpman. Notes by A. Cramond.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS424 Missing, noted 1975

4308A/HS425 Coolgardie Water Scheme. Tales of the Southern Cross. Dramatisation.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS426 Goldfields Water Scheme. University Investigations into Origins of Scheme. Note only. No documents.

4308A/HS427 Sir John Collie. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS428 Dampier Memorial at Broome. Address by Commander R. R. Dowling at unveiling on 30 October 1938.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS429 William Dampier – Address on the Unveiling of Memorial. John Masefield. (4 copies).

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS430 Mathew Blagden Hale – Appointment as Bishop of Perth in 1856. Further documents relating to the history of the Church of England in WA.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS431 Peter Belches – Correspondence relating to career.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS432 Bunbury – Summary of Events and Extracts relating to Foundation.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS433 Francis Illingworth Bray – Biographical notes.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS434 Geographe Bay – examination of coast and inland waterways. March 1831. Copy of enclosure from a despatch by Lieut-Governor Stirling to Sir George Murray.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS435 H.M. Colonial Schooner “Champion” 1836 -1852. Memorandum by R. Stephens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS436 Copy of a Bill to confer the name – Australia - on the Colony of NSW. Copies of correspondence and telegrams. 1887.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS437 Denmark – History, exploration and early development. G. Sherriff. Read at WA Historical Society, October 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS438 Rev. Canon E. M. Collick. Reminiscences of Goldfields. Address to WA Historical Society, April 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS439A Mathew Blagden Hale. Extracts from diaries. 1847-1848.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS439B Mathew Blagden Hale. Extracts from diaries and letters to his daughters by his first marriage. 1856 – 1865.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS440 Mrs. John Whatley – Diary, February 1st 1830 to February 6th 1831. Information on Whatley Estate. (Dr. John Whatley was drowned at Fremantle on 16th. September 1830 and his widow returned to England with her children).

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS441 Queensland to Kimberley. Overland in 1885. History of the First Goldfields of W A. G. H. Lamond.

TYPESCRIPT/ MANUSCRIPT



4308AHS442 The Golden West and how it was Discovered. R. Greaves.

PRINTED

4308A/HS443 Eastern Goldfields. The Early History. E. Greaves and T. Risely. (Page 37 missing).


4308A/HS444A Charles Nairn. Diary, May 1863-March 1864. First Settlement in the North West. Copy of diary in letters from Ellen Nairn to William Nairn.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS444B Charles Nairn. Diary to James Nairn. May to July 1863.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS445 The Papers of William Shakespeare Hall. – Member of F. T. Gregory’s expedition to the Ashburton, Fortescue and DeGrey districts.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS445 The Papers of William Shakespeare Hall. – Member of F. T. Gregory’s expedition to the Ashburton, Fortescue and DeGrey districts.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS446 Alexander Collie – Copy of Letter to Sir James Stirling.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS447 Alexander Collie and Lieut. Preston. Observations on the Coast, Country, etc., from Cockburn Sound to Geographe Bay. November 1829

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS448 Missing

4308A/HS449 Kendenup Estate – Farm Ledger and Shearing Records. 1904 -1908.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS450 The Turner Journals – containing the early history of Augusta, diaries and letters of the Turner family, journal of James Woodward Turner while on board the “Warrior” en route to Swan River.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS451 Governor Robinson’s Dinner Book. 1890 -1894.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS452 OSM Camden Harbour and Roebourne. Reports and Letter Book of Robert J. Sholl, Government Resident. February 1865-February 1868.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS453 George Clifton, Esq. Appointments, Testimonials, Letters of Thanks &c.

PRINTED

4308A/HS454 Reverend Edwin Foley Parker. Memoir of his Short Career. 1886.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS455 Supreme Court Buildings. Opening Ceremony. 8th June 1903.

PRINTED

4308A/HS456 Thomas W. Ralston. Field Operator with Telegraphic Construction Party South Coast of Western Australia 1877. Copy of Diary. Loose photograph of diarist enclosed. Newspaper account of the loss of the schooner “Rosette” in which Thomas Ralston was a passenger.

TYPESCRIPT

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4308A/HS457 Duplicate of HS456 Diary and photograph.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS458 Sophia Phillips (nee Roe) Diary 1853-1871. Fanny Phillips, daughter of Sophia – Diary, August-December 1867.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS459 Note Book of M. A. C. Fraser. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS460 Volume of Songs and Verses by H. E. Clay.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS461 H. E. Clay. Miscellaneous notes, printed verses and newspaper cuttings. Leaflet: The White Rose League of Women.

ORIGINAL AND PRINTED

4308A/HS462 H. E. Clay. Poem –A Dream of Flowers. ORIGINAL



4308A/HS463 Thomas W. Ralston. Portion of original 1877 diary recovered from wrecked schooner “Rosette”.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS464 Alfred Hillman – Notebook 1825-1849. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS465 S. E. Burges – Diary 1847-1848 ORIGINAL

4308A/HS466 H. E. Clay. Miscellaneous notes, printed verses, music scores and newspaper cuttings.

ORIGINAL AND

PRINTED

4308A/HS467 H. E. Clay – manuscript, verse, autographs. 2 unidentified photographs.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS468 H. E. Clay – Poems. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS469 History of Perth and Suburbs. Seven essays by pupils of Perth Girl’s School. (1938).

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS470 L. C. Burges. Diary April 1841- July 1846.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS471 OSM S. W. Viveash. Diary June 1838 – October 1851.(see HS472 for transcript)

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS472 OSM S. W. Viveash. Diary June 1838 – October 1851. Transcript of HS471

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS473 Thomas Burges. Diary November 1877- November 1879.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS474 Thomas Burges – Book of Special Memoranda.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS475 H. E. Clay – Notebook and sketchbook. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS476 Bishop Mathew Hale – Notes on travel, family and local identities. Theological “Questions”. Canon P.U. Henn.

ORIGINAL



4308A/HS477 Bishop Mathew Hale – Biographical notes.1856 -1875. Canon P.U. Henn.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS478 Beaconsfield School – Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Ceremonies held at school. 1934. 6 Black & white prints.

