Guide to the Records of the Van Diemen's Land Company (as filmed by the AJCP), 1823-1930

Summary

Collection number:

M337-M364, M585-M589

Creator:

Van Diemen's Land Company

Extent:

102 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Minutes of Court of Directors in London 1824-1904 (M337-M339); London Office outward letter-books 1825-1902 (M340-M343); London Office outward letter-books 1839-1878 comprising letters to correspondents in Ireland and Great Britain, including government departments (M344); minutes of annual general meetings of proprietors of the company 1826-1908 (M585).

London Office inward letters 1833-1900 from correspondents in Australia, including the company's chief agents and J. C.S. Henty and Co. (M344-M352, M360)

Copies of letters written to Australian correspondents from the company's offices in Tasmania 1826-1848; Tasmanian letter-books 1848-1859. (M353-M358)

Miscellaneous papers, including copies of instructions to Edward Curr and Stephen Adey 1825; papers concerning the establishment of a savings bank in Van Diemen's Land; two-page document by John Macarthur, Statement of the Improvement and Progress of the Breed of Fine Woolled Sheep in New South Wales (London, 1803); statistics of wool imported into Great Britain 1826-1836; Colonial Office correspondence 1825-1831 concerning the foundation of the company; Van Diemen's Land Company Acts, annual and other reports, and memoranda (M359-M360, M365). Subjects covered include: Alexander Goldie's journey of exploration to the west coast of Tasmania 1826; the ship Thomas Laurie 1839; Roman Catholics 1849-1854; Australian postal services 1854-1856; discovery of gold; the town of Stanley, Tasmania; Emu Bay Butter Factory; and emigration. (M359-M360, M365)

Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff Railway Co reports, documents, valuations, plans 1841-1885. (M361-M362, M589)

Invoice and accounts books of the Van Diemen's Land Co 1825-1834 (M363), 1833, 1838-1858, 1880-1889 (M586), showing expenses involved in transporting merino sheep from Hamburg to Tasmania, listing equipment, furniture, supplies taken to Tasmania by the company's staff, and other transactions during these periods. (M363, M586)

List of maps and plans of the company, housed in the State Archives of Tasmania; 23 sketches, paintings, maps, charts, including drawings by John H. Hutchison depicting Highfield and Hampshire Hills estates on the north-west coast of Tasmania, and maps of northern Tasmania, many by Henry Hellyer, 1824-1831. (M366)

Conveyances 1851-1930 for company land in Tasmania, each group of documents being preceded by a nominal index; correspondence concerning the Emu Bay breakwater 1886-1889, the Mt Bischoff Tin Mining Co. Mount Bischoff Tramway, and land at Circular Head, Tasmania, 1871-1882. (M589)

Related

Related Documentation:

1. Supplementary finding aid (Type: pdf, Size: 544.51 MB)

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2248039] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The records of the Van Diemen's Land Company are held at the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (formerly the Archives Office of Tasmania), Tasmania.

For further information see Van Diemen's Land Company at Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office (https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/tas/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fARCHIVES_AGENCIES$002f0$002fNG13/one).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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