949442
- TitleGeorge August Robinson (Protector of the Aborigines) correspondence, 1832-1842
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- Call numberDLSPENCER 91
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1832-1842 - Type of material
- Reference code949442
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material (13 leaves) - manuscript
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George Augustus Robinson (1788-1866) was Chief Protector of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) between 1829 and 1838. In 1832, Robinson inspected Flinders Island (Bass Strait) and recommended it as a suitable place on which to found a home for the aborigines. In 1838 it was decided to bring in a scheme to protect the aborigines on the mainland of Australia and Robinson was appointed Chief Protector, with four assistants. Robinson moved to Port Phillip in 1839, to head the Aboriginal Protectorate. - Scope and ContentLetters to G.A. Robinson relating to Flinders Island, the use of firearms in the Port Phillip district, legal matters and administrative matters
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Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012. - Creator/Author/Artist
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