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| Y3085E |
Photographic views: Queensland |
| Y3085F |
State schools and orphanages, Queensland |
| Y3085G |
Queensland State Schools |
| Y3085H |
Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane |
| Y3085I |
The cabinet portfolio: Queensland scenery |
| Y3085J |
The Royal visit to Queensland |
| Y3085K |
Artesian Bores in Queensland |
| Y3085L |
Photographs of Queensland agriculture |
| Y3085M |
Effects of the cyclone at Townsville |
| Y3085N |
Delegates to the Agricultural Society, Brisbane, 1st meeting |
| Y3085P |
Agriculture in Queensland |
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Norfolk Island: Outline of its history from 1788 to 1884, Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885
| Title |
Norfolk Island: Outline of its history from 1788 to 1884, Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y308698A |
| Creator |
Spruson, Joseph, 1840-1896; Dyer, A, fl 1885, photo-mechanical operator |
| Covering Dates |
1885 (Date refers to year of publication.) |
| Extent and Medium |
14 images in 1 volume; The cover of the book is worn and the title page is loose, otherwise the book is in good condition. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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The book was compiled by Joseph Spruson (1840-1896), assistant registrar of copyright, New South Wales.
220 x 275 mm leather-bound book of 51 pages. The book is illustrated by one double-page and 13 full-page autotypes from original photographs, the printed surface of plates 2-14 approx. 22 x 165 mm. The reproductions are of varying quality, probably depending on that of the originals; at their best (e.g. plate 14) they are virtually indistinguishable from actual prints. They were taken and printed by Mr A. Dyer, Photo-Mechanical Operator of the Government Printing Office (see p.43). The page numbers after each plate are, firstly, that which the illustration faces and, secondly, the page on which reference is made to it (some of the references are very brief and uninformative; where they add information this has been included in the description). The book was probably produced as a result of the visit of Lord Augustus Loftus (see plates 11-12), to whom it is dedicated.
From 1856 to 1914 (when it became a Commonwealth External Territory) Norfolk Island was attached to New South Wales. The Governor of New South Wales also being the Governor of Norfolk Island. The post was held from 1879 to 1885 by Lord Augustus Loftus (1817-1904). His visit to the island, from 21-24 April 1884, was the first by a Governor since Lord Belmore in October 1870. Loftus was not satisfied by the conditions on Norfolk Island and sent Henry Wilkinson, visiting magistrate to Lord Howe Island, to report on it in 1885.
Added to the Library of the Royal Commonwealth Institute by purchase in July 1904.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Norfolk Island: Outline of its history from 1788 to 1884, Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885, Y308698A |
| Further information |
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For further information on the history of Norfolk Island see: Hoare, Merval (1969), Norfolk Island: an outline of its history 1774-1968, [St. Lucia, Q.] : University of Queensland Press.
This book was exhibited for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on 14 May 1957. The Duke was particularly interested in the buildings shown in Y308698A/1. He can be seen drawing attention to the buildings, which he found in a much more dilapidated state on his visit to the Island, at RCS V (b) 5. There is an album of photographs of Lord Augustus Loftus' visit to Norfolk Island in the Library of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Australia |
| Norfolk Island |
| Oceania |
| Dyer, A (fl 1885) photo-mechanical operator |
| Spruson, Joseph (1840-1896) |
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'The Town' (Kingston), from Congress Point. 38 x 160 mm. Frontispiece. |
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The Old Commissariat Buildings, now used as Court-house and School. Facing p.10, referred to on p.12. |
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Government House. Facing p.14, referred to on p.38. |
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'The Earl of Limerick's House'. Facing p.18, referred to on p.15. William Pery, 5th Earl of Limerick (1840-1896) was born in Norfolk Island on 17 June 1840, where his father, later the 4th Earl, was a magistrate. |
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Entrance to Old Penal Establishment. Facing p.20, referred to on p.17. |
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'Bloody Bridge', with Phillip Island in Distance. Facing p.24, referred to on p.13. |
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View at St. Barnabas' College - Melanesian Mission Station. Facing p.26, referred to on p.39. |
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Residence of the late Bishop Patteson - Melanesian Mission Station. Facing p.30, referred to on p.40. |
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Teaching Staff and Pupils, and The Patteson Memorial Chapel, St. Barnabas' College - Melanesian Mission Station. Facing p.32, referred to on p.40. John Coleridge Patteson, 1827-1871, went to the South Seas as a missionary in 1855 and six years later he was made Bishop of Melanesia. In 1866 he moved the headquarters of the Mission from New Zealand to Norfolk Island, and established St. Barnabas' College 'on a slight ridge, half a mile from the sea' (Spruson, p.39). Bishop Patteson was murdered on 16 September 1871 and a memorial chapel was erected to commemorate him: it was completed in 1880. |
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'Long Ridge'. Facing p.36, referred to on p.41. 'An avenue of stately pine trees crosses the island from the Melanesian Mission Station to the Town' (Spruson, p.41). |
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His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus and Suite, with Mr. Francis Nobbs (Chief Magistrate) and Family. Facing p.38, referred to on p.51. Francis Nobbs was one of the sons of the Rev. George Hunn Nobbs (1799-1884) who had come to Norfolk Island with the Pitcairn Islanders in 1856 and remained chaplain until his death. |
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Landing Place, Sydney Bay - Departure of His Excellency Lord A. Loftus. Facing p.42, referred to on p.44. |
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Residence of Mr. C. Nobbs. Facing p.44, referred to on p.49. C. Nobbs was another son of George Hunn Nobbs. |
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On board HMS 'Miranda'. Facing p.48, referred to on p.48. Group of officers and men, taken after the visit to Norfolk Island. |
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