PRINTED

4308A/HS479A G. A. Letch – Diary of a Voyage to Western Australia. October 1871-February 1872. Newspaper cutting.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS479B G. A. Letch – Copy of Diary of a Voyage to Western Australia. October 1871 - February 1872.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS480 John Ramsden Wollaston – Copies of Diaries. 1841- 42, 1848, 1851, 1853, 1856. Indexed with introduction by A.Burton.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS481 Missing

4308A/HS482 Missing

4308A/HS483 Hay River Area. A Survey of Agricultural Development. T. A Sten 1943. 3 letters – Robert Stephens to Miss Dircksey Cowan. 2 notes.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS484 Missing

4308A/HS485 Avon Valley – A Survey of the Historical Development with particular reference to York. 1830-1850. 4 mounted B&W prints. J. E. Deacon.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS486 J. R Wollaston – Report of his first tour in Western Australia as Archdeacon. Report on Native Institution at Albany

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS487 P. U. Henn – Notebook containing extracts from various documents and publications relating to the history of Western Australia. Five pages of notes.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS488 P. U. Henn – Notebook containing extracts from various documents and publications relating to the history of Western Australia. One page of notes.

HANDWRITTEN


HANDWRITTEN


HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS491 P. U. Henn – Notebook containing extracts from various documents and publications relating to the history of Western Australia.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS492 OSM George Shenton - Chemist and Druggist. Pills and Potions. 1826 –1847. Note.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS493 P. U. Henn – Notebook containing extracts from various documents and publications relating to the history of Western Australia.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS494 OSM Thomas Montague Scott – Travels in Western Australia. Handwritten journal, 1870 -1874. Includes crayon picture of Northampton, WA.`

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS495 Diary of Mr. C. Mason – September 1891 to October 1895. Voyage – Sydney/Fremantle/Geraldton. Travels in WA Goldfields etc.

ORIGINAL



4308A/HS496 William Mitchell – Diary with miscellaneous notes, 1826 -1878.


4308A/HS497 Missing

4308A/HS498 Thomas Burges – note book, c1880. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS499 Edward Sholl – legal notebook. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS500 OSM Holy Bible presented to Clare Francisco, 1883.

PRINTED

4308A/HS501 Diary of Thomas Treen – Voyage from Swan River to Ceylon.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS502 L. Gull - Notebook, 1875. ORIGINAL

4308A/HS503 Thomas Burges – Journal of an Expedition to North-West Coast from Champion Bay, 1864.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS504 OSM Book of Common Prayer. Formerly belonging to Amelia Nairn. (1864).

PRINTED

4308A/HS505 Extracts from Perth Gazette and WA Times 1870 -1888. W. E. C. Moss.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS506 OSM W. H. Strickland. Diary and notes. Visit to Wyndham and the North 1888.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS507 OSM W. H. Strickland. Diary. June 1883-November 1887. Journey to the North-West.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS508 Davis v Randell. Cash Book produced as evidence in Court. 1883. Note on case.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS509-514

No record of these numbers



4308A/HS515A Land Grants 1849, signed by J. S. Roe. Returns statistics – York and Toodyay, 1864. Guildford and Toodyay 1849. Remarks on squatting.

ORIGINALS

4308A/HS515B Statistics – Toodyay, York.1864, Guildford, Toodyay, 1849. Grants of Land, Schools.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS516-539

No record of these numbers

4308A/HS540 Dirk Hartog – Memoranda and other data relating to Plate and Island. 1907/08, 1936.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS541 William Joyce – Papers 1842 - 1875. Includes a most interesting encounter with aborigines in 1842.


4308A/HS542 Wreck of “Batavia”. Notes TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS543 Rev’d. Edwin Foley Parker. Memoir written in 1886. G. P. Stevens.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS544 Tom Ralston – Memories. G. P. Stevens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS545 Lonely Graves. Francis Illingworth Bray. 1944

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS546 Annie Morrison, nee Denholm. 1853-1942. Reminiscences narrated in 1937. Read before RWAHS March 1944.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS547 A Pioneer of the Golden Fleece – Samuel Marsden.

PRINTED

4308A/HS548 Note only regarding item, no documentation

4308A/HS549 Merino sheep. History in the Midlands Districts. E. M. Riley.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS550 George McCartney Cheyne. 1790 –1869. Albany to Esperance. R. Stephens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS551 Discovery of Coal at Collie. F. I. Bray. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS552 George Clifton. F. I. Bray. Note on Capt. Edmund Henderson.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS553 George Clifton – Copy of Biographical Memorandum. 1882.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS554 George Clifton – Correspondence, extracts and information on career.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS555 Alexander Collie – List of letters written by Collie and others. 1812-1840.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS556 Parrot’s Disease (Psittacosis). F. I. Bray.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS557 Ensign R. Dale – Exploration notes. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS558 Richard Goldsmith Meares – Notes on family.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS559 Marshall McDermott – Notes and correspondence.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS560 List of Statutes relating to Aborigines. 1869-1875.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS561 Statement of Government Policy in the Administration of Native Affairs.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS562 Copy of Instructions to the Protector of Aborigines of Western Australia. 1840.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS563 Wilgie Mia Mines – Preservation of Native Reserve.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS564 Copy of Oaths taken on formation of the Legislative Council. 1832.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS565 Henry Revely –Notes. Miss Dircksey Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS566 The Round House and Arthur’s Head. Notes by Paul Hasluck.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS567 Gold Prospecting by P. Saunders. Kimberley to Eastern Goldfields. Notes and correspondence

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS568 William Dampier – Biographical notes. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS569 James Drummond – Biographical notes. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS570 R. C Hare. Letter to Mrs. (Dirkcsey) Cowan and note.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS571 The “Catalpa” Episode – Note by R. C. Hare

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS572 Escape of the Fenians. New York Herald account of the escape and arrival in America. 1876.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS573 The Fenians – Short Bibliography, Postcard to R. C. Hare and newspaper cutting.

