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The Royal Society of Tasmania: Northern Branch Records

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/I
  • Collection
  • 1934-1980

Records of the Northern Branch of The Royal Society of Tasmania. Includes general correspondence and financial records, council papers, publications, lectures, excursions and other material

The Royal Society of Tasmania: Sections and Committees

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/H
  • Collection
  • 1863-1927

Correspondence and other related material associated with Historical and Geographical Section, Physical, Mathematical & Chemical Section, Medical Section, Education Section, Anthropology Section and Botanical Section

The Royal Society of Tasmania: Library Accession Register

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/G
  • Collection
  • 1848-1988

Collection consists of Library accession register's, record of individuals and institutions receiving copies of 'Papers & Proceedings' and other publications and other material relating to the library of The Royal Society of Tasmania

The Royal Society of Tasmania: Botanical Gardens

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/E
  • Collection
  • 1845-1963

Collection consists of accounts for the sale of plants, receipted bills and detailed expenses, visitors books, work books, notebooks and administrative papers. See also entries in Council meeting minutes.

The Royal Society of Tasmania

The Royal Society of Tasmania: Financial Records

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/D
  • Collection
  • 1856-1968

Financial records of The Royal Society of Tasmania. Includes ledger accounts, receipts and expenditure, audited balance statements etc.

  • The financial records are incomplete. Some references to the financing of sections may also be found under RSA/E (Botanical Gardens) RSA/F (Museum) and RSA/H (Sections and committees).

The Royal Society of Tasmania

The Royal Society of Tasmania: Correspondence

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RSA/B
  • Collection
  • 1847-1956

Correspondence and letterbooks of The Royal Society of Tasmania. Includes abstracts of letters sent by secretary and correspondence files by subject.

The Royal Society of Tasmania

James Kelly Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS99
  • Collection
  • 1834-1844

Written narrative of the discovery of Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour" and voyage round Tasmania by James Kelly in 1815-1816 (undated) also a collection of miscellaneous papers.

James Kelly

Military training

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS98
  • Collection
  • 1866-1867

"Notes taken in the Long Course" 1866 - 1867 :Notes on field artillery, construction of bridges, batteries, field kitchen, etc. with sketches, by Lt. William Vincent Legge (1846-1918)

William Vincent Legge

Seamen's Paybooks

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS97
  • Collection
  • 1862

Paybooks of two seamen: Dennis Dogherty of the ' Aurora ', page recording payments torn out, no date and John Clarke, of the 'Lady Kennaway' number 3099, 1862 - 31.12.1862. Booklets in a small metal protective case.

Dennis Dogherty

Royal Warrants

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS96
  • Collection
  • 1857-1870

Royal warrents of appointment of Francis Smith as attorney general and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Francis Smith

Giblin Letters

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS95
  • Collection
  • 1861-1901

Letter from Joseph Milligan, from London, to Thomas Giblin, dated 19 Jan. 1861 Refers to jewellery, Fingal gold, exhibitions, etc. also a letter from M.A. Giblin to Sir James Agnew enclosing the above letter. 25 April (1901)

Thomas Giblin

George Taylor

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS94
  • Collection
  • 1824

List of subscriptions dated 1824 for a piece of plate to be presented to Mr Taylor of Macquarie River for his conduct in resisting an attack upon his house by convicts from Macquarie Harbour. The subscriptions are noted in "dollars" (from $1 - $4). 43 names or signatures of settlers are entered.

George Taylor

Mining Report

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS93
  • Collection
  • 1905-1907

Notebook kept by Percy E. O. Carr while on a tour of Tasmanian tin and gold mines, c.1905, with additional
notes added in 1907

Percy E.O. Carr

Montagu-Stephens Dispute

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS92
  • Collection
  • 1842

Letters relating to the dispute between John Montagu and Alfred Stephens:

John Montagu

Gatehouse Family

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS91
  • Collection
  • 1856-1857

Two parchment deeds dated 1856 & 1857 regarding a deed of trust and a lease

Alfred James Gatehouse

Belbin Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS90
  • Collection
  • 1808-1843

Small memorandum book in leather pocket book with enclosed documents.

James Belbin

Derwent Bank and Swanston Letterbooks

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS9
  • Collection
  • 1827-1854

Collection consists of letter books of the Derwent Bank also the private letter books of Charles Swanston

Charles Swanston

Armed Forces

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS89
  • Collection
  • 1909-1910

Scrap book of news clippings dated 1909 to 1910 relating to defence and armed forces.

