Matthew Flinders Memorial Statue Committee

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Component identifier:
Series 6
Content Summary:

At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia held in Melbourne on 13 November 1911, it was decided that the work of Matthew Flinders in Australia should be commemorated by a bronze statue to be erected in that city. A provisional committee was appointed to initiate the movement. The series is small but contains letters to Petherick from the committee during the years 1911 to 1914, a subscription list, printed material and press cuttings.

This series comprises Items 1-29.

Immediate source of acquisition:
Edward Augustus Petherick presented his collection of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps and pictures relating to Australia and the Pacific to the Commonwealth Parliament in 1909 as the 'Nucleus of an historical museum'. The agreement between Petherick and the Library Committee was formalized by the Petherick Act, which was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament in 1911.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1441032).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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