TYPESCRIPT HANDWRITTEN

PRINTED

4308A/HS574 E. H. Withers. Biographical notes. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS575 De Grey to Murchison. 1868. Journal of Overland Route. Edward Roberts.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS576 Women at the Turn of the Century. Miss Enid Russell.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS577 The Domestic Fowl in Perth. 1837-1842. Miss Enid Russell.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS578 Celebrating the First of June. Miss Enid Russell.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS579 Wm Nairne Clarke. Miss Enid. Russell. TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS580 Early Lawyers in Western Australia. Miss Enid Russell. Published in RWAHS “Early Days”, Vol. IV Part. 3.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS581 “Cora’ The First Social Columnist. Miss Enid. Russell.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS582 The Post Office in the Early Days. A. W. Stewart. Read at RWAHS June. 1951. Part published in “Early Days” Vol. IV Pt. 3.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS583 The Story of Manjimup. Part. 1. John E. Deacon. Read at RWAHS August 1950. Early Days in Manjimup. Part 2. John E. Deacon.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS584 How W.A. Joined The Commonwealth. Sir John Kirwan. Published in RWAHS “Early Days” Vol. IV Part 2.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS585 The Federation Campaign. Sir Hal Colebatch. Read at RWAHS March 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS586 Thomas Buckingham Jun. Extracts from Diary. 1858 –1878.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS587 Henry Camfield. Extracts from letters. 1829 -1850.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS588 Perth in the (18)70’s. G. H. Withers. Read at RWAHS 1949.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS589 Sir William Robinson. Biographical notes.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS590 Alexander Collie. Will and Biographical notes.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS591 Henry Trigg. Copies of letters to his wife Amelia in England. 1829 -1830.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS592 East Perth Football Club. Miscellaneous reports. 1919 -1922.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS593A A. P. Hensman. Attorney-General. 1883 -1886. Documents relating to his resignation.


4308A/HS593B A. P. Hensman. Attorney-General. 1883 -1886. Correspondence relating to his resignation. 1883 – June 1886.


4308A/HS593C A. P. Hensman. Attorney-General. 1883 -1886. Correspondence relating to his resignation. August 1886 –June 1887 .WA Table of preference June 1898.


4308A/HS593D A. P. Hensman. Attorney-General. 1883 -1886. Minutes, miscellaneous documents. Document of appointment as Attorney-General.


4308A/HS593E Hensman v Harper & Hackett. Libel case. The Chief Justice’s Charge to the Jury. (Incomplete)


4308A/HS593F Copies of Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates. Vol. 332.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS593G A. P. Hensman. Personal correspondence, invoices. Family Tree.

ORIGINAL +

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS594 Education in Western Australia. 1829-1878

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS595 Presbyterian Ministers at Fremantle. List 1886 -1930

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS596 Adam Lindsay Gordon. Connection with Western Australia. Mr. & Mrs. T. H. llbery

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS597 The Henty Family. Notes on Land Grants in Western Australia

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS598 “Wandering Willie”. Notes on the Thoroughbred Horse

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS599 Guildford Races. Extracts from The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS600 Early Turf History. First W.A. Stud Book. Extracts from the West Australian, June 12, 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS601 “Satyr” Notes on the Thoroughbred. S. F. Cusack.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS602 “Queen’s Plates”, Perth and Roebourne. Extracts from Parliamentary Debates. 1894/95.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS603 Fremantle Races. Extracts from “Sunday Times”. 19 October 1913.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS604 Early West Australian Races. Notes by F. I. Bray

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS605 The Gum Tree. Extract from “The Kalgoorlie Miner

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS606 Dr. C. W. Laver. Biographical notes HANDWRITTEN + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS607 French Exploration. Kerguelen and St. Allouarn. Objects and History of Voyage in Australian Seas.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS608 The Stamps of Western Australia. A paper read before the Philatelic Society, London, September 30 1892 by E. D. Bacon

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS609 Point Walter. Named by Capt. James Stirling

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS610 Electric Telegraph. Inauguration in WA TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS611 “West Australian” Voyage to WA 1882. Letter to Colonial Secretary. Two sailing cards


4308A/HS612 Mrs. John Whatley. Diary, February 1830 - September 1831. Swan River, Tasmania, England.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS613 Diary of Mrs. John Whatley (above) Interpolations by F. I. Bray

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS614 Alexander Collie. Copy of letter to Governor Stirling. 31 July 1832.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS615 Perth Boy’s School. List of Masters, Salaries and Attendance. 1857-1876.

TYPESCRIPT + HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS616 Proclamations – Death of King George VI and Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Government Gazette.

PRINTED

4308A/HS617 Edward John Eyre. Notes extracted from the “British Australian”

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS618 Edward John Eyre. Short Bibliography relating to first visit to Albany. 1840

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS619 Eyre’s Well. Notes. A. J. Carlisle TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS620 Edward John Eyre/Wylie. Correspondence and Deposition relating to the Overland Journey from South to Western Australia. 1840 –1841.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS621 Fremantle Harbour. Correspondence and Memoranda relating to Harbour Works. 1830-1931

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS622 Gascoyne River. Notes. V. L. Dean TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS623 Gregory Family. Notes and letter re land grant




4308A/HS624 Goldfields Water Scheme. Opinion of N. W. Harper

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS625 Western Australian Missionary Society. Correspondence

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS626 Sheppard – Harwood Families. Arrived at Swan River 1830.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS627 Jews in Western Australia. Notes and Statistics.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS628 Pioneering the Gold Trail. Stories of The Kimberleys. C. H. Counsel

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS629 Perth Gazette. Chronological List of Government Notices. 1833-35, 1842, 1844-53.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS630A Willem De Vlamingh. Miscellaneous Extracts and Correspondence relating to Plate.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS630B Willem De Vlamingh. Miscellaneous Extracts and Correspondence relating to Plate.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS631A Pearling Industry. Extracts from Governor Weld’s Official Report, 1871. Correspondence, Report on the Prospectus of the Ocean Shell Fishing Company of New York. Extracts from “Australind” by Henry Taunton, 1903. Extracts from Mr. R. J. Sholl’s report, 1867.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS631B Pearling Industry. Commissions, history, poaching, hurricanes, deaths of divers, miscellaneous notes.


