944715
- TitleFrederick George James Fisher papers, 23 September 1818-24 March 1827
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- Call numberDLMSQ 554
- Level of descriptionfonds
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23 September 1818-24 March 1827 - Type of material
- Reference code944715
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 3702, frames 26-48
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material (22 p.) - 33 cm. - manuscript
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Frederick James George Fisher, born in London, was transported to New South Wales, arriving in 1816. He was granted a ticket of leave and farmed at Campbelltown. In June 1826, he was murdered by a ticket of leave associate, George Worrall, who lived at his farm. Fishers body was found four months later, buried in a paddock, after it was reported that the ghost of Fisher had pointed to the spot. - Scope and ContentInclude correspondence 1818-1825 with his mother in London re family matters, and means of his obtaining a pardon, and life in New South Wales, and an account of the sale of Fisher's goods and effects, 2 March 1827.
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