Letters from Capt. H. Denham of Herald to Capt. S. Fremantle of Juno, 1855-1858

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Written in Sydney, Goulburn, Mt. Elrington and Levuka, they refer to Fremantle's arrival at Sydney in February 1855, the supply of stores to the quarantine ground, travels in N.S.W. with Sir Charles Nicholson, the N.S.W. Southern Tablelands, goldfields, H.M.S. Torch, sailing plans, the chartering of a vessel for A. Gregory's exploring expedition, the position of reefs, the voyage of the Sulphur in 1836-42, the desire of Fijian chiefs for British annexation, British missionaries and other residents in Fiji, American and French vessels in Fiji, exchange of crew members, assistance given by the Herald to a damaged mail steamer, the wreck of the Dunbar, Capt. W. Loring, surveying, and letters from C. Dumaresq and the Bishop of Sydney about Fremantle's courtmartial. (26 letters).

Also includes printed copies of Denham's letters and reports to the Hydrographer of the Navy on surveying work of the Herald in New Zealand, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Fiji in 1854 and the transfer of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island in 1856, and list of positions determined by the Herald on a voyage to Fiji in 1856.

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