NRS-4532 | Letterbook of despatches to the Governors or Lieutenant Governors of the other Australian Colonies and New Zealand, the Governor of India, and various officials and private individuals

• Other Authors: Governor (hasCreator), Governor (hasCollector), Governor (isManagedBy)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: NSW State Archives Collection
• Subjects: HISTORICAL STUDIES; HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY; Goldfields; New Zealand; Pacific; Auckland Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/nrs-4532-letterbook-private-individuals/171844; https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ednqkf/ADLIB_RNSW110004775

The despatches are concerned with such matters as postal arrangements; navigational suggestions arising out of Capt. Denham's exploration of Torres Strait; disturbances on the Victorian goldfields; sending of troops to India; defence precautions following fears of Russian attack; occupation of New Caledonia by French; appointments; slave trade in the Pacific islands; sending of troops to assist in the Maori War; and the withdrawal of the Southern Whale Fishery Company from Auckland Island. (4/1653; microfilm copy SR Reel 2156). 1 vol. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.