C 44 : Sir Thomas Mitchell field book, 1828, 1841

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This volume forms part of the Sir Thomas Mitchell - Papers, 1708-1855, held at the State Library of New South Wales.

Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855) was appointed surveyor-general of New South Wales in 1828. Between 1831 and 1846 he made four exploring expeditions into the interior of Australia.

This field book includes a vocabulary and list of Aboriginal names.

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Sir T. L. Mitchell I Field Book 1828,1841 & Angles from at — Bathurst — Mt York Journey Mt Jellore Dividg Range Argyle Port Port Jackson native names & vocabulary

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1 Limestone from Honeysuckle Hill 2 Bluestone from Mt Walker 3 Limestone & [indecipherable] from Mt Walker 4 Granite from Honesuckle Hill 5 Conglomerate from Stony Range 6 Waterworn stone (fragment) in the Alluvium of the Hawkesbury 7 Fossil Remain in [blank] fd on the road betw Windsor & Parramatta 8 Blue stone fm Honeysuckle hill 9 - In the Alluvium of the Hawkesbury at Richmond 10 Two specimens of the stones composing the summit of Tomah Mt 11. Ironstone from [connecting?] neck of Tomah 12 Coal from Mount York 13 Coal from the Vale of Clywdd 14 Coarse ferruginous sand stone from Pulpit hill (2 specs) 15 [Coarse ferruginous] conglomerate from Do [Ditto] 16 Fine white sand stone from Mt. York - 17 From the earth on the banks of Coxes the Fish River at the Section of [road works?] 18 Marble in the soil near Colletts Inn. 19 - Granite near the bed of Coxes River - 20 Do [Ditto] [indecipherable] up, [lamillar?] 21 [indecipherable] near the bed of the Fish river 22 Sand stone from above the granite Coxes River 2 specs 23 - [blank] - Stone above Do [ditto] 24 Iron stone from near Honeysuckle Hill 25 Congl - Conglomerate from foot of Stony range - 26 Conglomerate from Kings Table land - 27 [indecipherable] and Coal from Vale of Clywdd 28 Singular specimen of Pebble conglomerate occurring over the granite at Coxes river 29 - Chrystals in Quartz with Copper from Sydmouth Valley 30 - Do 31 - [indecipherable] 32 - [blank] ore from [indecipherable] beside the Chrystals

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Best descent to Cox's River said to be between Pulpit Hill & Blackheath -

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