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404901
  • Title
    James Smibert - letter written from Sydney to his parents in Leith, Scotland, 8 March 1842 (photocopy)
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 7189
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1842
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    404901
  • Physical Description
    1 folder - 0.02 Meters
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    James Smibert came to Australia with his wife and children in 1841. He worked for a short time for the Hunter River Steam Corporation, probably as ship's engineer, and returned to Scotland about 1844.
  • Scope and Content
    Photocopy of letter in which Smibert tells his parents about the voyage to Sydney. He writes that he is living at Balmain, had a job with the Hunter River Steam Corporation and comments on the colony's economic depression. There is an annotation at the end of the letter by Marie Smibert, Toronto, Canada, 1980
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