AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT The Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825, from the State Records Authority of

Part 1: Letters sent, 1808-1825 Part 2: Special bundles (topic collections), proclamations, orders and related records, 1789-1825 Part 3: Letters received, 1788-1825

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE

TECHNICAL NOTE

CONTENTS OF REELS - PART 1

CONTENTS OF REELS - PART 2

CONTENTS OF REELS - PART 3 AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT The Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825, from the State Records Authority of New South Wales

Part 1: Letters sent, 1808-1825 Part 2: Special bundles (topic collections), proclamations, orders and related records, 1789-1825 Part 3: Letters received, 1788-1825

Publisher's Note

"The Papers are the foremost collection of public records which relate to the early years of the first settlement and are an invaluable source of information on all aspects of its history." Peter Collins, former Minister for the Arts in New South Wales

From the in 1788 to the establishment of settlements across eastern Australia (New South Wales then encompassed and as well), this project describes the transformation of Australia from a prison settlement to a new frontier which attracted farmers, businessmen and prospectors.

The Colonial Secretary's Papers are a unique source for information on:

 Conditions on the prison hulks  Starvation and disease in early Australia  Control of the convict system  The relationship of the colony with its distant 'home-land'  Relations with the aboriginal population  The exploration and development of new territories  The environmental impact of new settlement  Commercial development and trade licensing  Control of government stores and commodity prices  The issue of currency and bank regulation  Public health issues, liquor control and diet  Labour laws, convict labour and wage rates  The maintenance of public order  Mustering troops and militia  Establishing a new judicial system

The range of subjects covered is not surprising. The Governor was responsible for almost all aspects of the inhabitants' lives and these activities had to be recorded. The Papers take the form of letters sent by the colonial government, memoranda, regulations, proclamations, petitions, reports, returns and letters received. These document the arrival at Botany Bay, the relocation to , the initial struggles for survival under the governorship of Arthur Philip, the administrations of John Hunter and , the open rebellion that broke out during the governorship of , and the more settled administrations of and Thomas .

In The Fatal Shore Robert Hughes bemoaned the lack of research into and acceptance of Australia's convict past. The evidence gathered here will open up a fresh wave of research. There are details of clearing gangs, corporal punishment, escapes, executions, the '', the health of convicts, mitigation of sentences, rations, road parties, ships, solitary confinement, transportation and wages.

There is also much on the development of what has been seen as the biggest social experiment of all time. The social life of the colony is described as well as material on the importance of women for the success and development of the colony.

There is much on the planned and unplanned aspects of urban development in areas such as , Liverpool, Newcastle, Sydney and Van Diemen's Land, and scholars may wish to compare this with sources documenting the development of other colonial settlements in Africa, the Americas and Asia.

Part 1 covers the out-letter books or 'letters sent' from the Governor and his principal aide, the Colonial Secretary to others within the colony or to 'foreign parts', which included and other colonies. The letters date from 1808 to 1825 and tell us much about the way in which the colony perceived itself and the demands that were placed upon it.

Part 2 covers the 'special bundles' of documents, each relating to a particular subject or topic, in many cases reflecting the administrative importance of the matter at the time. Sample topics include:

 The massacre in New Zealand of the crew of the Boyd  Correspondence with regarding the discovery of new country and the building of roads  Medical Comforts shipped in London for the use of convicts  Returns of cattle and settlers due to receive government stocks  Minutes regarding orphan institutions

Part 3 comprises the main series of letters received by the colony from Government officials and private individuals, 1788- 1825. In addition, this series includes copies of agreements, despatches, general orders, instructions, ordinary regulations, proclamations, memoranda, reports and returns. AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

The papers also benefit from the existence of a massive web-based index. Every letter and bundle has been analysed, resulting in more than 200,000 searchable entries, including c40,000 names of individuals and c2,600 subjects. Sample subjects include Aborigines, Banks and Banking, Convicts, Distilleries, the East India Company, Employment, Fines and Punishments, Hospitals, Inquests, Kangaroos, Land, Livestock, Manufacturers, Medical Supplies, Merchants, Minerals, Pilots, Potatoes, Religion, Russians, Ships and Shipping, Tolls, Victualling, Whales and Wheat.

The web index is available at:

Col Sec - introduction

Please note that the index refers to reels 6001-6072. These correspond exactly to reels 1-72 of this microfilm publication. References to microfiche in the index are to Memorials and Petitions, which are not included in parts 1-3 of this publication. AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

Technical Note

Our microfilm publications have been prepared and produced in accordance with recommended and established guide-lines for the production of microform of superior quality. These conform to the recommendations of the standard guides to good microforming and micropublishing practice.

Attention should be drawn to the nature of the original material. A few manuscript documents consist of faintly legible correspondence and records written with a variety of inks and pens and on paper which has become severely discoloured or stained, or which is so thin that there is show through that renders the original document difficult to read. Occasionally volumes have been tightly bound and documents are obscured in the inner margin. These original characteristics present difficulties of image and contrast which stringent tests and camera alterations cannot entirely overcome. Every effort has been made to minimise these difficulties. The Public Record Office have exercised the most responsible care in the filming of this unique collection and this microfilm publication meets the standards established by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

Contents of Reels - Part 1

[N.B. The number in square brackets following each entry is the microfilm frame reference] (N.B. The letter/number code in round brackets is the manuscript reference)

REEL 1

- Letters sent from Lt Gov Foveaux, administering the Colony, to Governor Bligh, (SZ760, pp1a-55a), 28 Jul 1808 - 5 Jan 1809, [7]

- Letters sent from Lt Gov Foveaux, administering the Colony, to Sec of State (SZ760, pp1b-153b), 4 Sep 1808 - 7 Nov 1809, [36]

- Copies of letters sent and received by Lt Gov Paterson (SZ757), Dec 1808 - Nov 1809, [118]

REEL 2

- Letters sent, local and overseas (4/3490B-D and 4/3491), 28 Dec 1809 - 28 Dec 1813

REEL 3

- Letters sent to Van Diemen’s Land, Newcastle and (4/3490A and 4/3492), 6 Jan 1810 - 16 Dec 1813

REEL 4

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3493 - 4/3494), 1 Jan 1814 - 19 Jun 1816

REEL 5

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3495 - 4/3497), 20 Jun 1816 - 24 Jan 1818

REEL 6

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3498 - 4/3500), 23 Jan 1818 - 28 Oct 1819

REEL 7

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3501 - 4/3503), 30 Oct 1819 - 18 Apr 1821

REEL 8

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3504 - 4/3504A), 19 Apr 1821 - 8 Mar 1822

REEL 9

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3505 - 4/3506), 8 Mar 1822 - 28 Nov 1822

REEL 10

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3507 - 4/3508), 28 Nov 1822 - 1 Aug 1823

REEL 11

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3509), 31 Jul 1823 - 18 Dec 1823

REEL 12

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3510), 18 Dec 1823 - 26 Apr 1824

REEL 13

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3511 - 4/3512), 26 Apr 1824 - 11 Nov 1824

REEL 14

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- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3513 - 4/3514), 11 Nov 1824 - 8 Jul 1825

REEL 15

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3515), 8 Jul 1825 - 18 Nov 1825

REEL 16

- Letters sent within the Colony (4/3516, pp1-276, 295-301), 19 Nov 1825 - 31 Dec 1825

- Copies of letters sent and received mainly within the Colony (Document Book 1) (4/5781), Feb 1821 - Mar 1822

REEL 17

- Copies of letters sent and received mainly within the Colony (Document Book 2) (4/5783), Feb 1821 - Feb 1824

- Copies of letters sent and received mainly within the Colony (Document Book 3) (4/5782, pp1-408), c1817- 26 Nov 1825

REEL 18

- Letters sent outside the Colony (4/3521), Jan 1814 - Oct 1823

REEL 19

- Letters sent outside the Colony (4/3522, pp1-193), 30 Dec 1823 - 17 Dec 1825

- Letters sent to Melville Island (4/3792, pp1-10), 14 Aug 1824 - 14 Nov 1825

- Letters sent to (4/3794, pp1-15), 27 Aug 1824 - 29 Sep 1825

- Letters sent to Norfolk Island (4/3821, pp 1-11), May 1825 - 18 Nov 1825

- Letters sent to (4/3864 - 4/3865, pp1-27), 28 Jun 1822 - 31 Dec 1825 AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

Contents of Reels - Part 2

[N.B. The number in square brackets following each entry is the microfilm frame reference] (N.B. The letter/number code in round brackets is the manuscript reference)

REEL 20

Special bundles and other records

- Detention of the Brig Harrington (4/1093.1), 1804-1807, [7]

- Copies of documents re the massacre in New Zealand of the crew of the Boyd and rescue of the survivors by the City of Edinburgh (2/8130, pp1-4), 1809, [199]

- Van Diemen’s Land. Including report on the discovery of Macquarie Harbour and copy of William Sorrell’s commission as Lt Gov (2/8130, pp5-70), 1807-1816, [202]

- Letter from the Gov of NSW to the chiefs and principal men in the Islands of the Marquesas re cruelty to natives by John Martin, master of the Queen Charlotte (2/8130, pp71-81), 12 Jan 1816, [256]

- Papers re suspension of William Gore, Provost Marshal (2/8130, pp83-136), 1819, [266]

- Correspondence between Judge Advocate Wylde and Gov Macquarie (2/8130, pp137-222), 1819, [308]

- Correspondence with Charles Throsby re discovery of new country and the building of roads (2/8130, pp225-265), 1819, [380]

- Papers re building carried out by Macquarie (2/8130, pp267-326), 1819 - 1821, [412]

- Correspondence between Macquarie and Brisbane, and from Macquarie to others, preceding his departure (2/8130, pp327-355), 1822, [459]

- Sandwich Islands (2/8130, pp357-360), 1822, [487]

- Petitions (2/8130, pp361-454), 1800-1824, [491]

- Lumber Yard, Paramatta: stores received and issue of iron etc, and inventory at 15 Jan 1810 (2/8131), 19 Apr 1808 - 15 Jan 1810, [550]

- Papers re claims of persons evacuating Norfolk Island for Port Dalrymple and re food-stuffs supplied to Van Diemen’s Land from Norfolk Island (4/6977A), 1810 - 1814, [576]

- Proceedings of Court of Enquiry into conduct on board the Chapman (9/2639), 1817, [667]

REEL 21

- Coroners’ Inquests (4/1819), 1809 - 1822, [7]

- Vouchers to expenditure (4/7079, pp1-43), 1821 - 1822, [634]

- Male orphan school: accounts and vouchers (4/7079, pp45-272), 1823, [676]

- Despatches recommending free settlers (4/1094), 1805, 1819 - 1823, [1885]

REEL 22

- Medical Comforts shipped in London for the use of convicts (4/7105.3), 1 May 1819 - 21 Jul 1823, [7]

- Re clearing gangs and debts due to the Govt for land cleared in the time of Sir (4/7014), 1822 - 1823, [209]

REEL 23

- Naval Officer’s Quarterly Reports (X698 - X701), 1810 - 30 Jun 1824, [6]

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- Reports of prisoners tried in the Criminal Court of Jurisdiction (including Hobart, 7 Feb 1823) (X820), 1820 - 1824, [703]

- Returns of convicts tried before magistrates at Appin, Bathurst, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, Sydney Police Office and Westmoreland (4/6671), Jul 1823 - Dec 1824, [775]

- Statements of stores shipped on convict vessels (4/1095.2), 1810 - 1825, [901]

- Monthly returns of punishments, Newcastle (4/1718), Dec 1810 - Oct 1825, [1047]

REEL 24

- Returns of Births, Deaths and Marriages:

Sydney, St Phillips, (2/8293), 1811 - 1825, [6] Sydney, St James, (2/8294), 1824 - 1825, [254]

- Returns of Births, Deaths and Marriages:

Sydney, General Hospital: deaths, (2/8295, pp1-18), Jan 1811 - Mar 1812, 1818, [278] Parramatta, St Johns, (2/8296 - 2/8297, pp1-102), 1811 - Mar 1825, [298] Windsor and Hawkesbury District, (2/8298), 1811-1820, [570]

REEL 25

- Returns of Births, Deaths and Marriages:

Windsor and Hawkesbury District, (2/8299, pp1-120), 1821 - Sep 1825, [6] Castlreagh and Richmond, (2/8300, pp3-282), 1815 - 1825, [125] Liverpool District, (2/8301, pp1-20, 27-232), Oct 1811 - Sep 1825, [391] Bringelly and Cooke: deaths, (2/8301, pp21-24), Apr 1816 - Sep 1816, [413] Campbelltown, (2/8302, pp1-19), May1821 - Mar 1825, [605] Roman Catholic, (2/8302, pp57-76), Jan 1821 - Mar 1821, [615] Newcastle, (2/8303, pp1-52), Jul 1818 - Jun 1825, [633]

REEL 26

- Affidavits attesting to loss of certificates of freedom (4/1713 - 4/1714), 1823 - 1825, [8]

- Certificates of conduct and petitions from applicants for tickets of leave: and affidavits attesting to loss of tickets (4/1715), c1818 - 1824, [446]

REEL 27

- Certificates of conduct and petitions from applicants for tickets of leave: and affidavits attesting to loss of tickets (4/1716.1, 4/1716.2, 4/1717.1, 4/1717.2), 1824-1825, [8]

REEL 28

- Copies of affidavits notifying loss of certificates of freedom, tickets of leave etc (4/1690, pp1-150), 1822 - 1825, [8]

- Letters from the Navy Office re arrangement of passages to India for the officers and men of the various regiments who had undertaken escort duty on convict ships (4/1095.1), 1818 - 1823, 1825, [85]

- Applications for marriage by Special Licence (2/8305 and 2/8305A), 1819 - 1825, [245]

- Miscellaneous convict returns (2/8283):

Assignment lists for the Earl Cornwallis, 13 Oct 1800, [459] Indent for the Tellicherry, 17 Aug 1805, [469] Appin District: returns of convicts received, assigned and returned, 1824, [479] Counties of Northumberland and Durham: returns of convicts assigned Feb 1824 - Nov 1824, [493] Bathurst: returns of convicts whose original sentence had not been transmitted 10 Apr, 27 Aug 1824, [515] Emu Plains: returns of men discharged Mar 1822 - Oct 1824, [528, 556, 574, 580, 584, 555] Emu Plains: return of sundry convict absentees from the Establishment apprehended in different districts and sentenced to Port Macquarie 1 Apr 1822 - 31 Mar 1823

Return of convicts received by the Bench of Evan [555]

For general distribution from Emu Plains 25 Oct 1823, [572]

List of labourers selected from Emu Plains and sent to Penrith Bench for assignment 25 Oct, 8 Nov, 10 Dec 1823 [573, 579, 583] AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

List of 50 labourers selected from Emu Plains and sent to Windsor Bench for assignment 8 Nov 1823, [578]

Emu Plains: returns of convicts received on the Establishment Mar 1823, Jan 1824, [604, 608]

Emu Plains: return of agricultural implements, tools, etc as per Muster 1 Jan 1824, [610]

Emu Plains: return of grain and tobacco issued and expended Jan 1824, [613]

Emu Plains: return of stores received from the Engineer Department, Sydney Oct 1824, [615]

Parramatta Barrack: weekly returns of convicts received or discharged Jun 1824 - Sep 1824, [618]

Return of 17 convicts landed from the ships Mangles and Minerva and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution 29 Nov 1824, [634]

Rooty Hill: list of convicts attached to the Establishment as delivered over to George Blackett and David Johnston 22 Oct 1823, [637]

Rooty Hill: monthly statement of changes in convicts Oct 1823 - Dec 1825, [639]

REEL 29

- Pay lists of constables at Sydney and vicinity, and returns of allowances in lieu of rations (4/7016A-D), 21 Dec 1822 - 24 Nov 1825

REEL 30

- Pay lists of constables at Parramatta & neighbourhood and South Creek, and returns of constables’ wives and children entitled to the commutation in lieu of rations (4/7017A-B), 20 Dec 1823 - 24 Sep 1825

REEL 31

- Government Stores, Wellington Valley (4/1093.4):

Returns of wheat and maize grain and meal received and issued (incomplete) Feb 1824 - Nov 1825, [9]

Monthly returns of beef received Nov 1824 - Feb 1825, [29], May 1825 - Nov 1825

Weekly returns of public labour performed by Government gangs (incomplete) 1825, [51]

Return of one male convict transferred from Wellington Valley to Sydney for the purpose of claiming a 1 Aug 1825, [88]

- Returns of the Government Stock Establishment, and other papers:

Returns of Government working cattle at Lane Cove Jan 1810 - Aug 1811, (4/7028A, pp3-10), [93]

Returns of Government working cattle at Sydney and Grose Farm (4/7028A, pp15-28), Jun - Dec 1812, Feb 1813, [101]

A comparative statement of Mr Jamieson’s returns of Government horned cattle and those of the Muster Masters, and account of the cattle stated as not belonging to Government (4/7028A, pp29-30), Feb 1813, [115]

List of settlers and other persons who are entitled to receive horned cattle from the Government herds in 1816, on credit (4/7028A, pp31-36), 22 Jun 1816, [117]

Weekly returns of Government stock (4/7028A, pp37-152), 12-19 Jul 1817, [123]

Weekly returns of Government stock (4/7028A, pp155-230), 13 Sep 1817 - 21 Aug 1819, [241]

Return of wild bulls shot at the Cowpastures (4/7028A, pp153-154), 17 Oct 1818 - 14 Nov 1818, [239]

