Item 2 - Brief dottings of My Life from Richmond Hill, near Launceston

Archibald Lawrence Meston (1890-1951), educationist, historian and anthropologist, was born on 5 June 1890 at Launceston, Tasmania. His most important anthropological work was the discovery and description of the rock carvings at Mount Cameron West in 1933. Another major addition to the study of Tasmanian prehistory was his initiation of large-scale excavation in the shell midden at the South Cave, Rocky Cape. Meston's collection of implements and other Aboriginal relics is now housed in the Museum of Victoria; his library is the property of the City of Launceston. For more information see entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/meston-archibald-lawrence-7563

James Denton Toosey (1801-1883), pastoralist, was born on 11 March 1801 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, the son of James Bramall Toosey and his wife Elisabeth, née Denton. He arrived in Hobart Town in the "Albion" in May 1826. For more information see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/toosey-james-denton-2739