Largebaan & Kenmore Estates

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS88
  • Collection
  • 1822-1831

Estate accounts dated June 1822 to 31 December 1831. Day book recording daily notes of work and expenditure relating to the Largebaan (Largiebann) estate, which merged on 26 May 1827 with the Kenmore property (Macquarie Plains, Upper Derwent).

It includes such notes as: 'brought in yesterday from Mr. Parkers, 4 MB wethers, of which killed and sent to Mr Spodes one W. 40t lb (Nov. 1825); 'R. Mather dr. to Lar~ebaan £12 • 12 ' (Feb. 1825); 'Commenced ploughing' (21 Feb. 1825); sent Mr Knopwood a sucking pig on 18th' (21 Feb. 1325); Also sundries, such as boots, 2 doz cups & saucers, 1 sheep shears at 6/-, 2 pairs shoes for Mrs Ballantine, Charles Burns a pocket knife' (sums of money were not always entered).
Also references to 'constableship'.

At the back of the volume were entered journals of sheep owned by various people, including: James Robertson, Miss H. Ballentine, Miss H. P. Ballentine, Joseph Ballentine, Nelly Miller; noting marks, numbers of lambs, ewes, (gifts from D.B., Mr Downie & others).

This volume was probably kept by Duncan Ballantine, chief district
constable and pound keeper at New Norfolk, who received a grant of land in the Derwent Valley above New Norfolk.

Duncan Ballantine

Scrapbook of Theatre programmes

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS87
  • Collection
  • 1949-1959

Scrapbook of Theatre programmes - news clippings dated 1949 - 1959. News clippings relating to the reconstruction of the Theatre Royal, programmes for plays, concerts, etc.
'The Theatre Royal: a brief history' 1837 - 1948, collected by Mrs. Olive Burns, at one time acting president of the Hobart Repertory Theatre.

Olive Burn

Waterhouse Trading

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS86
  • Collection
  • 1847-1850

Business letter book dated 16 August 1847 to 9 September 1850 of John Thomas Waterhouse, general trader and shipowner of Hobart. The letters are addressed to traders, agents in mainland ports and relate to cargoes of all kinds, including provisions, spirits etc.
In Wood's Royal Kalendar of 1849 - J. T. Waterhouse, shipping agent is listed as owning 6 ships (John Bull, Scout, Timbo, Triton, Waterlily and Maguasha)

John Thomas Waterhouse

Log book of Ships

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS85
  • Collection
  • 1812-1815

Log book 1812 - 1815. Log of ships 'Borneo' (1812-Apr. 1813), Frederick (1813-1814), brig 'Mary & Sally (1814 - 1815) on voyages between Calcutta, Mauritius and V.D.L.
Includes a water colour sketch of Escapelly on the coast near Madras, and navigational diagrams.

Log book of the schooner "Lavinia"

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS84
  • Collection
  • 1872-1873

Log book of the schooner 'Lavinia' on a voyage from Sydney to the Solomon Islands, August 1872 to July 1873

Neil Brodie

Shipping Insurance

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS83
  • Collection
  • 1857-1860

Insurance averages dated 1857 to 1860
Notes on averages for insurance of ships and cargoes, made by Thomas May Evans, including accounts of voyages, valuation, losses etc. of ships:
• Brig Mary Clarke (A. Avery, master) on voyage from Newcastle, N.S.W. to Melbourne,
• 'Caroline'(John Robertson, master), voyage from V.D.L. to southern Wale fisheries.
• Ann Gales, with sugar from Mauritius to Hobart Town Schooner
• Tamar (Tregurtha, master), V.D.L. to Victoria
• Schooner 'Louisa' - salvage loss (Walter M. Robertson, master)
• Dark (Henry Sansom, master), Hobart to Port Philip Australasia with wool, Hobart to London (Connol, master)
• Dark (Jasper, master) Hobart to Port Philip
• Brigantine Macquarie (A. Graves, master), Hobart to Port Albert
• Circassian (Napper, master) - salvage loss.
• Scotia, London to Port Philip

Log book of schooner 'Malcolm'

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS82
  • Collection
  • 1882

Log book of schooner 'Malcolm', master Walter Langworthy. An official printed form Board of Trade log book, but it contains no entries except a list of crew and a report of the death of the First Mate, James Roper, from a fall at Port Jackson.