Return of fresh meat supplied to stores (4/7028A, pp231-232), 2 Oct 1819 - 6 Nov 1819, [317]

Return of cattle supplied to stores (4/7028A, pp233-234), c.Nov 1819, [319]

Return of horned cattle issued from Govt herds (4/7028B), 22 Aug 1819 - 27 Dec 1823, [321]

Cowpastures: weekly returns of Government stock and men employed (4/7028C), Oct 1822, 28 Dec 1823 - 31 Dec 1825, [337]

Rooty Hill: receipts for stores and animals issued; and covering letters (4/7028D), 1824 - 1825, [671]

Bathurst: returns of Government stock; and letters. From 21 Jun 1823, returns of men employed and statements of the private stock of the Superintendent are included (4/7029A), 17 Oct 1817 - 31 Dec 1825, [901]

REEL 32

- Returns of the Government Stock Establishment, and other papers (continued): Bathurst: receipts for stock, wool and grain issued (4/7029B, pp1-36), Nov 1823 - Dec 1825, [10]

Receipts for meat issued to Government stores (4/7029B, pp57-634), 17 Dec 1823 - 31 Dec 1825, [53]

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Wellington Valley: miscellaneous livestock returns (4/7029C, pp1-6), Apr, Aug 1825, [571]

Receipts for meat received into the victualling stores (4/7029C, pp25-226), 31 Oct 1824 - 30 Dec 1825, [577]

Newcastle: returns of Government stock and other papers (4/7029D), Jun 1809 - May 1821, May - Jul 1823, Apr - Nov 1825, [759]

REEL 33

- Returns of the Government Stock Establishment, and other papers (continued): Weekly returns of Government stock, 7 Oct 1821 - 27 Dec 1823

Accounts of oxen, sheep and calves killed at the Dairy for the use of Government House, 12 Jan 1822 - 26 May 1822 Letters, 1821 - 1823, [8]

Musters of Government horses and working oxen at the Sydney Station, 1 Dec 1823 - 1 Jan 1826, [264]

Returns of Government stock at Rooty Hill, Toongabbie and the Parramatta Dairy 22 Oct 1823 - 21 Dec 1825, [304]

REEL 34

- Papers of Charles Throsby, including various journals of exploration (9/2743 - 9/2744), 1810 - 1826, [8] - Allan Cunningham - Journals and Correspondence: Journals (SZ7 - SZ8), 20 Sep 1816 - 27 Sep 1822, [252]

REEL 35

- Allan Cunningham - Journals and Correspondence (cont): Part of a journal of a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to New South Wales (SZ11, pp1-13), 25 Sep 1816 - 3 Nov 1816, [8]

‘A specimen of the Indigenous Botany of the Mountainous Country situate between the Colony of Port Jackson and the Western Settlement of Bathurst; the result of observations 1822, grouped according to Natural Orders’ (Published in Barren Field Geographical Memoirs of New South Wales, 1825) (SZ12, pp1-22), 1825, [23]

Supplementary information relating to botanical discoveries in 1823 (SZ12, pp23-24), c1825, [45]

Copies of correspondence to and from the Colonial Government (SZ13, pp1-45), 8 Jan 1817 - 15 Dec 1823

Copies of correspondence to and from the Colonial Government (SZ13, pp64-98), 14 Feb 1824 - 30 Dec 1825, [49]

Remarks on the country north of Bathurst. (A sketch which originally accompanied these Remarks, and was moved to SZ563, appears at the beginning of this volume) (SZ14, pp1-49), 10 Sep 1823, [131]

Letters to the Colonial Secretary (SZ14, pp50-104), 1823 - 1825, [182]

- Memorandum Books: In addition to containing journal entries and bearings, the following three volumes, which Cunningham termed ‘Memorandum Books’ include notes and information on a diverse range of subjects:

Journal (SZ15, pp1-66), 18 Apr - 30 May 1823, [238]

Bearings (SZ15, pp67-78, 84-151), 6 Dec 1822 - 30 May 1823, [280]

Notes concerning rations, equipment, personnel and horses (SZ15, pp79-83), Apr - Jun 1823, [278]

Notes on animal and bird life (SZ16, pp1-4, 96-103), 1823, [315, 365]

Excerpts from Gally Spurzheim’s Physiogonomical System (SZ16, pp6-29), n d, [320]

Lists of heights of mountains and hills in England and Wales, Scotland, and other parts of the world (SZ16, pp33-39), n d, [332]

