Australian historical Colonial documents

Antique Framed Indenture Documents: Historical Contracts in Ornate Frames

Two antique framed indenture documents, the larger 46 x 57 cm overall

Thomas Carlyle Handwritten Letter, December 11, 1825, Framed with Catalogue

Thomas Carlyle single page hand-written manuscript letter dated December 11, 1825, framed and mounted with accompanying Sotheby's 1965 catalogue and additional research notes. 31 X 41 cm overall

English Legal Documents on Vellum Collection: 1711-1876 (12 items)

English Legal documents on vellum: 1711 - 1876 collection of signed and sealed indentures, releases, leases, mortgages, and assignments; some very ornate and attractive. Various sizes. (12 items).

'A Queenly Colony' by W. H Traill early description of Queensland, 'pen sketches and camera glimpses', published by Government Printer, Brisbane, 1901.

[Australian Federation Invitation] Australian Commonwealth Celebrations. The Government of Victoria requests the honour of the presence of [Mr & Mrs a. Leane (manuscript insertion in ink)] at the Royal Review at Flemington on Friday the 10th of May

An illuminated manuscript presentation to Lord Lamington, 1896:A most attractive leather-bound illuminated manuscript presented to Lord Lamington, 'Governor and Commander in chief of the Colony of Queensland' to 'Extend a cordial welcome to your Exc

[Van Diemen's Land] Oct.1844 & Jan.1853 vellum documents summarising 2 cases brought to court; the first signed by Thomas Horne [Judge, MP & Solicitor-General]; the latter signed by Valentine Fleming [Judge, chief Justice, MP &…

Ornate red-leather presentation album with embossed title 'Photographs. Illustrating the Earliest Times of New South Wales.' the large album was presented to lady Darley, wife of the Acting Governor, Sir Frederick Darley of NSW in 1895. Contains onl

A red leather-bound album of Australian and Pacific albumen prints containing 65 images of Melbourne, rural Victoria, Tasmania and Fiji, mostly 13 x 18 cm each approximately, with others 24 x 30 cm.

Tulloch & brown, Melbourne, "Map of the Colony of Victoria 1856, comprising part of New South Wales, the Boundaries, Counties also Seaport & Inland Townships, the gold fields with the Latest Discoveries, Roads, tracks, &c. &c Compiled from…

Miner's right Colony of Victoria five shilling issue circa 1890, unused, 14.5 x 22 cm

[Van Diemen's Land] seals of the Colony with the original signatures of Lieutenant-Governors John Franklin & William Denison on the lower sections cut from two ticket-of-leave documents; dated 14th July 1841 and 18th September 1847 respectively. (2

An 18th century three page Indenture on parchment dated 1777, approx 60 cm by 70 cm

Matthew Flinders. Private Journal and Navigator and Chartmaker The Mitchell Library Manuscript, The De Luxe and complete edition. Genesis Publications and Hedley Australia 1986 2 vols. Cloth case

A collection of real estate and land sale posters, numbering over 50, relating to the Woy Woy,Terrigal, Gosford and the Central-coast region of NSW, that will be of great interest to local historical societies and collectors, a few examples only shown…

1854 Request to Marry, District of Brighton, van Diemen's land, printed document requesting consent of the Governor for Thomas bull and Mary Ann Coleman both of the tea Inn in Brighton, van Diemen's land to marry, dated May 20 1854 + form No.22 approving…

1842 van Diemen's land Request to Marry, handwritten request addressed to Lt Governor by Mary Hackett (transported for 7 years) and Joseph garland (transported for life), 4pp of manuscript includes references, statements & comments, the pair married…

A Chart of the Three Harbours of Botany Bay, Port Jackson & Broken Bay, Shewing the Ground Cultivated by the Colonists... Neapean &c, handcoloured engraved chart published by Mackenzie & Dent (1818 Newcastle upon Tyne), good condition, mounted & framed,…

Antique gilt embellished faux leather bound Arabic manuscript

David Collins, 'An account of the English Colony in New South Wales' London T. Cadell, 1798 first edition, leather bound. 'A/F' to binding

James Prinsep (1799 - 1840), Benares Illustrated in a Series of Drawings, [Calcutta : Baptist Mission Press, 1830], folio; incomplete but with 21 lithographed and 7 engraved plates present.

Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III, signed Ministry of Finance document dated 3 August 1936, both signatures in strong ink. 36.5 x 24.5 cm. Note the manuscript amendment 'Imperatore d'Etiopia' two months after Victor Emmanuel III became Emperor…

Set of 7 Wedgwood 'American' Historical Cabinet Plates

Set of seven Wedgwood 'American' historical blue and white cabinet plates, including 'Old south Church,Washing and milk Streets', 'Alexandria bay, Ny', 'The Harrison mansion, Vincennes, Indiana', 'Campus Martius, Marietta, Ohio', 'Green dragon Tavern',…

Duncan MacKINNON (1859-1932): A Family Archive

Duncan MacKINNON (1859-1932) and Family: An archive of photographs, documents and newspaper cuttings about the politician after whom the Duncan Mackinnon Reserve in Murrumbeena is named.

Hans Heysen's Letter to Miss Fern with Watercolour Offerings

Hans Heysen (1877 - 1968) full signature on a one-page letter, dated 'Jan.22nd, Hahndorf' (circa 1940) to a 'Miss Fern' advising that he had just sent her three watercolours which he hopes 'may fall in with your client's wishes'. He also advises that…

Electoral History: Penrith Borough Lists 1857-1858

[New South Wales - Electoral History] 'Lists of Electors for that Portion of the Electoral District of the Cumberland Boroughs being the Borough of Penrith in the Police District of Penrith for the years 1857 & 1858' each page bearing a hand-stamped oval…

Correspondence on Dating 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

Tolkien, J.R.R. 1892-1973, Two pieces of correspondence Concerning the dating of the 14th century poem, 'Sir Gawain and the green Knight', a scholarly edition of this work was published by Tolkien and his colleague E.V. Gordon in 1925. The lot consists of…

South Australia: 1839 Establishment of New Colony

Australia in 1839. Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Showing the establishment of the new colony of South Australia., 34 x 41 cm, 50 x 56 cm overall

Monash's Letters: Insights into the Life of a Military Leader

A correspondence of eleven letters from John Monash to Ada Benjamin (nee Krakowski): 1911 to 1926, during the turbulent and hugely consequential years that included his service during World War One, John Monash (1865 - 1931) maintained a correspondence…

Australiana Society Journal: 54 Editions (1979-1993)

Australiana Society Journal. Starting with vol.2, 1979-1993, 54 editions. Note 4 missing from 1992 plus one missing 1982

A New Voyage Round the World

William Dampier, 'A new voyage round the World' with an introduction by Sir Albert gray. (London: the Argonaut press, 1927), first ed., 4to, xxxviii, 376, (2)pp, #153 of 975 copies on Japan vellum, portrait, 4 maps (3 folding), 2 facsimiles, original…

1901 Commonwealth of Australia Official Programme and Invitations

A 1901 Commonwealth of Australia group from the estate of Peter F. Thomson: a blue leather binding with gilt titles and decorations containing the 'Official programme of functions and displays to Celebrate the opening of the first Parliament of the…

Assorted Ephemera and Journals

Emphemera & Journals including 'Birth, a little Journal of Australian Poetry', 'War without Tears' by Armstrong, 'We of the A.I.F.', 'Blitz', 'Bluey and Curley', 'The Weekly Times Annual 1912' and 'The Australian Sanitary engineering Supply Company'.

Banjo Paterson Book with Manuscript Transcription

Andrew Barton ('Banjo') Paterson (1864 - 1941), The Man from Snowy River and other verses, (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1st ed.) 8vo, original brown cloth; forward by Rolf Bolderwood. With a 6 page manuscript transcript of 'The Ballad of the Calliope'…

Warrnambool 1884 Almanac & Tourist Guide

'The Warrnambool standard Almanac and tourist guide to Warrnambool & District, for 1884'

Last Day of Dibden (1833)

John Pascoe Fawkner signature on the title page of 'Last day of Dibden' (Lon. 1833)

Victoria's History: Settlement to Sir Charles Hotham's Death

Thomas McCOMBIE, the history of the Colony of Victoria from its settlement to the death of Sir Charles Hotham, (Melbourne: Sandy and Kenny, 1858) 1st ed., 8vo, IV, 336pp; original cloth binding, gilt titles to spine, Detmold binding label. Extensive…

Victoria: Cities, Colony, Ballaarat, and Captain Wise

Captain H. Butler Stoney, 'Victoria with a description of its principal cities, Melbourne and Geelong: and remarks on the present state of the colony; including an account of the Ballaarat disturbances, and of the death of Captain wise, 40th Regiment.',…

Two Voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land

Thomas Reid, two voyages to New South Wales and van Diemen's land; with a Description of the Present condition of that interesting Colony including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. (London: Longman,…

Governor Phillip's Voyage to Botany Bay (9 words)

Governor Arthur Phillip, 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay...', the 1950 facsimile edition of the 1789 original, (Georgian house, Melbourne, 1950) #425 of 1000. Excellent condition, with defective d/j.

17th Century English Vellum Indenture (April 1622)

A handwritten vellum indenture, English, 17th century, dated April 1622, 40 x 50 cm

Victoria Government Invitations & Opening Program, 1901

Government of Victoria Invitations to the Editor of 'Advance Australia & Lady', to the Royal Review 1901 and The Exhibition Building 1901, two colour lithographs, with printed text on margin, 22 x 28.5 cm (each), together with a leather bound official…

Georgian Penmanship Tribute to Lord Nelson

A Georgian engraved Penmanship Tribute to Lord Nelson, 58 x 69 cm framed. Provenance: Contents of Swanton, Sutton Forest

1790 Tea Trade Document from Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Tea trade document. Dutch East India Company (Voc). An unpublished manuscript document recording a cargo of tea from china carried on the Voc ship Vrouw Maria Cornelia, dated 1790, titled: Prisatie over de Lading Thee per het Schip Vrouw Maria Cornelia…

South Australian Government Papers 1842-1851

A collection of original South Australian government papers 1842-1851, comprising the following Acts and Ordinances: 1842: 12,4,5,7,8;, 1843:5,6,7,9,10,12,13,14,15,16;, 1847:17,18;, 1849:7,8,10,12;, 1,850: 2;, 1851: 2 (includes the handwritten name of the…

Historical Journal of Transactions in Port Jackson and Norfolk Island

Hunter, John Esq. An historical Journal of the Transactions at port Jackson and Norfolk Island..1793 an historical Journal of the Transactions at port Jackson and Norfolk Island, with the Discoveries which have been made in New South Wales and in the…

1938 Australian Art Celebrations Catalogues and Souvenirs

[The 1938 Sesquicentenary] The March 1938 'Art in Australia' edition devoted to an 'Exhibition of 150 Years of Australian Art'; the 'Catalogue of the Australian Historical Exhibition' Commonwealth Bank, Martin Place; 'An Historic Retrospect on the…

Legal Documents from 1920s-1930s Victoria, Australia

1920-1930s era including 1928 Justices Act 'Information for an Offence and Warrant to Apprehend' form, Hawkers and Peddlars Act 1928 - Sixth Schedule, 'Hawkers and Pedlar's Recognisance' Ephemera - Unused Official/Legal Documents (Victoria): mostly…

Framed Commercial Documents and Share Deeds

Framed Commercial Documents comprising 1922 Commercial Bank of Australia cheque for William Lawrence (Dye Works), South Yarra, and early 1900s The National Bank of Australia for R&J Linay (timber merchant), South Yarra, mounted together in a single frame;…

1854 Victorian Land Grant for Castlemaine Gold Rush

1854 Victorian Land Grant During The Gold Rush: July 1854 land grant by purchase to Allan McDougall and Theodore Clodins, signed and sealed by Sir Charles Hotham, whilst serving as 2nd Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, (Appointed 1st Governor of Victoria…

Burke & Wills' Australian Expedition Map, 1861

Royal Geographical Society Map to accompany the Diary of Messrs. Burke & Wills, across Australia to the Gulf of Carpentaria; also: Mr. Howitt's Journal to Cooper Creek, constructed chiefly from the Observations & Field-book of W.I. Wills, Esqr. 1861…

