Guide to the Papers of Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (as filmed by AJCP), 1876-1884
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Summary
- Collection number:
- M594
- Creator:
- Barlee, Frederick Palgrave, Sir
- Extent:
- 5 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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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 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference.
Background
- Content Summary:
- The material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: letters from Barlee to his brother, the Rev. William Barlee of Norwich; 61 letters written from British Honduras May 1877-August 1882, and three from Trinidad June-August 1884; 39 letters were written in England, September 1882-May 1884; notebook January-August 1884. Subjects covered include minor references to Australia, business interests, British politics, family matters and his work and travels in the colonies.
- Biographical / Historical:
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Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (1827-1884), the son of the Reverend Edward Barlee, was born in Worlingworth, Suffolk. He worked in the Ordnance Department at Chatham and Woolwich and in 1851 took up an appointment as storekeeper and barrack master at Sierra Leone. He was private secretary to the governor in 1853.
In 1855 Barlee married Jane Oseland and two weeks later they sailed to Western Australia, where he took up the position of Colonial Secretary. He remained in the post for twenty years, serving under three governors: Captain Arthur Kennedy, John Hampton and Frederick Weld. He was ex officio a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council and was involved in every area of the government. He represented Western Australia at the Intercolonial Conference in Sydney in 1873. He travelled widely and was active in many organisations and causes, including the Anglican Church, the Swan River Mechanics Institute, the Workingmen's Association, and the Roebuck Bay Pastoral and Agricultural Association. He supported the introduction of representative government in Western Australia.
In 1875 Barlee went to England on extended leave. The Colonial Office was anxious to prevent him from returning to Perth and in 1876 he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras. He returned to England in 1882 and then made a short trip to Western Australia. He was knighted in 1883. In 1884 he was appointed Administrator of Trinidad, but died shortly after his arrival.
In 1878 Barlee's brother William, who had been an Anglican curate for many years, became vicar of Cringleford, a few miles from Norwich. His brother Charles (1822-1882) had emigrated to Australia in 1839 and was a journalist, novelist and short story writer. His sister Catherine, who was married to the Reverend James Allen, emigrated to Western Australia in 1876.
Access and use
- 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:
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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 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: