Papers relating to Henry Savery, 1829-1963
Material compiled by Cecil Hadgraft when editing Savery's: Quintus Servinton. Includes photocopies of letters from Savery to Edward Dumaresq, press clippings ; letter 21 Nov. 1963 from William Crowther to Cecil Hadgraft re dedication of new edition.
Hadgraft, Cecil
One letter handwritten from Tattersalls Hotel, Borroloola. Alf Scrutton was a drover who acompanied the Jardine expedition.
Scrutton, Alf
Baptismal certificate, emigration permit, Prussian passport for trip to Australia, extract of Church records of Ploewen, certificates of conduct and proficiency of Ferdinand Ludwig Daniel Seefeldt. Typed summary of documents in English included.
Seefeldt family
Letter, 1922 Dec 31 : Burketown, to W. J. Gall .
Letter concerns early residents of the Gregory River and Burketown districts, including G. Phillips and R. Edkins.
Shadforth, R. H.
Correspondence with Hugh Anderson, 1967
Letter 14 Jan 1967 to Hugh Anderson, with letters 21 and 24 Feb 1967 from Mrs. Marjorie Bolton Dobson (Rosemary Dobson's mother), re: Anderson's proposed bibliography of Rosemary Dobson.
Dobson, Rosemary, 1920-2012
Photocopies of correspondence 1849-1851 with Charles Sturt and South Australian officials on exploration and surveying of new areas. Letters, documents, cuttings of biographical interest compiled 1963-1967 by C. Hadgraft. Letters from V. Sinnett on family matters. Letter 1963 from Hans Mincham to Hadgraft.
Sinnett, Frederick, 1830-1866
Diary of the cruise of the Bobtail Nag to the South Seas, 1875 Captain David Murray
Includes transcribed copy of letter to Immigration Agent, Brisbane re the rescue of John Renton from Malayta, Solomon Island, after eight years captivity. Entries dated 1 Jun - 24 Dec 1875. John Slade was government agent on the ship.
Murray, David, d.1882