Maurelle's Route in South-Western Pacific, 1781

La Perouse 'Carte D'Une Partie Du Grand Ocean a l'E. et S.E. de la Nouvelle Guinee pour l'intelligence du Voyage de la Fregate Espagnole la Princesa commandee par D. Franco. Antonio Maurelle. en 1781.', [Paris, 1797], from the 'Atlas du Voyage de la…

Convict Pardon Forms with Physical Descriptions (1843-45)

Convict Pardon/Ticket-of-Leave: 1843 & 1845 (2) lower sections of pardon forms serviced at Hobart Town, each signed by Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot (Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1843-46) and James Ebenezer Bicheno (Colonial Secretary…

Abraham Plummer's Servant Return Pass, 1839

1839 (Oct.26) Servant's Return Pass for Abraham Plummer: issued by Police Office George Town, allowing Plummer to travel to Kelso Bay (opposite side of Tamar Estuary), and return by the end of the following day, countersigned on October 27th 1839. A…

Maximillian III Handwritten Letter with Seal, 1604

Maximillian III (Archduke of Austria), hand written letter with attached seal, dated 24th July, 1604, Maximillian III (1558-1618) born in Vienna, was Archduke of further Austria from 1612 to 1618. Fourth Son to Maximillian II and Maria of Spain. In 1585…

Address to Henry Glenny by Queensland National Bank Officers

Address presented to Henry Wallis Glenny, Esq., by the officers of the Queensland National Bank Limited, Brisbane, 28th October, 1892, 39 x 29 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney

Morton Coat of Arms Presentation Document in Red Folio

The Morton coat of arms presentation document, with red seal and petitioned 1963, in red leather folio. Folio dimensions 34 x 47 cm.

Tchelery Holdings Pastoral Property Map

'Tchelery Holdings' (Pastoral Property), near Moulmein, N.S.W.; circa 1920s, mss map of the name, size and allocation of paddocks, with details of vegetation and water sources. Linen backed with wooden rollers top and bottom. 105 x 87 cm.

Southern Sky Planisphere from Melbourne Observatory (1881)

Celestial Map: 'Planisphere Of The Southern Sky' Constructed at the Melbourne Observatory; printed by John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne for the Government of Tasmania. Special edition for the Board of Education Tasmania, engraved by William…

View of Hut in New South Wales, 1789

Robert Cleveley (1747 - 1809), View of a Hut in New South Wales, engraved by T. Medland, Published by J. Stockdale, 1789, in Arthur Phillip's 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay. page size 21 x 27 cm.

Blaxland's Journal and Related Papers

Gregory Blaxland: 'A Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains, New South Wales in the Year 1813' by Gregory Blaxland, 'with References and Explanatory Notes, Maps, Etc' by Frank Walker [Sydney, S.T. Leigh & Co,1913], Three copies, each…

Shewan & Co. Market Prices Update

Shewan & Co. Hong Kong, Canton & Kobe: 14th September 1893 'Hongkong Market Letter'2-page printed document sent to their offices and representatives around the world (including Anson. B. Heath in Melbourne) regarding the current prices for products of all…

1883 Expedition to Locate Sturt's Tree in Northern Territory

Northern Territory: The 1883 Expedition to Locate 'Sturt's Tree', Dec.10th 1883 four-page letter headed 'Palmerston' and addressed 'The Acting Government Resident, Palmerston; written by James P. Hingston, Surveyor, in which he provides a day-by-day…

1870 Melbourne Sheriff Documents Demanding Payment and Stay Request

Sheriffs Office Melbourne: Three documents dated 1870; two being Warrants on Fieri Facias demanding payments from Louis Le Compte and another from John Watson as a result of Supreme Court judgements against them; also a note to the Sheriff asking for a…

1859 Queenscliffe Land Lease Transaction Document

An Early Land Transaction At Queenscliffe, 5th April 1859 eight-page vellum document formalizing the 'Lease of an Allotment of Land at Queenscliffe' by James Dawson of Kangalong, Point Fairy 'in the Portland Bay District' and John Lang Currie of Larra…

1858 Victorian Land Grant During Gold Rush

An 1858 Victorian Land Grant During The Gold Rush, October 1858 land grant by purchase to Joseph Ball of an allotment in Castlemaine, signed and sealed by the Governor, Sir Henry Barkly. (The price of £39/5/- is detailed in manuscript. 35 x 45 cm. The…

