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- 1879-1933 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Civil servant Alexander Rose Macdonald was born in Inverness in 1845 and initially migrated to Australia to grow sugar in a business venture with his brother which ultimately failed. Following this, he joined the public service working in various positions in North Queensland, including as an Immigration Agent, Police Magistrate and Gold Warden, before becoming Undersecretary of Mines and Gold Warden for Brisbane in 1899. He married Nancy Armitage in 1880. He retired in 1915 and died in 1931. He is buried at Toowong Cemetary.
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Folder containing assorted personal papers of Alexander Rose Macdonald, including handwritten notes on North Queensland, newspaper cuttings relating to his career, correspondence, a sketch map of plantations and mills in Mackay dated 1887, reports on the Pacific Islanders' Fund and Hospitals dated 1888, copy will and 2 obituaries. One letter dated December 1903 appears to be a copy in the hand of Nancy Armitage.
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Copyright expired.
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- English
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Created, FF, 17-Nov-2020