Tasmanian Maps - Buninyong - Brighton - Sixpence

 
Containers:
Box 1
Component identifier:
File 4
Content Summary:

The maps are mostly copies of early maps of Tasmania (especially Port Arthur) and an old plan of the township of Formby.

C.G. Casey was Health Officer at Buninyong near Ballarat (1865). There is original correspondence during this period with N. Gaunt.

Letters from Casey while at Brighton to Theresa Brodribb, 1874-1875.

The 'Sixpence Incident' occurred in 1877 when Casey disputed with a court clerk and the Victorian Minister of Justice over his attempt to charge Joseph Poynton, a ticket clerk at Brighton Station, with the alleged theft of a sixpence. There are copies of documents and articles concerning both this affair and an earlier one (1874) that resulted in the court case Casey vs Candler. The latter proceedings were the result of Casey being locked up for 24 hours by a coroner after he objected to that coroner's directions when giving medical evidence at an inquest.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The Casey Papers were obtained over a number of years following the death of Lord Casey in 1976. They were received initially from Lady Casey and subsequently from her daughter Mrs Jane MacGowan, as well as from Dr W.J. Hudson.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2896954) 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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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