1899 Coolgardie Mining & Industrial Exhibition Opening Ceremony Program

International Mining & Industrial Exhibition, Coolgardie, Western Australia, 1899. Silk commemorative Opening Ceremony program with an image of the Exhibition building and the opening date (March 21, 1899) on the front, the internal pages providing…

Victorian Goldfields Mining Documents

A folio containing numerous documents, letters and receipts associated with mining activities in and around the Victorian Goldfields, 1850s to 1890s. MAinly to do with the Coliban Mining Co., but some of the companies noted include Eureka Mining Company,…

1857 Grant for Purchase of Land in Dunolly

1857 Grant By Purchase of Land in Dunolly, John Carter of Melbourne purchases a town lot in Dunolly on 5th October 1857. The vellum document bears the seal of the Colony of Victoria and is signed by Sir Henry Barkly, 2nd Governor of Victoria. 34 x 45 cm.…

Pardon, Prosperity and Permission: Windsor's Early Settlers

Early Settlers & Ex-Convicts At Windsor, New South Wales: A letter, dated 27th November 1835, written at the request of Samuel Terry (convicted of the theft of 400 pairs of stockings and sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1800) from his office…

Antique Furniture Catalogue Illustrations from 1900

Tye & Co. Melbourne Furniture Manufacturers & Retailers: Original pen & ink artwork (by Edwin W. Slater) for six full-page illustrations of fully furnished rooms, as prepared for inclusion in a catalogue of their wares, circa 1900. Each illustration is a…

Cobbett Family Documents and Emigration Correspondence

Archive of mostly 1890s to early-1900s documents (housed in wallet) relating to the Cobbett family of Lambeth, south London including birth, marriage & death certificates, Burial board & Funeral Director invoices, and insurance Company receipts; also two…

Ross's 1874 Expedition Journal and Folding Map

Mr J Ross's Explorations, 1874, Journal and folding map of the expedition, conducted at Thomas Elder's expense. South Australian Parliamentary paper No.67 1875

Autographed Letter from Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1803

Admiral Horatio Nelson, an autographed letter, dated 1803, headed 'Merton March 7th 1803', the recipient Matthew Nelson Esq, bearing the Brittania watermark, signed 'Nelson & Bronte'. The letter continuing over to verso of the paper. Accompanied with…

Visit to Australian Colonies

Backhouse, James, 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian Colonies', published by Hamilton, Adams and Co. London, 1843, some illustrations, including a fold out illustration and three fold out maps to inside back cover, half bound in tan leather with…

Australian Cricketers' Biographies/Autobiographies Collection

Australian cricketers: Biographies/Autobiographies: selection of titles, a few signed, majority hardbound including 'My world of Cricket' by Ian Chappell (1973), 'The Archie Jackson Story' by David Frith (1974) signed by the author, 'Lillee: My life in…

Sports Literature Selection

Literature: 1980s-2000s selection including cricket: hardbound 'Matthew Hayden: standing My Ground', 'One Who Will, the search for Steve Waugh' by Jack Egan, 'Arm-Ball to Zooter: a Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket' by Booth, softbound 'A Captain's…

The Romance of King Arthur

507pp. With 16 mounted colour illustrat Malory, pollard, Alfred W. Rackham, Arthur (illus.), the Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the round table. Abridged from Malory's Morte d'Arthur. [Published by Macmillan and Co. London, 1917], XXIV, 509pp.…

British Empire Growth and Prosperity Chart (1900)

A chart of the British Empire showing the growth of the Empire during the Queen's Reign and also the relative prosperity of its various divisions at the present time. Circa 1900 supplement to, the Graphic, 84 x 125 cm. A remarkable document, listing,…

Framed English Legal Documents from 1880s-1900s

Legal documents: a collection of 1880s - 1900s framed & glazed indentures and conveyances, mainly English; all with appropriate revenue stamps, signatures and hand-drawn maps, where relevant. (11 items). The largest 64 x 78 cm.