Journal (SZ16, pp40-91, 94), 30 May - 30 Sep 1823, [336]

Account of provisions due and expended during an expedition in the Interior (SZ16, pp92-93), Mar - Jul 1823, [363]

List of property left in store at Bathurst (SZ16, p95), 19 Apr 1823, [365]

Extracts from Oxley’s journals, Apr 1817 - Oct 1818, relating to"Variation of Compass observed in difft. pts. of the interior…" (SZ16, pp104-105), n d, [369]

Bearings (SZ16, pp106-121, 125-183), 31 May - 23 Jul 1823, [370]

"Copy of memorandum wrote on Parchment, enclosed in a Bottle, and buried under a Tree in Hawkesbury Vale." (SZ16, pp122-124), 9 Jun 1823, [379]

Miscellaneous notes (SZ17, pp1-7), n d, [413]

Memorandum for Journal (SZ17, p8), 29 Mar 1825, [417]

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Journal (SZ17, pp11-117), 11 Apr - 31 May 1825, [418]

Field Book (SZ21), 29 Mar - 16 May 1825, [473]

Field Book (SZ22), 17 May - 12 Jun 1825, [565]

Field Book (SZ23), 31 Oct 1825 - 15 Jan 1826, [612]

REEL 36

- Summary of Colonial Records in the Colonial Secretary’s Office (5/2331), 1788 - 1826

REEL 37

Proclamations, Government and General Orders, and related records

- Regulations to be observed by the Night Watch (SZ985, pp1-4), 7 Aug 1789, [8]

- Instructions for constables of country districts and to Watchmen of the Town Divisions (SZ985, pp5-7), 16 & 17 Nov 1796, [13]

- Government and General Orders (ML 1/18b, SZ987 - SZ993), 11 Sep 1795 - 1 Jan 1810, [16]

REEL 38

- Government and General Orders (SZ758), 5 Jan 1810 - 12 Nov 1814, [8]

- Government and General Orders and public accounts (SZ759), 9 Nov 1814 - 26 Dec 1818, [289]

- Commissions of oaths relating to the appointment of George Molle as Lieutenant Governor (SZ1044, ppI-VIII), 28 Mar 1814, [567]

- Government and General Orders (SZ1044, pp1-125), 16 Jan 1819 - 22 Dec 1819, [573]

- Proclamations (SZ1044, pp151-282), 1 Jan 1810 - 6 Mar 1819, [636]

REEL 39

- Digest of Proclamations, Government and General Orders (SZ756), 1791 - 1821, [8]

- Proclamations, Government Orders, and Notices (with periodical statements of receipts and disbursements from the Colonial Fund) (4/424), 1 Dec 1821 - 19 Dec 1825, [539]

- Official extracts from the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (these are chiefly proclamations and notices) (4/426), 1810 - 1812, [792]

- Proclamation of Governor constituting the Executive and Legislative Councils (4/454, pp1-4), 20 Dec 1825, [891]

REEL 40

- William Bligh and others: Letters (ML 1/51), 1803 - 1810, [9]

- Papers respecting the sanity of Capt Brodie of the Frederick (ML 1/53, item 4), 25 Nov 1810, [210]

- Letter from Capt Piper to Gov Bligh regarding members of the crew of the Cornwallis reaching Norfolk Island in an open boat (ML A254, pp111-114), 12 Oct 1807, [222]

- Report of sales at auction by John Howe at Windsor (ML C197), 29 Jun 1811, [227]

- Rules and regulations for the management of the Male Orphan Institution, including minutes of meetings (4/400), 1819 - 1823, [244]

- Minutes of the Special Committee of the Orphan Schools (4/401), 1820, [306]

- Rules and regulations for the future management and improvement of the AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

Female Orphan Institution, including minutes of meetings (4/403), 30 Jun 1818 - 15 Jan 1824, [323]

- Vouchers and weekly returns of the Government Storekeeper, Hawkesbury, including a list of those receiving flood relief (9/2673), Nov 1808 - Nov 1810, [438]

- Minutes of the Vice Admiralty Court of New South Wales (9/2735), 25 Jun 1810 - 9 Feb 1820, [577]

- Memorial from to Gov Bligh praying for the release of Michael Robinson, 5 Dec 1806, with enclosures (SZ997), 1799 - 1806, [638]

- Minute Book of the Philosophical Society of Australia (SZ1007), 27 Jun 1821 - 14 Aug 1822, [689]