Walter Langworthy

Pearce Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS81
  • Collection
  • 1860-1868

Collection of material relating to Pearce's time at Somerset House School, diary of his time as an apprentice and ships log of the "Wild Wave" from when he was captain. Also photograph of the Wild Wave

William Alfred Pearce

Meteorological Abstracts

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS80
  • Collection
  • 1841-1854

Abstracts of meteorological data collected during 1841 - 1854 for Hobarton taken at the 'Observatory', noting: thermometer (mean maximum & minimum and highest and lowest, dry and wet bulb), humidity, barometer, wind, rain, clouds, remarks.

Rossbank Observatory

William & John Clark Family Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS8
  • Collection
  • 1812-1887

The William and John Clark Papers are a record of a settler family in Tasmania. They include papers concerning the management of the Cluny property, a few papers relating to Bothwell and John Clark's correspondence concerning his work as a magistrate. There are also letters to John Clark from William Barnes (1791 ?-1848). brewer of Launceston, 1829-1839; Matthew Curling Friend of Newnham, Port Officer
at George Town, 1833-1841, and from Charles Arthur (1808-1884), nephew of and Aide-de-Camp to Lt.
Governor George Arthur, 1827-1829. There are also letters from British army officers' wives and daughters addressed to Jane Clark. Also included are papers relating to the Weston Family, Ann (neeClark) and William Pritchard Weston

William Clark

Notes and Theatre Programs

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS79
  • Collection
  • 1911-1966

Collection of theatre and concert programs dated 1911 to 1966 also notes and photographs relating to Faulkner's Cottage, Claremont Tasmania.

Macquarie Harbour Reports and Returns

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS78
  • Collection
  • 1846-1847

Copies of letters from Thomas James Lempriere (1796-1852) public official, author and artist who served as Commissariat at Sarah Island (1827–30) to George Maclean, Deputy- Commissary-General, from Sarah Island, Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemen's Land, dated 18 June 1846-26 October 1847, reporting provisions and work of the prisoners sent to get huon pine etc. The letters of the 18 and 26 October 1846 report arrival, inadequate habitation (houses having been burnt down) and prisoners refusal to work on building. The second document is a Daily Strength Register of the troops stationed at the Military Establishment, Macquarie Harbour, April 1846-October 1847 including a list of Convict passholders.

Thomas James Lempriere

Deeds relating to land in England

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS77
  • Collection
  • 1352-1830

Parchment relating to deeds for land in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Oxford & Somerset. Dated 1352-1560. Also certificates of public audit of the account of Samuel Smart, Acting Governor of Sierra Leone, 1829 & 1830

Launceston & Western Railway Company

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS76
  • Collection
  • 1899

Notes relating to the history and finance of the Launceston and Deloraine Railway prepared by Robert M. Johnston, Government statistician in 1899 in response to a request from Hon. William Moore, M.L.C., Chief Secretary and Registrar of Records.

Robert Mackenzie Johnston

Wool accounts: William Thomas Lyttleton

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS75
  • Collection
  • 1830-1836

Wool sale accounts 1830 - 1836. Accounts of wool sold in London, addressed by various agents to William Lyttleton of Launceston. Settled near Westbury in 1825.

William Thomas Lyttleton

Presbyterian Church Marriage Affidavits

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS74
  • Collection
  • 1848-1849

Affidavits that there is no impediment to marriage, with additional affidavit of consent for those under 21, and of consent of the Lt. Governor for prisoners of Crown. Both made before Robert Russell, appointee of Moderator of the Presbyterian Church. Made at Morven ( now Evandale) Stephen Collins and Louisa Freelth, and Thomas Spinks and Mary Jones.

