Letters to Sedgwick, 09 September 1839-28 July 1852

 
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Correspondents include: Reverend W.B. Clarke, Reverend R. Taylor, J.B. Jukes (H.M.S. Fly), W.J. MacLeay, P.P. King and James Nichol.

Subjects include: Australian geology, fossils, geological exploration, meeting with Count Strzeleski, Barrier Reef, Torres Strait, Timor, Swan River, fossil forest in Lake Macquarie area, Sedgwick's museum, Sydney sandstone, coal formation in New South Wales, volcanic rocks on River Woollandilly, selling of unwanted fossils to raise funds for clergy in Australia, Leichhardt expedition, religious news, church affairs in New South Wales, Kennedy's exploration of the Victoria River and gold in Australia.

Also includes a newspaper cutting from Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 1842, with an article on fossil bones in Australia by W.B. Clarke.

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