Guide to the Papers of Captain Francis Cadell (as filmed by the AJCP)

John (?) Cadell (Madras) to his brother Francis Cadell. (crossed letter), 12 October 1837 (File 1)

Memorial of Capt. Francis Cadell to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty seeking a medal for his services in the Chinese expedition, October 1846 (File 2)

Although described individually, this document was originally microfilmed with a page from another document. The last page of the document described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-742802415.

Certificate signed by George Ireland (master) stating that Francis Cadell served as fifth mate on the Minerva between 3 May 1839 and 1 February 1840 (File 3)

Rough sketch of the canvas boat in which Cadell descended the River Murray from Swan Hill to the mouth of the river in 1852 (File 4)

Hew F. Cadell, 6 August 1862 (File 5)

Memorandum regarding his son Francis Cadell, 'the Explorer of the River Murray and other Rivers in Australia'. (9pp)

Hew F. Cadell (Cockenzie), 11 August 1862 (File 6)

Memorial to the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies, seeking a land grant for Francis Cadell. (4pp, draft)

Governor Sir Henry Young (Adelaide) to Francis Cadell, 1853-10-24, 1853-10-27 (File 7)

Forwards address of Legislative Council on opening of steam navigation on River Murray; design of a medal (1p, copy), together with a copy of Cadell's reply, 27 Oct. 1853, and a copy of a letter from John Morphett, Speaker of the Legislative Council of South Australia.

Francis Cadell to Sir Henry Young, 23 June 1854 (File 8)

Navigability of the River Murray. (4pp, extract)

Colonial Office. Copies or extracts of despatches from the Governor of South Australia on the subject of the navigation of the River Murray, ordered to be printed by the House of Commons (15pp), 7 March 1854 (File 9)

Francis Cadell. Report of the Northern Territory exploration (ms, 28pp), 26 August 1867 (File 10)

First Government Secretary (Batavia) to the brother of Francis Cadell, 25 February 1880 (File 11)

Account of the death of Francis Cadell.

Printed sheet headed Navigation of the Murray 1853 and four copies of a printed extract from a speech of Mr Morris in the Riverine debate in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1864 (File 12)

'Adventure in the first steamer, the Melbourne, out of the mouth of the River Murray on 28 August 1854' (typescript, 6pp) (File 13)

Memorandum of the services of Francis Cadell, 'explorer of the Murray River' (5pp), together with a rough draft, n.d. (File 14)

Address to Francis Cadell from the Murray settlers of New South Wales and Victoria when he was approaching the boundaries of South Australia on the Lady Augusta, (3pp), 7 October 1852 (File 15)

Address to Captain Cadell from officers of the Waikato Steam Navigation Service, Auckland (1p), 26 March 1866 (File 16)

Memorandum on the services of Francis Cadell, (7pp, first sheet with Cockenzie letterhead), n.d. (File 17)

Manuscript entitled 'Australia', n.d. (File 18)

Including notes on the maritime discovery of Australia, the colonisation of New South Wales, Port Phillip and South Australia, the goldfields, the River Murray steamships, the life of Francis Cadell, shipping routes to Australia, and the Australian Aborigines. (40pp)

Obituaries and other newspaper cuttings relating to the life of Francis Cadell, 1879 - 1880 (File 19)

Cutting book, mainly relating to Francis Cadell and the navigation of the River Murray, 1852 - 1856 (File 20)

The cuttings, which include shipping notices, were taken from a large number of newspapers in Australia and Britain, including the South Australian Register, Adelaide Times, Adelaide Observer, Weekly Dispatch (Adelaide), The Argus (Melbourne), Border Post (Albury), Sydney Morning Herald, The Empire (Sydney), Maitland Mercury, Australian and New Zealand Gazette (London), The Times (London), London Illustrated News and The Sun (London). In addition, there are printed maps of New South Wales and Victoria (1852), the proposed River Murray and Encounter Bay Railway (1850) and a sketch by J.W. Pullen of the mouth of the River Murray (1840).

Cutting Book Mainly relating to Francis Cadell, the navigation of the River Murray, Murray trade and colonial borders, 1857 - 1860 (File 21)

Most of the cuttings are from the Border Post (Albury). Others were taken from the South Australian Register, Wagga Wagga Express and the Australian and New Zealand Gazette (London). The volume also contains a photograph of Francis Cadell.

Cutting book concerning the Northern Territory expedition led by Francis Cadell, 1867 - 1868 (File 22)

The newspapers represented include the South Australian Register, Adelaide Observer, Sydney Morning Herald, Riverine Herald (Echuca), Australian and New Zealand Gazette (London), The Times (London), The Athenaeum (London) and The Scotsman (Edinburgh).