Robert Russell

Palace Theatre Plan

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS73
  • Collection
  • c1910

Box pIan of the Palace Theatre, Elizabeth Street, Hobart, upstairs. Undated. The Palace Theatre was opened around 1914 and was closed November 1925 when it was converted into retail use by H.E. Round. In later years it was occupied by Wales Travel Service and by 1981 it was a bank. It was demolished and a new building was erected on the site. In 2016 an new development was approved Designed by Jaws Architects, the Palace Hotel takes its name from the Palace Theatre, which stood on the site for much of the twentieth century

Lease granted by Edward Lord

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS72
  • Collection
  • 1810

Lease granted by Edward Lord, Commanding Officer of H.M.settlement Hobart Town V.D.L., 1st Lieut. Royal Marine Forces, 24 May 1810, to John Taylor (1), John Taylor (2), both privates in Royal Marines, of an allotment containing 18 perches, bounded by gardens occupied by Ann Donohough and Peter Douglas, for 14 years at an annual rent of 10s 6d.
Signed by Edward Lord. Applied seal, black wax- shield of wheatsheaf, scythe and rake, motto 'Hobartia crevit '
Endorsed:-
Transferred to Mrs. Mary Jennott, for sum of £120. - signed by marks of both John Taylors.

Edward Lord

William Gunn Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS71
  • Collection
  • 1824-1896

Letters and photocopies of documents regarding Gunn's involvement with convicts and bush rangers and as a police magistrate

William Gunn

Gold digging Victoria

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS70
  • Collection
  • 1858

Gold digging license and notes on gold digging for the colony of Victoria

Sir Ernest Clark Bequest

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS7
  • Collection
  • 1836-1943

Collection consists of historical documents, personal and official papers

Ernest Clark

Public Notices

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS69
  • Collection
  • 1814

Collection of printed public notices of Government and General Orders, by command of Lt. Gov. of Van Diemens Land

Historical notes

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS68
  • Collection
  • 1922-1923

Newspaper article on Robert Mather, 1922, 1923 and undated notes by Charles Meredith copied by Mr. Walker, on biography of Francis Cotton, Gilbert Robertson, William Kermode, Thomas Mason, Dunn family, John Swann, Charles Meredith himself, etc.

Charles Meredith

Garrison Book & Norfolk Island Journal

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS67
  • Collection
  • 1847-1856

Garrison order book for the 96th Regiment dated 6 April 1847 - 9 March 1848. Also daily record book kept by Thomas Samuel Stewart who was the Commissariat Storekeeper at Norfolk Island when it was finally abandoned as a convict settlement.

Thomas Samuel Stewart

Letter from Michael Maxwell Shaw

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS66
  • Collection
  • 1869

Letter from Michael Maxwell Shaw dated 7 July 1869 to William Boyer about the 'Castra' settlement - "I think that a society of gentlemen at Castra would do much to establish a sound tone of feeling and manners through the island". He also describes
his own home 'Deans Point' La Trobe, formerly a coal mine and good dairy land.

Michael Maxwell Shaw

Letter from G. A. Robinson

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS65
  • Collection
  • 1832

Letter from George Augustus Robinson dated 16 August 1832 to Rev. Henry Dowling, Baptist minister, V.D.L., reporting that he had removed 23 aborigines from the main territory to Hunter Island in Bass Strait , with a brief description of the Hunter Island settlement -- a pleasant situation containing nearly forty aborigines.

George Augustus Robinson

Letter from H. T. Whick, musician, H.M.S. Victory

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS64
  • Collection
  • 1812

Letter from H. T. Whick, musician, H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, dated 5 December 1812 to his sister, written from 'Victory' Portsmouth, including the news that he was likely to be sent to Spain and a copy of music of six hornpipes for his 'dear little nephew'; addressed to Thomas Lane, junior, jappaner and painter, Old Blue Bell, Wednesfield, Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

Devon Permanent Committee

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS63
  • Collection
  • 1862-1872

Minutes of meetings of the Devon Permanent Committee dated July 1862 - 1872. Relating to a proposed tramway from Ulverstone, annual races at Ulverstone, etc.

Castra Settlement

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS62
  • Collection
  • 1871-1878

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to Anglo-Indian officiers settling in Tasmania and Colonel Crawford's 'Castra' settlement

Andrew Crawford

John Beaumont Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS61
  • Collection
  • 1819-1836

Minor materials relating to John Beaumont including bankbook, letter and appointment

John Beaumont

Barnard Family Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS60
  • Collection
  • 1813-1838

Collection consists of letters and other personal documents belonging to John and James Barnard

James Barnard

Horton Bequest

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS6
  • Collection
  • 1903-1952

Collection consists of notes, photographs and scrapbooks of Tasmanian music and drama, theatrical figures and events. Including the International Exhibition of 1894 and meeting minutes for the Tasmanian Tourist Association

Eric Dudley Babington Horton

Antarctic expedition 1929

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS59
  • Collection
  • 1929

Small notebook, roughly entered in pencil used on the Discovery Mawson Antarctic expedition, 1929, by M. H. Moyes to note details on stores and packing in holds, including such items as clothing, balaclavas, oil skins, snow-shoes, boots, equipment, instruments, etc.
and notes of use and issues of items.

