Letters of R. Hanmer Bunbury to his father Sir Henry Bunbury (52 letters), 1840-1850

Component identifier:: File 2
Content Summary:: The letters deal with the voyage to Australia in 1841, impressions of Melbourne, C.J. La Trobe, purchases of land and stock, family news, explorations in Victoria conflict with indigenous Australians, financial matters, flora and fauna, property at Mt. William, Sir George Gipps, farming, appointment as Superintendent of Water Police at Williamstown in 1842, B. Boyd, servants, crime, sale of property, daily routine, work as magistrate, fishing, shipping at Pt Phillip, prices, bushrangers, closure of banks, Bishop W.G. Broughton, kangaroos, appointment as Harbour Master in 1844, land regulations, proposed separation of Pt. Phillip from N.S.W., explorations in Grampians, horse races, balls, plans of returning to England, gold discoveries, Rev. R. Sconce, migration of labourers from Van Diemen's Land, Bishop C. Perry, 1851 Great Exhibition.
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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia