Letters of Sarah Bunbury to her father R. C Sconce, 1840- 1846 (54 letters)

 
Containers:
Box 2
Component identifier:
File 9-11
Content Summary:
The letters deal with the voyage to Australia, C. J La Trobe, family news, Rev. R. Sconce, Bishop W. G Broughton, prices, economic conditions in Melbourne, farming, bushrangers, landscape, sharks, flora and fauna, shipping, Bunbury's appointment as Superintendent of Water Police, Georgina McCrae, Sir George and Lady Gipps, plan of house at Williamstown, Oxford Movement, Visit of HMS Beagle and Fly, conflict with Aborigines, social events, dismissal of Judge J. Willis in 1843, visits of Lady Franklin, thoughts of returning to England, shipwrecks, travels in Victoria, servants, land regulations, and her visit to Sydney in 1846.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers of the Bunbury Family were acquired by Mr Graeme Powell, AJCP Officer, London in 1986.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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