Morton Henry Moyes

James Backhouse: correspondence

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS58
  • Collection
  • 1831-1838

The correspondence consists of letters addressed to James Backhouse and his companion relating to their missionary journey. Most are from people in official positions thanking the missionaries for their work, acknowledging books and reports, replying to requests for information or offering introductions, help and hospitality and also some discussion of religious matters and references to botany in which James Backhouse was interested.

James Backhouse

John Loring: Apprentice indenture

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS57
  • Collection
  • 1817

Indenture of apprenticeship of John Loring, son of John Loring of St. Lukes, Co. Middlesex [U.K] glazier to Thomas Tribe of Old Street,Windsor Chair maker for seven years dated 25 February 1817

John Loring

Charles Goodfellow: Apprentice Indenture

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS56
  • Collection
  • 1870

Apprentice Indenture for Charles Goodfellow, dated 20 Sept. 1870. Indenture of apprenticeship of Charles Goodfellow, son of Robert Goodfellow of Hyler, Co. Cornwall (U.K.), to William Henry Lean of Falmouth, master shipwright, to serve for seven years from 3 November 1863 (sic) Endorsed with certificate of satisfactory completion.

Charles Goodfellow

Song of the Aborigines of V.D.L

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS55
  • Collection
  • c1850

'Song of the aborigines of V.D.L; nd. Arranged by Mrs Logan. (According to the donor, who found. it among some old music, it could date back to 1850 and might have been copied by his mother (nee Wilkinson) at Bothwell)
Manuscript sheet of music with aboriginal words. Also photograph of 2nd page.

Maria Logan

The Tasmanian Aborigine

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS54
  • Collection
  • 1958

'The Tasmanian Aborigine' by Owen Reid, School House, Bridgewater, Tasmania.
Typescript (never published) includes chapters 1 - VI II, Introduction, 30 figures and map, plates 2, 6-10.

Owen Willaim Reid

Aboriginal vocabulary

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS53
  • Collection
  • 1827

This booklet lists Tasmanian aboriginal vocabulary and contains 332 words and 72 names of men and women. A pencilled note on front states: By the Rev. J. Norman, Sorell. The paper has a watermark date of 1827.

James Norman

Congregational Church

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS52
  • Collection
  • 1836

Address to Lieutenant Governor George Arthur from the Independent-Congregational Church, dated 1836

George Arthur

Richmond Police Magistrates Court

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS51
  • Collection
  • 1827-1868

Material relating to the Richmond Police Magistrates court fr the period 1827-1868, includes cases of debt, plaints, writs and notices from muster master

Medical and vital statistics

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS50
  • Collection
  • 1856

Medical and vital statistics for 1856. Report and tables, with returns, prepared fer the Royal Society of Tasmania by Edward Swarbreck Hall

Edward Swarbreck Hall

James Backhouse Walker Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS5
  • Collection
  • 1884-1898

Collection consists of notes and draft articles also a large collection of newspaper clippings regarding Tasmania

James Backhouse Walker

Miscellaneous Convict and Legal Material

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS49
  • Collection
  • 1830-1860

Material relating to convicts including returns and orders, medical certificates, also records, pardons, completion or remission of sentence, warrants and miscellaneous notes.

Bothwell Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS48
  • Collection
  • 1829-1860

Daily journal of the Bothwell Police Office for 1829-1830 and Cumberland electoral roll for 1860

John Wilkinson: Accounts

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS46
  • Collection
  • 1848-1856