4308A/HS631C Extracts from Fisheries Files, Commonwealth Year Book, Commissions.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS632 Early Medical Men of Western Australia. F. I. Bray. 1933.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS633 Mokare - Native of Albany. F. I. Bray TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS634 Moondyne Joe.(Joseph Johns) F. I. Bray

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS635 Telegraphic Communication. Extracts from Colonial Secretary’s Records. 1867-1869.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS636 Colonial Secretary’s Office. Surveying. Miscellaneous extracts. 1830 -1900.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS637 Life of Mendana de Quiros TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS638 Dutch Voyages to Australia. 17th century. Two letters from Maritime Museum, Rotterdam.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS639 Colonial Secretary’s Department. Extracts from the Early Files with comments by F. I. Bray.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS640 Perth Gazette 30 August 1834. General Regulations in regard to the Civil Establishment

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS641 Colonial Secretary’s Office, 16 May 1829. Regulations, signed by James Stirling.


4308A/HS642 Recollections of Mr. Betts, Preston Creek, Guildford

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS643 The Peel Estate. Notes. 1829 -1865. “rec’d from Mr. Edmund Clifton July 1942” noted on back of document

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS644 John Molloy. Copy of Diary on board the “Warrior” 17 October 1829 to 11 March 1830

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS645 Copy of Journal of Events Connected with the Public Service. 5 February to 5 September 1829. Peter Broun

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS646 Importations of Livestock by some Settlers. 1829-1830. F. I. Bray

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS647 Copy of letter from George Leake to John (Leake) 25 May 1829. (Original at HS9)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS648 Copies of Letters written by James Stirling. 1828 -1838

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS649 Copy of “The Observer” No. 3, Fremantle. 19 May 1832

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS650 The Burges and Meares Families. Miss M. Burges. Read to RWAHS September 1928

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS651 William Burges. 1865 -1942. Biographical notes

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS652 Richard Goldsmith Meares. Property imported and valuation. 1829

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS653 The Late Mr. Mends. Mrs. J. B. Roe. 1926

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS654 Some Old Time Memories. Mrs. J. B. Roe. 1926

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS655 Towns Surveyed under the Administration of Surveyor General J. S. Roe. W. V. Fyfe 1951

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS656 Early Land Records Book. Index. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS657 John Septimus Roe. P. E. C. de Mouncey. 1934

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS658 John Septimus Roe. Notes for Sir James Mitchell for unveiling Roe Tablet, Adelaide Terrace.1934. Anon

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS659 Builders of Albany – Alexander Collie. Robert Stephens

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS660 Thomas Braidwood Wilson – A Memorable Journey in 1829. Wilson’s Inlet – Denmark

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS661 The Log of H.M.S. Success, 1826-1828. Canon P. U. Henn. Read at RWAHS .1942.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS662 Governor’s Stirling’s Critics. Canon P. U. Henn. Read at RWAHS .1942

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS663 Fremantle Prison. Hon. F. P. Barlee Copy of notes by A. C. D. Keyser. 1929

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS664 King Edward Memorial Hospital. A Brief History by The Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Jean Beadle. November 1939

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS665 James McDermott. Diary Extracts. Commenced while at school in Perth, circa 1847

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS666 The “Rockingham” and Peel Settlement Scheme. C. H. Leeder, September 1938

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS667 Dr. & Mrs. Cowcher – Arrived per “Medina” July 1830. Notes by J. E. Cowcher, circa 1933-34.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS668 Alfred Hillman - Copy of Diary Notebook. 1826 –1843. K. Caldwell, July 1937

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS669 William Knight – papers relating to offices held in the public service. 1831-1872

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS670 John Okey Davis – Copy of letter to his cousin Maria. January 1832. (ORIGINAL AT HS80)

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS671 Native Legends. Mr. E. A. Hassell TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS672 Lieutenant Peter Belches RN. 1796-1890. Joan G. Edwards

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS673 The Battle of Pinjarra. J. S. Battye. Read to RWAHS April 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS674 The Battle of Pinjarra. Mrs. Jane Grose. Read to RWAHS April 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS675 The Battle of Pinjarra. Mrs. Ilbery. Read to RWAHS April 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS676 Richard and Thomas Norrish. Biography by Mr. J. F. Hillman, 1937.


4308A/HS677 Corporal Elijah Dawson, Augusta and the Vasse. Biography prepared by Miss. M. Cammilleri. Read to RWAHS January 1939.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS678 Walkinshaw Cowan. Extracts from diary. 1839/1841.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS679 Edith Dircksey Cowan. Biographical notes by her daughter, Dircksey C. Cowan. 195.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS680 Early Days at Australind. Edmund Clifton. Read at RWAHS May 1927.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS681 Early Days at Australind. Extracts from the diary of Louisa Clifton. Prepared by Mrs. Chase and read to RWAHS, May 1927.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS682 Upton House. Talk by Mr. Marshall Clifton for the A.B.C. August 1945.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS683 The Camden Harbour Settlement. R. M. Crawford.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS684 Mrs. Annie Mitchell. Reminiscences. Read at RWAHS October 1926.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS685 Lord Forrest, Sir John Winthrop Hackett and Archbishop Riley. A Great Triumvirate. Charles Lemon. Read to RWAHS September 1939

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS686 Extracts from Constable James Sweeney’s Journal. Member of John Forrest Expedition, 1874

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS687 Perth 1830 -1840. Recollections of Mrs. Emma Lochee, nee Purkis.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS688 Bishop Hale and Secondary Education. Edith D. Cowan. 1930

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS689 Early Northampton. J. L. Horrocks. An Undenominational Church. J. M. Drew.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS690 Gold in Guildford. H. E. B. Gull. Published in RWAHS “Early Days”.