- Letters of thanks from the President, Directors and proprietors of the Bank of NSW (SZ1049, ppI-III), 26 Nov 1823, [763]

- Copy of the Charter of the (SZ1049, pp1-38), 31 Oct 1823, [767] AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

Contents of Reels - Part 3

[N.B. The number in square brackets following each entry is the microfilm frame reference] (N.B. The letter/number code in round brackets is the manuscript reference)

REEL 41

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1719 - 4/1722, Bundles 1-3), 1788 - 1809

REEL 42

- Copies of Letters from Officials and Private Persons in the Colony (9/2736, pp1-59), 28 Dec 1809 - 15 Feb 1810, [8]

- Copies of Vouchers for Stores Issued from the Commissariat (9/2736, pp1a-2a), 19 Oct 1812 - 16 Dec 1812

- Main Series of Letters received and miscellaneous (4/1723 & 4/1725, Bundle 4), 1810, [82, 494]

- Proceedings of the High Court of Appeals (4/1724), 10 Apr 1810 - 27 May 1816, [411]

REEL 43

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1726 - 4/1728, Bundles 5-7), 1811 - 1813

REEL 44

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1729 - 4/1731, Bundle 8), 1814

- Papers concerning the ship Surry 1814, [871]

REEL 45

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1732 - 4/1735, Bundles 9 & 10), 1815 – 1816

REEL 46

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1736 - 4/1738, Bundles 10-11), 1816 - 1817

REEL 47

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1739 - 4/1741, Bundles 11-12), 1817 - 1818

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1742 - 4/1743, Bundle 13), 1819

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1744 - 4/1745, Bundle 14), 1820

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1746 - 4/1747, Bundle 14), 1820

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- Main Series of Letters received (including Nominal list of memorials, letters etc received 1821, 4/1749, pp179-251) (4/1748 - 4/1750, Bundle 15), 1821

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1751 - 4/1753, Bundles 15, and 16, "Important"), 1821 - 1822

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- Papers in connection with charges against Mr Druitt AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

(4/1754 - 4/1755, Bundle 16, no 3, ‘Important’), 1822 – 1824, [8]

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1756, Bundle 17, ‘Departmental’), 1822, [1045] includes:

Charitable Institutions, pp3-14 Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum, pp15-27 Magistrates, Parramatta, pp30-62 Engineer’s Office, pp63-77 Magistrates, Windsor, pp78-109 Master Attendant, pp110-159

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1757, Bundle 17, ‘Departmental’), 1822, [8] includes:

Commissariat, pp1-116 Provost Marshal, pp117-144 Magistrates, Liverpool, pp145-158 Female Factory, Parramatta, pp159-181 Magistrates, Minto, pp182-193 - (4/1758, Bundle 17, ‘Departmental’), [397] includes: Magistrates, Minto, pp1-10 Emu Plains, Establishment, pp11-17 Magistrates, Campbelltown, pp18-53 Principal Surgeon, pp54-62 Judge Advocate, pp63-164

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1759, Bundle 18, ‘Unimportant’), Jan - 1 Mar 1822, [818]

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1760 - 4/1762, Bundle 18, ‘Unimportant’), Mar - Nov 1822

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1763 - 4/1765, Bundles 18, ‘Unimportant’, and 19 ‘Important’), 1822 – 1823, [8], [361]

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1766, Bundle 20, ‘Departmental’), 1823, [8] includes:

Judge Advocate, pp4-83 Commissariat, pp84-158

- (4/1767, Bundle 20, ‘Departmental’), [374] includes:

Principal Superintendent of Convicts, pp1-27 Master Attendant, pp28-50 Superintendent of Police, pp51-68 Engineer’s Office, pp69-87 Provost Marshal, pp107-132

- (4/1768, Bundle 20, ‘Departmental’), [624] includes:

Female Factory, Parramatta, pp133-141 Magistrates, Parramatta, pp142-194 Magistrates, Windsor, pp4-60 Magistrates, Penrith, pp61-68

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1769, Bundle 20, ‘Departmental’), 1823, [8] includes:

Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum, pp69-83 Magistrates, Bringelly, 84-95 Magistrates, Appin, pp96-114 Magistrates, Minto, pp115-142 Magistrates, Campbelltown, pp143-167 Magistrates, Liverpool, pp1-40 Emu Plains Establishment, pp42-47

- (4/1770 - 4/1771, Bundle 21, ‘Unimportant’), Jan - Jun 1823, [362]

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1772 - 4/1774, Bundles 21, ‘Unimportant’, and 22, ‘Important’), Jul 1823 – 1824, [8], [802]

