Rediscovering Indigenous Languages

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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[Survey notes, measurements and bearings. See image.]

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Stn. at > Wall left side st. opp. [indecipherable] office.

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With the Theodolite, for a General Survey, Station at the South end of a Base of 832 yards, measured on the sandy beach at Botany Bay, with rods of 16 feet =(156 Rods)

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Statn. at N. end Pt. Bare

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Statn. at N. end N. Base - also 832 yards in Length.

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Statn. at a hill S. of Bondi Bay (on which I planted a tree.) [indecipherable]

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