4308A/HS691 Early Days in the Land Titles Office. J. G. Booty 1929.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS692 “Ellensbrook”, Margaret River. Mrs. Filumena Terry, 1940.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS693 Fraser Range. A trip in the seventies. G. P. Stephens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS694 Dempster Brothers. Extract from diary – Fraser Range 1875.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS695 Metropolitan Water Supply, from 1890. Mr. F. W. Lawson.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS696 Bushrangers in Western Australia, Incidents of 1867. C. Threadgold.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS697 “Captain Starlight” alias Major P. F. Kelly.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS698 Aborigines of Western Australia. W. H. Timperley 1909.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS699 William Traylen – Wesleyan Minister Recollections, 1867-1886.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS700 Perth in the (18) Forties by “H”. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS701 Rev. Alfred Gray – Religious Instructor to convicts on board “Pyrenees”. Diary of Voyage. January – May 1853.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS702 John Forrest Tree, Weld Springs – Extract from diary of Capt. Russell. 1942.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS703 The Fremantle Observer, Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. May 23rd. 1831. Typescript copy)

PHOTOPRINTS

4308A/HS704 King George’s Sound. Copies of despatches. 1826 -1828

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS705 Notes on Chinese discovery of Western Australia. Dr. W. G. Goddard.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS706 Early History of Western Australia. 1828 -1829. F I. Bray.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS707A The Story of Strawberry Hill, Albany. 1791 -1940. With maps, charts and photographs. Ivan Bird. Index under 707B.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS707B The Story of Strawberry Hill, Albany. Mrs. A. L. Bird. Pages 5 to 9 only of an account of Albany. Notes by Ivan Bird. Plan of farm with surrounding roads. Index to 707A.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS708 Builders of Albany –. George McCartney Cheyne. 1790 –1869. Robert Stephens. 1950.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS709 Missing

4308A/HS710 Missing

4308A/HS711 Lieut. James Stirling. Copy of 2 pages from log of HMS Success. 1826.


4308A/HS712 Missing

4308A/HS713 Margaret Hammersley to Bishop Hale. Copy of letter 19 May 1858.


4308A/HS714 Memories of Geraldton. 1890 -1900. Mrs. Constance Norris. Read at RWAHS May 1952.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS715 Bishop Hale’s School. Letter published in “The West Australian” 12 July 1930.

TYPED LETTER

+ TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS716 Edward Hammersley to his brother Bevan. Letter dated August 3 1863.

ORIGINAL +TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS717 Hammersley Family. Notes by Mrs. Flora North. 1946.


4308A/HS718 Pioneering Days in the Eastern Wheat Belt. Anne E. Murray-Gordon.

TYPED COPY + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS719 The Nurses – (Goldfields). Poem by Mrs. C. Paton. 1894.


4308A/HS720 A History of Football. W. R. Orr. 1885. TYPED COPIES + TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS721 Cancelled (Duplicate of HS437)

4308A/HS722 The Federation Campaign. Sir Hal Colebatch. Read at RWAHS March 1951. + 3 loose pages, not duplicates 27-29.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS723 Cycling in Western Australia. Notes on History. L. Millington. 1949.


4308A/HS724 Elijah Dawson – Family History Register.


4308A/HS725 Swan River Rowing Club. 1887-1950. J. Child.


4308A/HS726 Bayley’s Reward Claim and T. Talbot. Letter from Mr. J. F. Balharry. 1952.


4308A/HS727 “Flints” Survey Party, 1911. Copy of names carved on tree stump. Mrs. H. O’neil. 1952.


4308A/HS728 University of Western Australia. First Examination Paper set solely on WA for the B.A and B.Ed. 1952.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS729 Kent River, Denmark. Pioneering from 1908. J. H. Parker. 1952

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS730 Nicol Bay Native Song. 1884. Copy by E. Davenport Cleveland.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS731 Group Settlement. Account of a Soldier Settler at Armadale. 1923 -24. Anon.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS732A Esperance Harbour. Evidence of potential by Albert Ernest Douglas. 1917.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS732B Early Wreck, 1600, Esperance. Inscription on rock. Notes by Miss D. Cowan.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS733 Beecham Family. Letters and postcards with genealogical information.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS734 Missing

4308A/HS735 The Eucla Recorder. Vol. 1. No. 1. 15 October 1898.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS736 The King George’s Sound Observer. Vol. 1. No. 1. 27 August 1868.

PHOTOPRINT

4308A/HS737 SECURITY STACK

The Phillips River Times. No. 1. December 31 1904.

PRINTED ON

SILK

4308A/HS738 OSM The Secession Act. 1934. PRINTED

4308A/HS739 Peak Hill District –Prospecting. G. H. Withers.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS740 Missing (PR1054?)

4308A/HS741 Missing

4308A/HS742 Paper Postal Services in the Goldfields. A. W. Stewart. Published in RWAHS Early Days.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS743 Missing

4308A/HS744 Sir John Forrest –Appeal for United Liberalism. Speech at Bridgetown, 15 March 1916.From “West Australian” 20 March 1916.

PRINTED

4308A/HS745 Sir John Forrest – Letter to the Editor, “West Australian” 18 July 1908.

PRINTED

4308A/HS746 A. G. Layman – “A Pioneer Passes” Obituary, South West News 24 July 1936.

TYPESCRIPT

43089A/HS747 Henry Trigg –1791-1882. Biography. Bruce M. Devenish. Part copy of letter.

TYPESCRIPT /PHOTOPRINT



4308A/HS748 The Westralian Aerial Navigation Company. Share Certificates. Issued to D. J. D. Sloane. 1909

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS749 CHARTS

SHELVES The Sons of Australia Benefit Society. Address presented to Brother J. C. Chipper, September 1887.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS750 Missing

4308A/HS751 OSM Marshall Waller Clifton – Commission appointment as 2nd Lieut. “Wellington – Mounted Volunteers” August 1878.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS752 Missing

4308A/HS753 T. Farrelly. Ledger No. 1. June 1856 - May 1858. Letter from Sisters of Mercy.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS754 Missing

4308A/HS755 OSM Jonathon Jones, Guildford – Ledger. April 1848 – December 1869.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS756 Mint Sheets of Revenue Stamps

4308A/HS757 OSM Business records, Anon. Guildford. 1871 -1887.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS758 History of Old Sideboard presented to RWAHS by Mrs. L. Jones, Guildford 1948.

TYPESCRIPT + ORIGINAL

4308A/HS759 Not recorded

4308A/HS760 Cancelled

4308A/HS761 Correspondence of Police Sgt. A. T. Monck relating to the grave of “David Suttie, The Head Stockman” “We of the Never Never”.




4308A/HS762 Pioneer Botanists of Western Australia. G. G. Smith.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS763 Ticket of Leave Passports. 1849 & 1853. Certificate of Freedom. 1845. Hymn Sheet.

ORIGINAL + PRINTED

4308A/HS763A Conditional Pardon, Patrick Lynch ORIGINAL

4308A/HS764 Leschenaultia Mosaic – Town Hall. Francis Bray Memorial. Correspondence, notes, newspaper cuttings, invitations, paintings

4308A?JS765 University of Western Australia. Report on work of the Department of History

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS766 Gus Luck – Notes of a Bushman. ORIGINAL

4308AHS767 Book of Old Time Recipes and Medicines used in Early Days.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS768 “Hope Falls” National Park. Letter regarding naming of the falls.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS769 “The Camels Came Overland” Talks 1 & 2. Australian Broadcasting Commission. Malcolm Wallace

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS770 History of Meekatharra. Written by School Children Std. VI.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS771 Form of Licence to occupy Pastoral Land. Issued to Maud Dempster. 1921.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS772 Missing

4308A/HS773 Visit of Duke and Duchess of York 1901. Letter written by Frank Ernest Allum, describing Royal Tour.


4308A/HS774 OSM Holy Bible. Used at Original Courthouse Leonora by Warden Burt.

PRINTED



4308A/HS775 The Western Australian Bank. Summary of History from Bank Records.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS776 George Braithwaite Phillips/Anne Emma Hare. Marriage Licence. 1869.


4308A/HS777 Origin of The System of Payment by Cheque whereby endorsement becomes receipt. M. I. Crawcour.


4308A/HS778 WA Branch of The Royal Life Saving Society. History of Inauguration. I Crawcour.


4308A/HS779 Memoirs of Mrs. Philip Chauncy (nee Susan Mitchell) by her Husband. 1873

PRINTED

4308A/HS780 Alexander Collie. Notes on his family. Norma Collie. 1954.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS781 Foundation Day Service – East Perth Cemetery. Correspondence. 1954.


4308A/HS782 The Holland Track – The Story as told to the “Coolgardie Miner” by John Holland. 1936.


4308A/HS783 Account of Voyage from Fremantle to Darwin on “Cushie-Doo”. Miss Booty 1884/1885.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS784 John Watson – Reminiscences of Early Days.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS785 Old Diaries of the South West. George E. Clarke.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS786 John O’Neill. Interview by James S. Turner for RWAHS.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS787 Report of Old Wreck at Mosmans. James H. Turner. 1954.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS788 The Early History of Balladonia. Amy. E. Crocker.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS789 Memories - E.M. Moore (nee Johnston). TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS790 John Morrell – Pioneer of Northam. Mrs. McCallum (nee Morrell) Talk to North Perth Senior High School, 1948.


4308A/HS791 Master and Servant in Western Australia. 1829-1851. Dr. F. K Crowley.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS792 The Postal Service of the Goldfields. E. M. Hasluck. Read to RWAHS April 1954.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS793 Alexander Forrest. Geoffrey Bolton. TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS794 Harriett and Mary Ann King - The Story of the King Family. M. L Auld.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS795 Fairfield and it’s Founder, William Henry Graham, 1839 -1905. Robert Stephens.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS796 Eastern Goldfields – Reminiscences of P. M. Robinson. Read to RWAHS April 1954.


4308A/HS797 Kimberley Days – The Tragedy of Mt. Dockerell. F. O. Maitland. Read to RWAHS April 1954.


4308A/HS798 Early Days at Coolgardie Post Office. E. M. Hasluck. 1953.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS799 Missing

4308A/HS800 Mount Magnet – Centenary of naming. Sister M Ursula.


4308A/HS801 Castaways of the North-West. Wreck of “Stephano”, 1865. W. Charnley.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS802 Western Australia Historical Data. 1826 -1882. Extracts from Old Almanac issued by Edmund Stirling. Copied by Mr. Flindell.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS803 OSM John Gresswell. Account Book. 1831 ORIGINAL

4308A/HS804 History of Subiaco. A. H. Chate HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS805 Wanneroo Road – History of Development. J. A. Gilchrist. 1949.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS806 Western Australian Government Railways – A Short History. 1956.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS807 The Post Office in Western Australia – The First Fifty Years. First draft and revised copy. Capt. G. E. Owen. Read to RWAHS June 1955.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS808 Early Days in East Kimberley – Recollections. J. P. Durack. Read to RWAHS October 1955.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS809 Eastern Goldfields – Waterfall (Golden Ridge) R. Mills.1955. Extract from letter by Mr. C. A. Glew, 1950.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS810 Mrs. Emma Mary Withnell. J. P. Mother of the North-West. Notes by Nancy E. Taylor.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS811 Albany to Norseman Goldfields Incidents and Experiences, 1894. W. H. Crane.

TYPESCRIPT /HANDWRITTE

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4308A/HS811A Albany to Norseman Goldfields Incidents and Experiences, 1894. W. H. Crane.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS811B Forest Hill and Rocky Gully. Early History. Letter and article on Miss Prudence Arber by W. H. Crane. 1952 Flint’s Survey Party, 1911 - Note on tablet engraved on tree.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS811C Forest Hill and Rocky Gully. Early History. Letter and article on Miss Prudence Arber by W. H. Crane. 1952 Flint’s Survey Party, 1911 - Note on tablet engraved on tree.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS812 Mandurah – Notes taken on bus excursion. 1954.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS813 St. Mary’s Church and Marine Terrace Cemetery. List of Memorials and Burials. 1955

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS814 Guildford and Middle Swan – Notes, Excursion by W. A. Historical Society. April 1956.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS815 OSM West Australian Bank – Deed of Settlement. 23 June 1841. Letter to RWAHS. Card acknowledging donation.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS816 Development of Sport in Western Australia. Ron Halcombe. Read to RWAHS September 1955.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS817 State and Commonwealth Administration in Western Australia, 1939-1945 War. Thesis by Margaret Walker Kerr for Honours Degree in History for University of WA. 1949. Letter from University and acknowledgement of receipt by RWAHS.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS818 John Septimus Roe. Paper by M. Wallace.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS819 Eastern Goldfields Branch of RWAHS. Address by George Spencer Compton. “A Hundred Meetings of Goldfields History”.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS820 David Wynford Carnegie. Paper by A. J. (Gus) Luck.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS821 Harvey District – An Outline of the History of Land Settlement. A. C. Staples.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS822 Capt. Richard Goldsmith Meares. Paper by J. E. Deacon. Read at RWAHS June 1948.

