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Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean Rene Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet, 1826-1831

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Group of thirteen letters written between 15 February 1826 and 11 November 1831 sent from a range of locations by the two scientists to Louis de Freycinet, predominantly during the first Pacific voyage of Dumont d'Urville on the Astrolabe. Of note in the correspondence is a description of the discovery of the fate of the La Perouse voyage of 1788. Correspondence mostly written by Gaimard with the active participation of Quoy.
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Letters of the Lord family, 1830-1844

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Consists of seven letters (one incomplete) chiefly written to Charlotte Lord. Four of these letters are from Charlotte's brother William S. Noyes, writing from Tasmania, and commenting on conditions in Tasmania and New Zealand. Also included in the collection is a letter from John Lord (Charlotte's husband) to Mrs Papineau, governess of their two children, in London, 1830.
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Records of the Free Church of Scotland (as filmed by the AJCP), 1851-1854

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Letters from Australia and New Zealand to Rev. John Bonar, convenor of the Colonial Committee of the Free Church of Scotland, January 1851-November 1854. Bound in a single volume, including copies and extracts, the letters are arranged chronologically with an index at the beginning of the volume. The volume contains a few other items including reports from Auckland and Otago on the Presbyterian Church, extracts of minutes, a completed questionnaire and a few other printed items.
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Records of All Hallows College, Dublin (as filmed by the AJCP), 1842-1877

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Thesis by Patrick F. Murray entitled 'Calendar of the Overseas Missionary Correspondence of All Hallows College, Dublin, 1842-77' (MA thesis, University College, Dublin, 1956). As well as the calendar itself, the thesis includes a history of the College and of each overseas diocese, arranged by geographic area, such as Australasia, then alphabetically by diocese.

Pamphlet of an Ex-Canterbury Resident (as filmed by the AJCP)

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Printed pamphlet entitled Letters from New Zealand by an ex-Canterbury resident, published in London, and dedicated to John Bull, Esq., Junior. It consists of ten letters and is mainly a philosophical comment on the New Zealand way of life but with important notes on particular features such as the importance of the discovery of gold, the need for railways, and Maori agitation. There is very little personal detail although the last letter on the botanic system of medicine relates his own experiences.
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Letters of David Watson (as filmed by the AJCP), 1852-1857

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Typescript copies of letters 1852-57 of David Watson to various family members in Scotland. They were written from Leith, London, Plymouth, Melbourne, Forest Creek, Geelong and Sydney. Subjects include: his voyage to Australia; impressions of Melbourne, Sydney and Blue Mountains, Forest Creek and Ballarat diggings; economic conditions in Australia; Union Bank; churches in the colonies; and his travels in Western District of Victoria.
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Papers of Gregory Bateman (as filmed by the AJCP), 1858-1895

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Includes: letters of Gregory Bateman to his brother Rev. Stafford Bateman, written from Liverpool, Melbourne, Kerang, Bendigo and Moama. They describe Bateman's journey to Australia on board the Marco Polo in 1858, life in Australia and family news; papers relating to Bateman's death in 1895 and his estate.
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Papers of Bunbury Family, 1824-1872

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The Bunbury Family Papers contain 215 letters written by Hanmer Bunbury to his wife Sarah, Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury to their parents and letters received by Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury. The letters described Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury's voyage to and life in Australia.