Royal Geographical Society of Australia (Victoria)

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Component identifier:
Series 9
Content Summary:

A paper entitled 'Geographical discovers at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century' was read by George G. McCrae to the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victoria) on 16 August 1912. The invitations directed replies to be addressed to E.A. Petherick. The small series contains a number of invitation cards, a list of the invitees, the replies received by Petherick, and his notes concerning the meeting.

This series comprises Items 1-56.

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.

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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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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