REEL 60

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1775, Bundle 22, ‘Important’), 1824, [8]

- (4/1776, Bundle 23, ‘Departmental’) [266] includes:

Principal Surgeon, pp4-24 Principal Superintendent of Convicts, pp25-45 Magistrates, Parramatta, pp46-63 Judge Advocate, pp64-92 Commissariat, pp93-125

- (4/1777, Bundle 23, ‘Departmental’) [537] includes:

Engineer’s Office, pp126-136 Magistrates, Penrith, pp137-148 Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum, pp150-158 Master Attendant, pp160-176 Magistrates, Windsor, pp177-197 Attorney General, pp198-228 Rooty Hill Establishment, pp229-235 Female Factory, Parramatta, pp236-242 Magistrates, Campbelltown, pp245-254

REEL 61

- Main Series of Letters received (4/1778 - 4/1780, Bundle 24, ‘Unimportant’), Jan - Oct 1824

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1781 - 4/1782, Bundles 24, ‘Unimportant’, and 25, ‘Important’), Nov 1824 - 1825, [8], [221]

- (4/1783, Bundle 26, ‘Departmental’) [543] includes:

Magistrates, Parramatta, pp2-26 Magistrates, Campbelltown, pp27-46 Magistrates, Liverpool, pp47-54 Magistrates, Bringelly, pp55-61 Magistrates, Penrith, pp62-79 Magistrates, Windsor, pp80-118 Female Factory, Parramatta, pp119-132 Rooty Hill Establishment, pp133-140 Emu Plains Establishment, pp141-151

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1784, Bundle 26, ‘Departmental’), 1825, [8] includes:

Engineer’s Office, pp152-205 Master Attendant, pp206-225 Commissariat, pp226-252 Principal Surgeon, pp253-257 Attorney General, pp258-273 Principal Superintendent of Convicts, pp274-312 Superintendent of Police, pp313-329

- (4/1785 - 4/1786, Bundle 27, ‘Unimportant’), Jan - Jun 1825, [433]

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- Main Series of Letters received (4/1787 - 4/1789, Bundle 27, ‘Unimportant’), Jan - Jun 1825, [8]

- Miscellaneous persons (4/6665.7), 30 Sep - 23 Dec 1825, [961]

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- Main Series of Letters received Bathurst (4/1798 - 4/1799), 1815 - 1825, [8] Bathurst Commandant (4/1800 - 4/1801), 1824 - 1825, [528] AUSTRALIA: COLONIAL LIFE AND SETTLEMENT Parts 1 to 3

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- Main Series of Letters received Melville Island (4/1802), 1823 - 1825, [8] Moreton Bay (4/1803), 1822 - 1825, [113] Newcastle (4/1804 - 4/1806), 1804 - 1818, [163]

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- Main Series of Letters received Newcastle (4/1807 - 4/1810), 1819 - May 1824

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- Main Series of Letters received Newcastle (4/1811 - 4/1812), Jun 1824 - 1825, [8] , Surveyor General (4/1814), 1810 - 1825, [572] Port Macquarie (4/1815), 1821 - 1824, [771]

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- Main Series of Letters received Port Macquarie (4/1816), 1825, [8] Port Macquarie - Petitions of Prisoners (4/1817), 1822 - 1825, [414] Wellington Valley (4/1818), 1818 - 1825, [738]

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Special bundles and other records

- ‘Register of Death and Commutation Warrants and Miscellaneous Entries’ (4/1265), 1821 - 1824, [8]

- Warrants commuting capital sentences to transportation for life (4/2129.1), 11 Jun 1821 - 15 Apr 1822, [149]

- Commutations of sentences (4/7020), 1810 - 1822, [192]

- Orders of the Colonial Treasurer (4/6037), 12 Mar 1825 - 7 Jan 1826, [504]

- Charter Parties of Affreightment (X944), 26 Jun 1822 - 23 Feb 1825, [602]

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- Summary of Colonial Records in the Colonial Secretary’s Office - Van Diemen’s Land (5/2331), 1804 - 1821, [8]

- Main series of letters received - Van Diemen’s Land (4/6576 - 4/6577), Mar 1804 - Apr 1816, [94]

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- Summary of Colonial Records in the Colonial Secretary’s Office - Van Diemen’s Land (5/2331), 1804 - 1821, [8]

- Main series of letters received - Van Diemen’s Land and miscellaneous (4/6578 - 4/6579), Apr 1816 - Jul 1821, [94]