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The despatches are from Superintendent Barney and Commissary Darling to Governor Fitzroy. They are concerned with such matters as servants, appointments, the wreck of the "Lord Auckland" at Port Curtis, attacks by natives; and include requests for building materials and other supplies, a report of exploration including a sketch of the Boyne River, reports of the progress and the difficulties of the settlement and finally of the arrangement for abandoning the colony. The Governor usually noted his decision on the despatch.(4/1619). 1 box.
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This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.
Created: 1847-10-19 to 1848-01-12
Data time period: 1847-10-19 to 1848-01-12
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