1691 Versailles House Sale Contract Signed by Louis XIV's Valet

The sale of a house at Versailles - 1691, 14th February 1691, French seven-page document on vellum, being the contract covering the sale of a house at Versailles; signed on the last page by the seller (Bruneau) and the purchaser (Bontemps). Alexandre…

Gazette du Bon Ton Lithographs Collection (1912-1925)

Gazette du bon ton: a Journal of good taste (Paris, 1912 - 25), a collection of colour lithographs from various editions of 1920;, all framed & glazed, (6 items).

Byron's Conversations: Medwin's Journal (10 words)

Thomas Medwin, 'Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron' 1824 first edition. Half leather with leather titling piece on front

Port Adelaide Lighthouse and Margaret Brock Reefs Plan

Two plans of the Port Adelaide lighthouse, circa 1865, together with a lithographic sketch of the Margaret Brock and adjacent reefs off cape Jaffa, 57 x 53 cm, 53 x 53 cm and 28 x 43 cm

King's letter on Bathurst ship from Sydney to London

Phillip Parker King & H.M.S Bathurst (hallmarked sterling Bathurst), Ship-letter carried from Sydney to London (Sydney,1823) manuscript leaf, folded to letter-size, housed in a quarter morocco solander case, 26 x 20 cm

South Australia 1837-38: Letters, Postscript & Map

Robert Gouger, 'South Australia in 1837 in a series of letters with a postscript as to 1838'. The preferred second edition [1838] with additional information and the first inclusion of the folding map

Colonial Legal Documents from Victoria's Past

A collection of three framed Colonial documents, pertaining to legal matters in Victoria, the largest 33.5 x 43 cm

WWII Australian Soldier Correspondence & Ephemera

World War II: Australian soldier Pte Sidney Isaac Gladstone Furphy correspondence & ephemera including covers sent home x20+ mostly from Egypt with letters enclosed, variety of postmarks including 'H.M. Transport' (sent from troopship) and 'Railhead P.O.'…

A Voyage to Botany Bay - Facsimile Edition

Barrington, George, a voyage to Botany bay, a facsimile edition, London, Brummell press, 1969, No.59/350 copies, navy leather, slip-case, 20 x 13.5 cm

Queenly Colony: Pen Sketches and Camera Glimpses

'A Queenly Colony - pen Sketches and camera Glimpses' by William Henry Traill (Brisbane, 1901), 142pp hardbound with black & white illustrations and two maps, blue boards with gilt decoration, in good condition with intact bindings.

Streeton's letter offering meeting to potential investor

A letter from Arthur Streeton to Roger Leech of Brighton, Victoria. Undated (but October 1892), 2-page Als, headed 'Highbury Grove, Kew. Between the Cemetery & the Asylum', in which Streeton offers to meet with Leech 'If you are so interested as to invest…

Garryowen: Chronicles of Early Melbourne (1835-1852)

'Garryowen', the Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852. Historical, Anecdotal and personal. Centennial edition, with portraits and illustrations. (Ferguson and Mitchell, Melbourne, 1888), Vols. 1 & 2 in original gilt decorated boards in dilapidated…

Pastoral Licenses for Benalla Area (1869-1870)

Victoria: pastoral license issued January 1870 in favour of Edwin Brett and John Russell Ross of Melbourne for land in the District of Benalla; signed by the Governor of Victoria, Viscount canterbury. Also, another example dated December 1869 for another…

Indigenous Plants of Victoria: Thalamiflorae (1860-1862)

The plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Vol. I: Thalamiflorae . Mueller Ferdinand. Published by 1860-1862, 1860 Mueller, Ferdinand von, 'The plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Vol. I: Thalamiflorae', (John Ferres, Melbourne, 1860-1862),…

Land Deposit Receipt from 1849 NSW Port Phillip District

New South Wales - Port Phillip District. Land and Emmigration receipt No.45, issued to Mr. W.G. Brodie of Moonie Ponds on 1st December 1849 for the payment of £135. The payment is in the nature of a deposit so that Brodie could participate in the purchase…

Early 1839 Hobart Gazette: Land Grants, Tickets of Leave

The Hobart town Gazette Friday, July 12, 1839 No.1206. A fascinating early news paper showing land grants of the day, there size and location and whom they were granted, ticket of Leave listings, court listings and the general administration of the Colony…