University of Tasmania

Letters Patent of the University of Tasmania

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1915

Parchment document bound with green ribbon and sealed with red wax. Letters Patent of King George V granting recognition throughout the Kingdom, empire and Dominions of degrees conferred by the University of Tasmania in Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Music and all branches of knowledge except Theology

Petition to King

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1914

Part of University of Tasmania Charter

Printed copy of petition for grant of charter to King from the University dated 1914

University of Tasmania

Petition for Charter: correspondence

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1912-1913

Part of University of Tasmania Charter

Correspondence relating to the Petition for Charter: dated 1912 - 1913

University of Tasmania

University of Adelaide Charter

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1894-1901

Part of University of Tasmania Charter

Letters from University of Adelaide on the procedure for applying for a grant of letters patent recognising degrees and copies
of their petition.

University of Tasmania

Admission to privilege of Colonial University

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1899

Part of University of Tasmania Charter

Document - Admission to privilege of Colonial University dated 1899

University of Tasmania

"Projects for World Maps" January 1921

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1921

Part of Frederick Mortimer Young Collection

Paper read to section E Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Hobart Meeting 1921 (meeting held in Melbourne owing to shipping strike).

Frederick Mortimer Young

"Principles of Astronomy" May-July 1895

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1895

Part of Frederick Mortimer Young Collection

Manuscript of six lectures delivered at the Hobart Technical School.

Frederick Mortimer Young

"The Elements of Mechanics"

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1894-1894

Part of Frederick Mortimer Young Collection

Manuscript of two lectures delivered to the Hobart Technical School.

Frederick Mortimer Young

Envelope of photographs

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n.d.

Part of Miscellaneous memoranda & circulars

Envelope address to Walter Harrison containing: Photograph of Natural History Museum, London; photograph of Sir William Crowther standing next to a memorial, Highfield, Circular Head (1967); colour photograph of portrait (? Mrs Crowther)

Sir William Edward Lodewyk Hamilton Crowther

Governor's memoranda

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1866

Part of Miscellaneous memoranda & circulars

Governor's memoranda & circulars, signed by J.W. Agnew (cost of shipping), C. Gellebrand (constitution and electoral acts), George C. Strahan (printed) Governor's leave of absence.

James Willson Agnew

Wauba Debar's grave

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1958

Part of Notes on Aborigines

Newpaper cutting from the Mercury newspaper about Wauba Debar's grave at Bicheno Tasmania. Article includes image of the grave of Wauba Debar (1792–1832) a female Aboriginal Tasmanian.

Wauba Debar

The Late King Billy

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1869

Part of Notes on Aborigines

Photocopy of printed poems in the memory of King Billy, the 'last of the aboriginal race'

The story of Tasmanian aborigines

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1960

Part of Notes on Aborigines

The story of Tasmanian aborigines , prepared by Dr. William Bryden. Published Hobart [Tas.] : Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1960.

William Bryden

Tasmania’s vanished race

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1935

Part of Notes on Aborigines

Tasmania's vanished race : national talks delivered from 3AR Melbourne, on February 26th, 1935, March 6th, 1935 and March 12th, 1935 written by Frederic Wood Jones

Frederic Wood Jones

Language & dialects spoken by the Aborigines of Tasmania

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1901

Part of Notes on Aborigines

Printed paper presented by the Secretary of The Royal Society of Tasmania entitled 'Language & dialects spoken by the Aborigines of Tasmania, compiled from official and other vocabularies and arranged for comparison by J.E. Calder’. Published by the Parliament of Tasmania in 1901

James Erskine Calder

Manuscript notes on Aborigines

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c 1950-1970

Part of Notes on Aborigines

Handwriten manuscript notes and copies of government correspondence concerning aborigines, 1830 - 1832 . Thought to have been compiled c. 1950 - 1970, author unknown

Reminiscences of John Lyne

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1897

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Reminiscences of John Lyne 1897. Also genealogy of Lyne made by W. l. May 1919, and genealogy notes by University Historical Research Assistant.

John Lyne

Irish political prisoners

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1853

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Ms. copies of letters from Police Office, Swansea, 1853 about the prisoners Miitchell, Walsh and Martin, and O'Meagher.

Advance Tasmania

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1914

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

'Advance Tasmania ' [1914?]
Patriotic song written and composed by Frank Hussey, arranged by A. R. Crowhurst, (xerox copy)

Frank Hussey

Wattle Grove Press, Newham

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1959

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Copy of catalogue and letter from Rolf Hennequel, Newnham Tasmania, also copy of translation of Italian poem on Trucanini (Truganini) and letters to the University Librarian urging its publication in Togatus.

Rolf Hennequel

Henry Hellyer Letter

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1828

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Copy of a letter from Henry Hellyer to Edward Curr, dated 29 November 1828, describing a journey to Mt. Farrell, the Fury Gorge, Barn Bluff and Cradle Mountain, and the discovery of river Mackintosh and Eldon Range

Henry Hellyer

Circular Head scientific journaI article

AU TAS UTAS SPARC X13-4
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1879

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Article written in 1968 about the Circular Head scientific journal article by T. Iredale and G. P. Whitley (gift of T. E. Burns) R.C. Gunn, while police magistrate at Circular Head in 1836, wrote and edited the Circular Head scientific journal.