Accounts and Bills of John Wilkinson, Chemist of Elizabeth Street Hobart dated 1848 - to 1856.
Accounts and bills, mainly for household and family expenses and a few pharmaceutical supplies; including food, meat, ale wine, crockery, clothing, house repairs, saddlery, repairs to gig, garden plants and seeds, newspapers, rent of premises in Liverpool Street from William Beechcroft at £75 pa., Hobart Town High School fees and fees for tuition of 'Master John' in English, Latin and violin by S.P. Daly. Tradesmen’s bills include: W. Carter of Buckingham House, Murray St., Richard Cleburn, chandler and grocer; William Elliot for wine and sherry; Daniel Graham, grocer, Liverpool Street; W. Ladd, butcher; T. Stevens for barley; Peter Macbeth for shoes; R.S. Waterhouse, Elizabeth and Melville Streets, Manchester House drapers; Alex. Fraser, ironmonger, Collins Street; James W. H. Walch, stationer, corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets; J. Webb, pastrycook, Murray Street, opposite St. David’s Church; s. Galbraith, tin plate manufacturer, Elizabeth Street; Thomas Rosman, tailor, Elizabeth Street; John Hood, druggist, Melbourne; William Champion, wine & spirits merchant

John Wilkinson

Track Notes from the Weekly Courier

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS45
  • Collection
  • 1903-1907

'Track notes' by H. H. Scott, being pages from the Weekly Courier, containing 'The Wallaby 'track' by 'Bluey’ dated Saturday April 18 1903 to 26 December 1907
Also includes 2 loose pages dated 23 November and 3 December 1914; and photograph
from Weekly Courier of harvest scenes & Launceston Museum (new section) 14 January 1908)

Herbert Hedley Scott

Log of the brig "Jupiter"

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS44
  • Collection
  • 1816-1817

Log kept by Captain Joshua Fergusson of the brig "Jupiter" on his voyage from Calcutta to van Diemen's Land 14 September 1816 to 9 December 1816 and from Van Diemen's Land to Port Jackson and return January to March 1817.
The volume is a standard ship's log, recording course, winds, latitude and other nautical observations. On the first page is 'A list of the Brig Jupiter's crew' including 'Joshua Fergusson, Captain, English' and' George Fergusson, 1st officer, English' and twenty Indian seamen. On the last page is a note (written twice) 'Joshua Fergusson, Tinder Box Bay 2 December 1862'

Joshua Fergusson

Agnew Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS43
  • Collection
  • 1854-1895

Autograph albums and some correspondence

James Wilson Agnew

Norfolk Island Plans

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS42
  • Collection
  • 1848-1856

Miscellaneous returns, photocopies of plans, and letter etc. relating to Norfolk Island

Illustrated London News

George Fordyce Story

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS41
  • Collection
  • 1867-1875

Two volumes of meteorological observations made by Dr. Story at Kelvedon, Great Swanport and letter from patient M.A. Wilson, of Swansea.

George Fordyce Story

Furneaux Islands Aboriginal Settlement

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS40
  • Collection
  • 1899-1928

Collection of papers regarding Aboriginal settlement, genealogical tables and mutton bird industry on Cape Barren Island and Furneaux Islands. Includes a handwritten article entitled "The Furneaux Islands, their early settlement and some characteristics of their inhabitants"· by Edward William Stephens, State School teacher.

Edward William Stephens

Hobart Town Turkish Bath Company

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS4
  • Collection
  • 1866-1892

Collection of meeting minutes, directors meetings and share register for the Hobart Town Turkish Bath Company

Hobart Town Turkish Bath Company

Rev. Archibald Macarthur Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS39
  • Collection
  • 1836-1858

Papers of the executors of Rev. Archibald Macarthur a Presbyterian minister who returned to England in 1836 leaving his affairs and three of his children, Mary, Henry William and John, in the care of trustees and guardians, namely John Walker, Henry Hopkins and John Geiss. The eldest son, Archibald, accompanied him to England where he apparently died before his father, who died in January 1847. Macarthur's will, made in 1836, left his property to be divided between his surviving children on reaching the age of 21. The guardians were named as executors and trustees. Collection consists of legal papers including appointment of trustees, will & property trusts also included are some miscellaneous papers of John Walker of John Walker & Son, Barrack Street, Hobart, manufacturers of fine flour.

Archibald Macarthur

Pike Farm records

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS38
  • Collection
  • 1822-1846

Collection consists of farm and weather records of William Pike's Park Farm and Jericho, Tasmania, also included is the journal of William Pike voyage to V.D.L with his family on the ship "Thalia" August 1822 to July 1823

William Pike

Mrs Charles Meredith : a biography

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS37
  • Collection
  • 1950

MA. Thesis, University or Melbourne, 1950. Titled "Mrs Charles Meredith: A biography", by Joan H. Buchanan.

