Records of Stations and Fleets, 1828-1900

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The earliest existing records of stations covering the Australian-Pacific region date from about 1830. At that date the Pacific area east of the 170 degrees W Meridian was the responsibility of the South America Station, while the Pacific area west of the 170 degrees W Meridian and the eastern Indian Ocean was the responsibility of the East Indies Station. In 1837 the eastern Pacific was allocated to the new Pacific Station. In 1859 the Australia Station was established, taking over the area of the East Indies Station south of 10 degrees S Latitude. The China Station, which had previously been the senior division of the East Indies Station, was set up in 1864 and was responsible for the seas surrounding Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, Indo-China, China and the Philippines. Relatively little material relating to Australia and the Pacific is contained in the records of the East Indies Station, so none of these records have been copied.

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