TYPESCRIPT /HANDWRITTE

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4308A/HS823 Gosnells – History by R. D. Dalby. 1956.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS824 OSM

Sir James Mitchell – The Father of West Australian Agriculture. Margaret Philson. Map and B/W prints. Five Photocopied B/W prints.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS825 “Varischetti of Bonnievale”. George Spencer Compton. 1907.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS826 Claude Albo de Bernales – His Life and Times. W. M. Wilson. Two B/W prints.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS827 The Evolution of Town Planning in Western Australia. Harold Boas. 1956.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS828 Esperance and the Goldfields. John Richard Arthur Connolly – M.L.A. for Dundas 1897-1901. Letters, 1889 – 1899.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS829 Australind Settlement – Doctor Alan French Carpenter. 1841. Miss E. Clifton.

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS830 Eastern Goldfields – The Beginnings of Boulder/, Personalities of Boulder, The Beacon of Bayleys, The Browns buy Bayleys. George Spencer Compton. 1957.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS831 OSM

Walter Boyd Andrews. Agreements, Correspondence, Invoices.1840 -1869.


4308A/HS832 Original reported missing, September 2016 Typescript available

Journal of a trip to Eucla. 1874 John Paul Brooks. Some of the Natural Features of Israelite Bay and its Vicinity, pages 1-8 only. Anon. Article in German by Von S. Brooke. Map of coast from Israelite Bay to Wilson’s Bluff, 1878. Map of Western Australia showing principally coastal features

ORIGINAL

(MISSING) + TYPESCRIPT (AVAILABLE)

4308A/HS833 Gosnells, Kelmscott and Roleystone. RWAHS Bus excursion, 1955. Buckingham and Stirk families. Plan of Canning Mills site. Alfred H. Chate.


4308A/HS834 Stories of the Kimberleys. Discovery of Hall’s Creek. C. H. Counsel.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS835 London to Fremantle. Stowage of cargo. Extract from “Stories on Stowage, London, 1871.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS836 Lefroys of Walebing. Notes by E. M. Riley. 1958.


4308A/HS837 Sport on the Eastern Goldfields in Early Days. Ron Halcombe.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS838 John Ramsden Wollaston. “Through the Eyes of an Archdeacon”. John Stokes.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS839 Retrospect. (commencing 1896). Ivor T. Birtwhistle. Read at RWAHS 1957.

HANDWRITTEN



4308A/HS840 “Fifty and Over” Recollections (commencing 1872). Interview with Mr. George Letch.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS841 Sir Gerald Smith, Governor of Western Australia 1895-1900. Notes by Dr. F. K. Crowley.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS842 Origin of Midland Railway. F. H. Passmore

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS843 OSM Westralian Mining and Oil Corporation. Share certificate – Edith Mary Oram, 1902.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS844 Aboriginal name pronunciation. Correspondence with ABC Standing Committee on Spoken English.1957. F. J. McNamara.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS845 Esperance. 1792 – 1945. Local History. J. Rintoul.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS846 Early Residents of Town Blocks. J. T. Mosey, Estate Agent.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS847 Jackarooing on North West Station. Ernest Mitchell.


4308A/HS848 Aboriginal Place Names. Points on North and South sides of Swan River. Francis F. Armstrong.


4308A/HS849 The Deniliquin Reef. Memorandum of Agreement. 1893.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS850 Army Pay Book of William Melluish. 1841. Application to take leave for the purpose of getting married. 1847.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS851 James Cook. Copy of page from Log. 1771.

PHOTOCOPY



4308A/HS852 Southern Cross Times. Four issues December 1893.


4308A/HS853 OSM John, Baron Forrest, Richard Sholl, Charles F. Gahan, John. Bateman, C. MacFaull. Copy of probate jurisdictions in their wills.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS854 East Perth Cemetery – Record of Inscriptions on Tombstones. 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS854A East Perth Cemetery. Bound Volume. Record of Inscriptions on Tombstones. 1951.

HANDWRITTEN

4308A/HS855 OSM Ledger of E. Birch. 1863-1871. ORIGINAL AND

PHOTOCOPY

4308A/HS856 Certification by Colonization Assurance Company of Land held by Mr. C. Armstrong. 1874.


4308A/HS857 King’s Park Planting Ceremony In Memory of Fallen Sailors and Soldiers. 1919. Invitations (3) to Holmes Family.

PRINTED

4308A/HS858 Mr. and Mrs. (nee Mary Shaw). John Nicol Drummond. Recollections: Voyage on Parmelia, White Peak Station, Poison plants. Newspaper cuttings. Notes on James Drummond and William Shaw.

HANDWRITTEN TYPESCRIPT +

PHOTOCOPY

4308A/HS859-870

Transferred to Acc. No. 2224A.

4308A/HS871 John Daniel Manning. Biographical notes on family.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS872 William Gordon Brookman. Paper by R. O. Giles with notes.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS873 George Snelling – Certificate of Discharge from Army. 1880.

ORIGINAL /HANDWRITTE

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4308A/HS874 Bound Volume of Recipes and Medicines + three loose pages, housed separately

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS875 Diary commenced aboard the “Lord Raglan”, Voyage to Western Australia, 13 February 1858. Includes accounts, court fines and notes. Rice Saunders.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS876 Diary kept by J. C. Sears, Shed watchman, Coolgardie Railway Station. 31 August – 15 October 1897.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS877 C. Tomlinson, Butcher, Wongan Hills. 2 order books 1932/1933.