Ronald Campbell Gunn

Will of R. C. Gunn

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1879

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Will of R. C. Gunn 1879. Typed copy by T. E. Burns.

Ronald Campbell Gunn

Women & the Churches

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1975

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Notes on women in the Churches of Christ, Congregational Church, Methodist Women's Federation of Tasmania, Interchurch Fellowship.

Tasmanian Historical Research Association excursion notes

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1961-1974

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Tasmanian Historical Research Association excursion notes 1961, 1966, 1974 - Ross, Richmond, Fingal Valley.
Also Royal Society Northern Branch excursion to East Coast 1969

Land Grants

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Item
1823-1833

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

a) Copy (by Janet Pitty) of return of lots of land sold by the Crown 1833
b) Photocopy of part of list of land Grants
c) List of Crown grants of 1000 acres and over before June 1823 by W. G. Robertson & Cecil Allport typed also copy on reading room shelves)

Maria Island

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1892-1969

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

a) Bill of Parliament to amend the Act to authorise Leasing of Maria Island 1892
b) Notes on Maria Island for the Royal Society of Tasmania, Northern Branch excursion 1969

Maria Island

Notes on St. Paul's Church (of England), Stanley

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Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Notes on St. Paul's Church (of England), Stanley

St Paul’s Anglican Church, Stanley

Tasmanian Farmers', stock owners & orchardists association 1958

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1958

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Historicial notes on the association's first 50 years (20 pp). Also draft of brief historical brochure by Prof. J. McManners.

Tasmanian Farmers, stockowners and Orchardists Association

Centenary of C. J. Weedon & Co.

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1942-1946

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Cutting from Examiner, Launceston 12.March 1946 . Centenary of C. J. Weedon & Co. 1942 (mining & commission agents, estate agents).
Also article on early banks of Launceston,

C. J. Weedon & Co.

Land grant

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1827

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Typed extracts from the report of Acting Surveyor-General Dumaresq to the Colonial Secretary.

Ronald Campbell Gunn

Archibald Thomson

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1821

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Photocopy of authority for a land grant to be made to Thomson.

Archibald Thomson

Robert Lathrop Murray

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1909

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Note by Hugh L. Murray on R. L. Murray's birth and parentage and 'the royal connection rumour'. (typescript)

Robert Lathrop Murray

Forum: Pro & Con

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1922-1924

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Forum: Pro & Con. Note about Sydney journal Forum (1922-1924) by A. N. U. Dept. of Political Science.

Cygnet Cooperative Canning Society

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1938-1969

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Typed notes of the history from 1938 of the Cygnet Cooperative Canning Society written circa 1969.

Cygnet Cooperative Canning Society

Specifications for Trinity Church

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Item
1847

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Trinity Church specifications for laying the flooring and joists, with plan of pews, T. G. Harding, Joseph Smith. (xerox copies)

Hobart Shipping : 1816-1823

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1816-1823

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Alphabetical list of ships arriving at Hobart, during the period June 1816 to December 1823

Salmon Commissioners

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1864-1882

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Xerox copy of report and minutes of Salmon Commissioners , 1864-1865, printed report 1882, copies of humorous poems and cartoons.

Salmon Commissioners Tasmania

Convict seizure of brig Frederick

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1834

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

A narrative of the sufferings of certain of the ten convicts who piratically seized the brig Frederick at Macquarie Harbour in Van Diernen's Land , as related by one of the said convicts whilst lying under sentence of death for this offence in the Gaol at Hobart Town. Ms. note: 'written by James Porter a convict who arrived by the 'Asia' in Nov. 1827'.

James Porter

The story of the Parramore family

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1797-1953

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

The story of the Parramore family by E. M. Cooper, The Morrows, Yankalilla, S.A. 1953.
Pamphlet, including extracts from letters of William Parramore (1797-1854, m. Thirza Cooper), who settled in V.D.L. in 1823, and reminiscences of Beaufront.

William Thomas Parramore

Philip Oakden Letters

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1834-1838

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Copies of letters, extracted from the letter book of Philip Oakden, banker and founder of Union Bank in Lauceston, written to Osmund Gilles during the period 1834-1838.

Philip Oakden

Mawle Papers

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1831

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Xerox copy of a letter from Sophia Summerfield to Wlliam Mawle, 27 Jan, 1831. Also xerox copies of depositions relating to theft from estate of the late William Mawle, Mawles Hotel, Baghdad. (xerox copies of originals owned by G. Cramp)

William Mawle

William Mawle Letter

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1828

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Letters from Sophia Summerfield to William Mawle dated 10 September 1828. This typed copy was made by owner of original letter, Gordon Nanscawen, Burnie

William Mawle

The building of Australian federation

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1952

Part of Miscellaneous Items Collection

Reprint of abstract of lecture to the Royal Society of Tasmania by John Reynolds, entitled 'The building of Australian federation' dated 1952.

John Reynolds

'The story of the Cross'

Part of St. Mark's Church of England, Pontville: Miscellaneous Pamphlets Collection

The story of the Cross. Hymns and music