Joan Buchanan

Letter to Bartholomew J. W. Thomas of Milford

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS36
  • Collection
  • n.d.

Letter to Bartholomew J. W. Thomas of Milford, Campbell Town from his sister Katherine Iveton in England with family news.

Katherine Iveton

Meredith Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS35
  • Collection
  • 1842-1859

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of George Meredith

George Meredith

George Meredith: Diary

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS34
  • Collection
  • 1821

Collection consists of a diary and memoranda book, typed copies of the diary and some correspondence.

George Meredith

Louisa Ann Twamley Letters

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS33
  • Collection
  • 1829-1835

Letters of Louisa Ann Twamley, nee Meredith, of Edgbaston near Birmingham, U.K., and of her daughter Louisa Ann, to their Meredith relations in Tasmania.

Louisa Ann Twamley

Mitchell Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS32
  • Collection
  • 1833-1945

Collection consists of scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence and other ephemeral material created, collected and collated by Sarah E.E. Mitchell over her lifetime.

Sarah E.E. Mitchell

Captain Charles O'Hara Booth Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS31
  • Collection
  • 1836-1854

Collection consists of correspondence, extracts of journal and code of semaphore signals

Charles O'Hara Booth

Beattie Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS30
  • Collection
  • 1828-1908

Collection consist of copies of historical manuscripts and some original manuscripts, press cuttings and notes.

John Watt Beattie

Wilfred Hugh Hudspeth Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS3
  • Collection
  • 1935-1951

Collection consists of of notes on various aspects of the history of Tasmania and drafts of articles, written mainly between 1935 and 1951, some for The Royal Society of Tasmania Papers & Proceedings

Wilfred Hugh Hudspeth

Beattie Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS29
  • Collection
  • 1828-1908

Collection consists of personal papers, diaries, lecture notes and lantern slides

John Watt Beattie

St Mary's Hospital Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS28
  • Collection
  • 1846-1863

Collection of committee minutes, accounts and admissions register for St. Mary's Hospital, Hobart.

St. Mary's Hospital

Hone Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS27
  • Collection
  • 1839-1855

Consists of two letters. Official notification of appointment and letter to J.B. Mather

Joseph Hone

Boyes Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS26
  • Collection
  • 1831-1862

Collection of correspondence and documents relating to family and real estate

George Thomas William Blamey Boyes

Boyes: Diaries and letters of G.T.W.B. Boyes

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS25
  • Collection
  • 1823-1858

Collection consists of handwritten diaries and personal family correspondence. The Boyes diaries are detailed and include waspish comment on his contemporaries. His letters to his wife are also informative.

George Thomas William Blamey Boyes

Oldham Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS24
  • Collection
  • 1915-1938

Collection consists of five volumes of press cuttings and notes relating to Hobart history, buildings and hotels.

Nathan Oldham

Hurst Papers

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS23
  • Collection
  • n.d.

A collection of pamphlets articles - newspaper cuttings compiled by W.N. Hurst and notes made by him on topics of historical interest. A rough index was made by Hurst (R.S.23/6) and W.H. Hudspeth compiled an index to the collection when it was received by the Royal Society (R.S.23/8).

William Nevin Hurst

Leonard Rodway Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS22
  • Collection
  • 1892-1927

Six volumes of manuscript notes and drawings on Tasmanian plants, with some enclosed correspondence with F. von Mueller and other well-known botanists.

Leonard Rodway

John Stokell Dodds Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS21
  • Collection
  • 1875-1937

Collection of material relating to the Boer War, federation and parliament. Also includes material relating to the Royal visit to Tasmania in 1901. These papers consist of official circulars, invitations and programmes.

John Stokell Dodds

John Walker Collection

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS20
  • Collection
  • 1837-1878

Collection consists of various Walker Mill records including ledgers, sales journals and day book. Also included is a cashiers day book for the Derwent Bank. John Walker was the liquidator of the bank.

John Walker

Hudspeth Diaries

  • AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS2
  • Collection
  • 1812-1849

Collection of diaries kept by Thomas Hudspeth at "Bowsden" Jericho, Tasmania and John Maule Hudspeth on his voyage to Greenland and Hudon Bay and voyage to Tasmania in 1823

John Maule Hudspeth

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