ORIGINAL

4308A/HS878 “The West Australian”. A Century of Journalism.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS879 Recollections of Western Australia. Compiled by Mrs. C. L. Clifton, 1926. Published in RWAHS “Early Days” December 1946. Volume 3.

HANDWRITTEN

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4308A/HS880 Memorials in Western Australia. Cowan, Forrest, Hobbs, Walsh and Pitman, O’Connor, Mcness, Shann, Hackett, Queen Victoria and War Memorials.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS881 Mollie Skinner. Play “Never Say Die Jack”. Acts 1 & 2. (2 Copies of Act 2).

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS882A Early New Norcia. Mr. A. C. Gull. Read at RWAHS July 1947.


4308A/HS882B Sir John Forrest. Copy of letter and poem expressing a tribute. Geo. H. Passmore. Read at RWAHS August 1947.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS883 John F. Connelly. Career - Eastern States and Western Australia. (Pages 1 & 2 missing)

TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS884 John F. Connelly. Copy of application for appointment to Kimberley Expedition 1901.


4308A/HS885 RWAHS. Minutes of council meetings 1950 -1953.

TYPED COPIES + TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS886 Australian Public Affairs – Information Service. Commonwealth National Library. 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS887 Colonial Immigration. 1870 -1881. A Period of Experiment.

HANDWRITTEN +TYPESCRIPTS

4308A/HS888 Public Library Museum & Art Gallery of W. A. List of Books added and recommended. June/July 1951.

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS889 Early Schools in Western Australia. 1830 -1846. Kate Naylor. 1943.

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4308A/HS890 West Australian Land and Labour Association. Article copied from Perth Gazette, 29 June 1849.

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4308A/HS891_1 “An Early Diarist”. John Ramsden Wollaston – Notes from Journal.


4308A/HS891_2 “The Birth and Progress of Insurance in Western Australia” by E.S. Whiteley

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_3 “Looking Backward” by W.E. Bold TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_4 “Memories of a Goldfields Mother”, as narrated to H.W. Baker, read to the Society by C. Cammilleri

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_5 “A North-West Tragedy : The Big Blow of 1887”, written by H.W. Baker, from information by Christoper W. Coppin

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_6 “Western Sussex” by Athole Steward TYPESCRIPT



4308A/HS891_7 “The First Growth of Potatoes in Western Australia”. Prepared by Robert Stephens, read to the Society by Hon. V. Hammersley on November 24 1944

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_8 “Western Australia’s Historical Nuggets”. Prepared by A.H. Telfer, read to the Society by C. Cammilleri on 23 March 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_9 “Early Pastoralists in North-West of Western Australia”. Prepared by R.L. Mackay, read to the Society by C. Cammilleri on 23 March 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_10

“Pilbara Gold Mines and Others”. Prepared by Warden W.L. Owens, read to the Socity on 27 April 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_11

“Murchison Goldfield Discovery”. Compiled by F.I. Bray, presented to the Society on 14 September 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_12

“The Margaret and Murchison Fields”. Prepared by C.M. Harris, read to the Society on 28 September 1945

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS891_13

“Governor Kennedy and the Board of Education”, by J.K. Ewers. Read before the Society in March 1947

TYPESCRIPT

4308A/HS892 Transportation to Western Australian. Copies of articles from Perth Gazette. 3 March, 21 & 27 April, 22 June.1849.


4308A/HS893 Diary of Mary Bussell’s Voyage in the “James Pattison” 9 February to 13 April 1834. Published in RWAHS “Early Days” December 1946.Volume 3.




4308A/HS894 Maitland Brown, Son, Howard Maitland Brown, Charles Danvers Price.– Newspaper cuttings, notes. B/W prints/copies: Four-wheel horse drawn carriage, three of four passengers identified. Large group of Geraldton men with identifications. Residency, Geraldton. Home of Maitland Brown, Adelaide Terrace. Lucie Josephine Brown, daughter of Maitland. Mrs. Thomas Brown, mother of Maitland. East Perth Cemetery. Maitland Memorial. Sir John Forrest at unveiling of Maitland Memorial. Lady Forrest unveiling Memorial.

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4308A/HS895 RWAHS Index. HS1 - HS894. PHOTOCOPY



NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS HS346 THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES MAY BE FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS HELD IN THE BATTYE LIBRARY

HEADING / KEYWORDS NEWSPAPER TITLE DATE / PAGE NO.

The Hero State The Daily News 23 July 1917

Pearl of Great price – Rare Broome Gem

The West Australian 22 May 1923

In The Tropics – Romance and Business of Pearling. R. Clarke Spear

The West Australian 6 July 1923

A Remarkable Pearl The West Australian 8 February 1924

The Pearling Industry The West Australian 6 August 1925

A Valuable Pearl The West Australian 21 August 1925

Pearling Experiences – Divers’ Gruesome Find

The West Australian 20 August 1926

Among the Pearlers – Paralysed in 38 Fathoms.

The Daily News 25 August 1926

The Pearling Industry – Diver’s Paralysis

The West Australian 14 October 1926

Diver attacked by stingray The West Australian 21 October 1926

Diver’s death – Accident in North-West.

The West Australian 28 July 1927

Diver’s death – Mishap at Broome

The West Australian 18 November 1927

Diver’s Paralysis – Staging remedy fails.

The West Australian 1 October 1928

Southern Cross Pearl James Kelly

The Sunday Times 21 July 1929

The Lure of Pearls by C. F. J. The West Australian 22 February 1930

Romance of the Pearl by C. F. J. The West Australian 13 December 1930

Pearl Divers by Henry Drake The West Australian 14 March 1931

Picturesque Pearlers by Henry Drake

The West Australian 29 August 1931

Pearling Industry – “In Foreigners’ Hands”

Western Mail 22 July 1937

Reminiscences of a Pearl Dealer The West Australian 29 April 1938 Page 17

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