Mathew B. Hale - papers [M381], 1849-1885

MAV/FM4/1063
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fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432484

microfilm reel 35 mm

1) Diaries 1851-2, 1855 with a few entries for 1860 and 1861, and Jan. to Apr. 1876. The 1851-55 diaries describe the Poonindie mission while the short 1876 diary is mainly concerned with Queensland. 2) Extracts from Hale's diaries, 30-31 Dec. 1851 and 1-8 July 1852. 3) 4 letters 1883-84, from Edward White Benson to Bishop Hale. 4) Copies of Letters Patent 1857, creating the See of Perth and consecrating Hale as first Bishop. 5) Correspondence, reports and press cuttings 1850-75, re the Poonindi Mission including correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office, Adelaide and reports on the Mission for 1849, 1850, 1857-59, 1875. 6) Press cuttings, letters and farewell addresses 1875, 1885, on Bishop Hale's departure from W.A. and for England. 7) Addresses 1858-82, by Bishop Hale re the Elementary Education Bill in W.A. (1871), support of Aboriginal children, the responsibility of the Church of England for the welfare of Aborigines and the transportation of convicts to W.A.

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Available for reference
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; B1176
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 78, p. 43
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M381
Microfilm copy of originals held by the Library, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol, England
Descriptive list available (4 p.) in Mitchell Library Reading Room at Micro. Ref. Bks. 2.3/11
Detailed description in 'Manuscripts in the British Isles Relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific' edited by Phyllis Mander-Jones, p. 434
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