Newspaper Cuttings

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Containers:
Box 12
Component identifier:
Series 19
Content Summary:

The series consists of paper clippings from 1823 to 1903 with undated material placed last. The bulk comes from colonial newspapers and is concerned with : Lang's letters to various papers; clippings on such matters as the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia; Journal of a trip from the Gilbert to Townsville via Valley of Herbert and the, Coast; St. Andrew's College; Scots Church and so on.

Also includes two cuttings albums, 1843-c. 1978, containing newspaper clippings from colonial newspapers relating to Lang his interests, together with a small number of printed items. Both volumes bear annotations from Lang's secretary (?). Also included are two handwritten items: an 1856 petition relating to the NSW/Old boundary, a recommendation by Lang for the establishment of a Mariner's Church, Williams Town [SIC], Victoria, [c. 1862]. Added 7 December 2000.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The Lang Papers came to the National Library with the Sir John Alexander Ferguson Collection.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2624418) for the access conditions.
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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