George Boyle White - Papers, ca.1827-1899

A 1449/1-7; B 182; B 600/1-2; B 604/1

fonds

1827-1888, 1893, 1894, 1899

Textual Records, Clippings, Drawings

404794

Microfilm : CY 3266 (A 1449/1); CY 3267 (A 1449/2); CY 2542 (A 1449/7); CY 527 (B 182); CY 4723 (B 600/1-2).

Textual Records
Clippings
Drawings
Textual Records - (printed)

George Boyle White (1802-1876), surveyor and parliamentarian, was born at Bantry, Cork, Ireland. He visited Sydney in 1819 and returned in 1826. He was appointed assistant surveyor in the Surveyor-General's Department in 1827 and worked in the Hunter River district. White accompanied Thomas Mitchell on his expedition to the Barwon River, 1831-1832. In 1838 White was promoted to Surveyor and retired in 1853. White was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seat of Northumberland and Hunter (1858-1859).
-- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.6, 1851-1890. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1976

George Boyle White - Correspondence and diary, 1827-1888, 1893, 1894, 1899 (Call No.: A 1449/1-7)
George Boyle White - Journal on expedition with Sir Thos. L. Mitchell, from 26 November 1831 to 14 March 1832 (Call No.: B 182)
George Boyle White - Journals, 1844-1845 (Call No.: B 600/1-2)
George Boyle White - Diary, 1851 (Call No.: B 604/1)

This collection comprises 4 manuscript record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.

This collection was listed as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
A list of G.B. White's books and papers is included at B 656.