Despatches and letters of Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S. Rattlesnake) and Lieut. C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble), mainly to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1846-1849

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Content Summary:: Written from Sydney, Moreton Bay, Port Curtis and Cape York, they deal with the voyage to Australia, plans for the Torres Strait expedition, surveys of N.S.W and Queensland coasts, inspection of Bass Strait lighthouses (1848), Capt. P.P. King, selection of sites for customs houses, defects of H.M.S. Bramble, observations on Indigenous Australians by J. MacGillivray, survey of Torres Strait (1848), exploring expedition of E. Kennedy. (42 letters)
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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia