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Series II. Miscellaneous Papers, 1787 - 1843

Subseries Vols. 61-68. East Indies, 1803 - 1836

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East Indies, November 1821 - June 1822 (File Vol. 62 (B2))
Capt. R. Gore (H.M.S. Satellite). Remarks on passage from Trincomalee to Port Jackson and from Port Jackson to Torres Strait, November 1821 - June 1822 (Item ff.622-28)
East Indies, 4 August 1811 - 7 August 1811 (File Vol. 64 (B4))
Capt. Beaver (H.M.S. Nisus). Extracts from logs, 1802-1813, including western coast of New Holland, 4 August 1811 - 7 August 1811 (Item ff.329-44)
East Indies, [1803] (File Vol. 65 (B5))
Capt. W. Kent (H.M.S. Buffalo). Remarks on harbour of Port St. Vincent, south-west coast of New Caledonia, [1803] (Item ff.711-14)
East Indies, 14 April 1825 - May 1832 (File Vol. 66 (B6))
Capt. J. Lingcome (H.M.S. Larne). Remarks, including Bay of Islands, Norfolk Island, Great Barrier Reef, 14 April 1825 - 14 July 1826 (Item ff.5-6)
Survey of Jervis Bay, N.S.W. made in cutter Dart detached from H.M.S. Crocodile, 1830 (Item ff.205-15)
Capt. D. McKenzie (Minerva Smith). Extracts from journal of voyage to Pacific, December 1828 - February 1829 (Item ff.265-66)
Capt. W. Jervoise (H.M.S. Success). Remarks, including voyage from Hobart to Sydney, January 1828 - August 1829 (Item ff.341-48)
Capt. J. Colpoys (H.M.S. Cruizer). Remarks on anchorages at Achen and Cocos-Keeling Islands, 1 November 1829 - 20 December 1829 (Item ff.415-25)
Abstract of log of Fergusson of passage from Port Jackson through Torres Strait, 19 April 1829 - 11 May 1829 (Item ff.463-88)
Remarks on Cocos Islands, May 1832 (Item ff.561-70)
East Indies, 1 October 1833 - 1836 (File Vol. 68 (B7))
Capt. G.R. Lambert (H.M.S. Alligator) Remarks, including Bay of Islands, Norfolk Island, Swan River, 1 October 1833 - 13 November 1834 (Item ff.137-52)
Capt. W. Hobson (H.M.S. Rattlesnake). Remarks, including Hobart, Port Phillip, N.S.W., 1836 (Item ff.623-35)
L. Bailey (H.M.S. Zebra). Remarks, including Cocos Island, Swan River, King George's Sound, 15 March 1835 - 20 December 1835 (Item ff.821-26)

Subseries Vols. 69-71. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, April 1787 - October 1843

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, 8 April 1787 - 30 May 1830 (File Vol. 69 (Ba.1))

Principal contents (963pp). Filmed selectively.

Preliminary observations on currents and the ocean by Captain Lowe, 18 July 1822 (Item ff.1-41)

Includes ocean logs from different locations.

H.M.S. Coromandel. Remark book, 13 August 1819 - 2 February 1822 (Item ff.43-55)
H.M.S. Claudine. Extracts from log, 16 May 1820 - 30 May 1830 (Item ff.59-66)
R. Skinner (H.M.S. Dromedary). Remarks, 15 June 1819 - 30 July 1821 (Item ff.67-141)
Remarks on HMS Gramford, August 1815 (Item ff.142-155)
Capt. J. Pasco (H.M.S. Hindostan). Remarks, 20 December 1808 - 6 December 1810 (Item ff.159-67)
H.M.S. Hesper. Remark book, 26 September 1814 - 25 June 1816 (Item ff.172-278)
Lieut. J. Murray (H.M.S. Lady Nelson). Remarks, 12 November 1801 - 23 March 1802 (Item ff.281-404)
Lieut. Phillip Parker King (H.M.S. Mermaid). Journal, 21 December 1817 - 29 July 1818 (Item ff.411-583)
D. Blackburn (H.M.S. Supply). Remarks, 8 April 1787 - 15 May 1792 (Item ff.615-30)
Lieut. H. Ball. (H.M.S. Supply). Remarks, 4 June 1787 - July 1790 (Item ff.631-49)
Capt. M. Currie (H.M.S. Satellite). Remarks, 21 July 1822 - 30 September 1823 (Item ff.663-73)
J. Mitchell (H.M.S. Slaney). Remarks, 1 January 1825 - 30 June 1825 (Item ff.679-90)
Observations on H.M.S. Lyra, 1816 - 1817 (Item ff.695-799)

Observations made with a Dip Sector instrument.

Remark book by J. Oakley, 1 July 1822 - 31 December 1822 (Item ff.805-810)
Observations by Captain Lowe, 9 July 1823 (Item f.815-823)
Sir Joseph Banks to Sir Francis [Hartwell], 26 August 1805 (Item f.827)

Returns manuscript of Lieut. J. Tuckey.

Remarks on most eligible routes from Port Jackson to various places, n.d. (Item ff.831-38)
[J. Tuckey]. Sketch of present state of colony of N.S.W., [1804] (Item ff.839-935)
J. Tuckey to Sir Francis Hartwell, 1 March 1809 (Item ff.937-40)

Financial difficulties; compilation of East Indies directory; seeks appointment.

Phillip Parker King. Notes on Rowleys Shoals, n.d. (Item ff.943-44)
Discoveries made in interior of N.S.W., 30 June 1815 (Item ff.947-950)
Notes on Port St. Vincent, New Caledonia. (incomplete) (Item ff.955-58)
Lieut. W. Longdon. Remarks on Macquarie Island. (incomplete) (Item ff.959-60)
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, 1818 - 14 October 1843 (File Vol. 70 (Ba.2))

Principal contents (492pp).

Capt. Rennock (H.M.S. Conway). Remarks, 7 November 1832 - 12 January 1834 (Item ff.1-17)
Directions from Investigator Strait to Adelaide (Item ff.19-21)
Remark Book of H.M.S. Conway on the South America Station, 1 January 1835 - 2 October 1835 (Item ff.25-28)
Memoir to accompany four charts of Fiji (Item ff.31-36)
General description of Fiji, n.d. (Item ff.37-47)
Sailing directions for New Zealand, n.d. (Item ff.49-56)
Sailing directions for Gulf St. Vincent (Item ff.57-60)
W. Jeffery (H.M.S. Tortoise). Remarks, 13 June 1841 - 14 October 1843 (Item ff.61-84)
Capt. R.S. Dundas (H.M.S. Warspite). Remarks, 21 December 1826 - 2 November 1827 (Item ff.87-111)
Pacific islands discovered by ship Rebecca, 1820 (Item ff.113-15)
Loss of Venus on Alert's Reef near Torres Strait, 1 July 1826 (Item ff.117-18)
Alert's Reef, North East Coast Australia, 1826 (Item ff.120-126)
Newspaper Clipping from Morning Herald, 1 March 1816 (Item f.129)
Details of a ship wreck by Captain Morris of Duke of Bedford (Item f.131-133)
Extract from the Logbook of the Schooner Prince Regent, 21 September 1828 (Item f.135)

Commander Salmon on a speculative voyage for Beech de mer, in 1827 from Sydney N.S. Wales. Extracts from January 6th 1827 to April 28th 1827.

Records of Longitude and Latitude, 1807 (Item ff.139-140)
'River Derwent - Van Diemen's Land', Hobart Town Gazette, 10 October 1827 (Item f.145)

Hand written copy of article from newspaper.

'A supposed river on the East Coast of Australia', The Australian, 24 October 1827 (Item f.144)

Hand written copy of article from newspaper.

'Port Davey - Van Diemen's Land', The Monitor, 26 March 1828 (Item f.145)

Handwritten copy of newspaper article.

'Stewart's Harbour and Storm Bay - Van Diemen's land', Hobart Town Gazette, 27 February 1828 (Item f.146)

Handwritten copy of article from newspaper.

Capt. R.S. Dundas (H.M.S. Volage). Remarks, 21 September 1825 - 20 December 1826 (Item ff.149-70)
W. Johns (H.M.S. Rainbow). Remarks, 1 April 1828 - 30 September 1828 (Item ff.175-82)
Capt. T.F. Gordon (H.M.S. Pandora). Remarks, 26 April 1829 - 16 October 1829 (Item ff.185-92)
Extract from The Times regarding H.M.S. Sherwood, 15 June 1830 (Item ff.195-196)

About Penny Charlotte voyage.

Chronomatic measurements for H.M.S. Warspite from Port Jackson, 1827 (Item f.197)
J. Fraser. Remarks on passage from Port Jackson through Torres Strait, 1829 (Item ff.199-214)
W. Cooling. Remarks on Melville and Bathurst Islands (Item ff.215-28)
Abstract from the Log Book of the Big 'Guide', 1830 (Item ff.231-234)
W. Fisher. Sailing directions, Bay of Islands (Item ff.235-36)
Capt. E. Yonge (H.M.S. Volage). Remarks, 21 December 1826 - 13 March 1827 (Item ff.237-43)
Lieut. C. Jeffreys. Remarks on coast of N.S.W. and adjacent islands, 1818 (Item ff.245-340)
Capt. R. Towns. Remarks on passage from Port Jackson through Torres Strait, 1829 (Item ff.345-69)

Includes map on f.369.

W. Johns (H.M.S. Rainbow). Remarks, 1 October 1828 - 31 August 1829 (Item ff.375-86)
W. Johns (H.M.S. Rainbow). Remarks, 1 March 1827 - 30 September 1827 (Item ff.389-401)
Capt. C. Mitchell (H.M.S. Slaney). Remarks, 1 July 1825 - 31 December 1825 (Item ff.405-7)
'Loss of the ship Valetta,' newspaper cutting, 19 August 1826 (Item f.409)
J.W. Armstrong (H.M.S. Volage). Remarks, 1 January 1827 - 1 July 1827 (Item ff.411-41)
J. Huntley (H.M.S. Champion). Remarks, 3 August 1826 - 17 January 1827 (Item ff.447-48)
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, 6 February 1826 - 31 March 1828 (File Vol. 70 (Ba.2))

Principal contents (492pp).

J. W. Armstrong (H.M.S. Volage). Remarks, 1 July 1826 - 31 December 1826 (Item ff.451-59)
Remarks on Port Jackson from H.M.S. Balage, 6 January 1827 - 15 January 1827 (Item ff.463-466)
G. Rose (H.M.S. Pandora). Remarks, 12 December 1827 - 31 March 1828 (Item ff.467-73)
R. Kilroy (H.M.S. Success). Remarks, 6 February 1826 - 8 February 1827 (Item ff.475-84)
W. Johns (H.M.S. Rainbow). Remarks, 10 September 1826 - 17 February 1827 (Item ff.487-92)
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: Miscellaneous correspondence, remark books and reports, 18 June 1813 - 29 May 1840 (File Vol. 71 (Ba.3))

Includes:Sailing Directions for ports on Northwest side of Tahiti; sailing directions for Port Lincoln 1840; Remarks on Kiapara Harbour; Remark books for H.M.S. Alligator (Sept. 1831-Sept. 1832; Nov. 1834-Aug. 1836), H.M.S. Blonde, H.M.S. Melville (Sept. 1831-Sept. 1832; April 1834-July 1835), H.M.S. Imogene (July 1832-June 1833), H.M.S. Victor (1836), H.M.S. Conway (Dec. 1836-Feb. 1838), H.M.S. Zebra (Feb.-Nov.1832), H.M.S. Hyacinth (1834-1835), H.M.S. Challenger (1829), H.M.S. Dauntless (Jan. 1821-Dec. 1822), H.M.S. Sulphur (Nov. 1828-Dec. 1830), H.M.S. Seringapatam (April-May 1830), H.M.S. Curfew (July 1831-July 1832), H.M.S. Raleigh (1835) and other unknown vessels; Report on islands in Pacific (1831) by Captain Fitzgerald; correspondence between S. Ashmore and Capt. F. Beaufort regarding charts of Torres Strait July-August 1835; extract from journal of Eliza Scott on voyage towards South Pole (Feburary to March 1839); Observations and field book of survey of N.S.W. Coast by J. Oxley; Passage of Joeseph Winter through Torres Strait May-June 1831; Extracts from journal of Captain Charlton (Sophia) March 1829 – March 1830; extract from ship log of Layton; Perth Gazette and West Australian Journal December 1833; Index to islands in Pacific Ocean 1828; Report of Survey on the Inner Harbour of Port Louis September 1831; miscellaneous letters.

Subseries Vol. 107. Remark Books, July 1813 - December 1828

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Capt. W. Black (H.M.S. Racoon). Remarks in Pacific. (93pp), 9 July 1813 - 10 January 1815 (File)
Capt. T. Coe (H.M.S. Tees). Remarks. (8pp), 1 July 1823 - 30 June 1824 (File)
Capt. J. Laws (H.M.S. Satellite). Remarks. (67pp), 26 November 1827 - 31 December 1828 (File)
Capt. J. Stirling (H.M.S. Success). Remarks. (20pp), 6 February 1826 - 8 August 1827 (File)

Mr Ian Nicholson (Log of Logs) advised that the log extracts refer to the Caroline Islands not Torres Strait as the Hydrographic Dept schedule seems to indicate.

Subseries Vol. 108. Remark Books, January 1829 - June 1833

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Capt. J.W. Montagu (H.M.S. Crocodile). Remarks. (31pp), 17 August 1829 - 26 July 1830 (File)
Capt. W. Waldegrave (H.M.S. Seringapatam). Report of tour of South Sea Islands. (18pp), March 1830 - June 1830 (File)
Capt. R. Pridham (H.M.S. Zebra). Remarks. (10pp), 25 January 1829 - 31 January 1830 (File)
Capt. J. Montagu (H.M.S. Crocodile). Hydrographical observations. (53pp), 7 August 1829 - 26 July 1830 (File)
Capt. C. Fremantle (H.M.S. Challenger). Remarks. (19pp), 1 January 1832 - 12 June 1833 (File)
I. Mowle (H.M.S. Imogene). Remarks. (8pp), 16 October 1832 - 30 June 1833 (File)

Series III. Pre-1857 In-Letters, 1816 - 1864

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Subseries A. Correspondence Prefix A, 1816 - 1856

Principal correspondents include:G. Airy; G. Alexander; W.H. Allen & Co.; H. Amsinck; T. Andrews; J. Arnold; G. Arthur; F. Beaufort; T. Hurd; J. Washington.

Subseries B. Correspondence Prefix B, 1828 - 1852

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Subseries C. Correspondence Prefix C, 1832 - 1856

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Subseries D-E. Correspondence Prefix D-E, 1833 - 1856

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Subseries F-G. Correspondence Prefix F-G, 8 April 1838

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Subseries H. Correspondence Prefix H, 1829 - 1856

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Subseries J-K. Correspondence Prefix J-K, 1833 - 1853

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Subseries L. Correspondence Prefix L, 1834 - 1856

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Subseries M-N. Correspondence Prefix M-N, 1819 - 1854

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Subseries O-P. Correspondence Prefix O-P, 1832 - 1855

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Subseries R-S. Correspondence Prefix R-S, 1828 - 1856

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Subseries T-V. Correspondence Prefix T-V, 1831 - 1856

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Subseries W-Y. Correspondence Prefix W-Y, 1834 - 1864

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Series IV. Miscellaneous Letters and Papers, 1802 - 1956

Subseries Misc. File 3. Early surveys, custody of instruments etc., July 1828 - October 1828

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W.E. Parry. Memorandum on work received from H.M.S. Blossom, surveying in Pacific. (5pp), 17 October 1828 (File 3)
W.E. Parry to Sir Edward Owen, 22 July 1828 (File 4)

Authority for inserting corrections to chart of east coast of Australia.

Subseries Misc. File 4. Bequest of Sir John F. Parry, 1916 - 1918

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Papers relating to Shackleton Antarctic Expedition, 1916 - 1918 (File 9)

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Subseries Misc. File 6. Miscellaneous Letters, October 1802 - April 1859

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Capt. Phillip Gidley King (Sydney) to Evan Nepean, 9 November 1802 (File 1)

Departure of H.M.S. Investigator and Lady Nelson to continue surveys; visit of Franch ships Naturaliste and Geographe; N. Baudin; summary of voyage of Lieut. M. Flinders on south coast including survey of Port Phillip; arrival of H.M.S. Buffalo. Encloses queries by King to masters of South Sea whalers Britannia, Speedy and Venus, 21 May 1802

Lieut. Matthew Flinders (Cumberland Isles) to [unknown], 18 October 1802 (File 2)

Survey of N.S.W. coast; loss of anchors; need for H.M.S. Lady Nelson to return to Sydney. (incomplete)

Lieut. J.C. Woolnough (n.pl.) Probable advantages of establishing a fort and factory on the Sandwich Islands, (14pp), c. 1815 (File 4)
Lieut. G. Vine (Prince of Wales Island) to T. Hurd, 28 April 1820 (File 6)

Remarks of two voyages to China via Port Jackson and Louisiade Archipelago.

Adm. R. Baynes (Valparaiso) to Admiralty, 25 April 1859 (File 12)

Sends letter from Capt. F. Montresor (H.M.S. Calypso) on guano found on Jarvis Island in Pacific.

Capt. Phillip Gidley King (Sydney) to J.W. Croker, 1 February 1821 (File 18)

Account of survey by H.M.S. Mermaid of Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and north-west coast of Australia; purchase of Bathurst; transfer of P. Baskerville from H.M.S. Dromedary.

Subseries Misc. File 8. Miscellaneous letters to Sir Francis Beaufort, March 1845 - October 1848

Letters of Lieut. C. Pasco, March 1845 - October 1848 (File Folder 5)

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Lieut. C. Pasco to A. Miles, 23 October [1848?] (Item 2)

Inquires about appointment to Rossbank Observatory.

Lieut. C. Pasco (Trincomalee) to F. Beaufort, 28 March 1845 (Item 9)

Remarks of voyage of H.M.S. Vestal from Sydney to Hongkong. Includes maps. (7pp)

Subseries Folder 9. Papers concerning Capt. John Lort Stokes, 1833 - 1853

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Subseries Folder 10. Letters of Cdr. C. Yule, 1850 - 1854

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Subseries Misc. File 9. Miscellaneous letters to Sir Francis Beaufort, November 1838 - October 1852

Letters of Lieut. A. Kortright, October 1852 (File Folder 1)

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Lieut. A. Kortright to Sir Francis Beaufort, 25 October 1852 (Item 16)

Seeks assistance to emigrate to Australia.

Miscellaneous correspondence, November 1838 - June 1839 (File Folder 2)

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A. Cunningham (Sydney) to F. Beaufort, 5 November 1838 (Item 6)

Wishes to join H.M.S. Beagle on voyage to north-west coast; resignation from Botanical Garden; allowance; service with Capt. P.P. King; journeys of G. Grey and F. Lushington.

F. Cunningham (Sydney) to F. Beaufort, 10 June 1839 (Item 7)

Departure of Capt. J. Wickham for north coast and Capt. P.P. King for Port Stephens; health.

Subseries Misc. File 10. Miscellaneous papers, January 1848

Letters of Major E. Sabine, April 1848 (File Folder 2)

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E. Sabine to A. Miles, 11 April 1848 (Item 4)

Reduction of staff at Hobart Observatory.

Subseries Misc. File 11. Miscellaneous letters, 1837 - January 1843

Hydrography and chart-printing, July 1838 - January 1843 (File Folder 1)

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T.C. Croker to F. Beaufort, 4 July 1838 (Item 11)

Unsuccessful search for instructions to A. Tasman in 1644; inquiries made to British Museum and R. Brown.

Capt. F. Crozier (South Shetlands) to Admiralty, 22 January 1843 (Item 14)

Log and meteorological journals for 1842 given to Capt. J.C. Ross.

Letters of Capt. W. Hobson, 1837 (File Folder 3)

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Subseries Misc. File 15. Miscellaneous letters, August 1831 - March 1856

Miscellaneous letters, August 1831 - March 1856 (File Folder 1)

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Capt. F. Beechey (Weybridge) to F. Beaufort. (11pp), 15 August 1831 (Item 3)

Suggestions for more detailed survey of Pacific, referring to New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and Caroline Islands; need for interpreters; choice of vessel.

Notes on crews of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. (3pp), 1839 (Item 6)
Capt. G. Richards to J. Washington, 17 March 1856 (Item 10)

Contribution of F. Evans to New Zealand Pilot; recommends Evans for further employment.

Printed papers, March 1856 (File Folder 2)

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Petition of meeting of General Association for Australian Colonies to House of Commons calling for reestablishment of monthly postal steam communication with Australia. (8pp), 4 March 1856 (Item 3)

Subseries Misc. File 16. Surveys, Franklin Search, 1846 - June 1862

Surveys, Franklin Search, 1846 - June 1862 (File Folder 1)

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Remark book of H.M.S. Cormorant. (14pp), 1846 (Item 3)

Including visit to Hawaii.

Lieut. A. Bowen (Georgetown, Tasmania) to Admiralty, 2 December 1861 (Item 15)

Offers to undertake survey of north coast of Tasmania; estimated cost.

J. Washington. Memoranda on letter from Sir George Bowen to Duke of Newcastle on contribution of Queensland Government to cost of Queensland survey, 24 June 1862 - 27 June 1862 (Item 16)

Subseries Misc. File 20. Miscellaneous letters, December 1857

Miscellaneous letters, December 1857 (File Folder 3)

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Cdr. G. Mechan (Honolulu) to [unknown], 8 December 1857 (Item 3)

Activities of whalers in Pacific; number of whalers at Hawaii; hydrographic notes on Fanning Island, Christmas Island and Diana Shoal.

Subseries Misc. File 22. Letters of Lieut. J. Wood, January 1839 - June 1844

Letters of Lieut. J. Wood, January 1839 - May 1839 (File Folder 2)

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Lieut. J. Wood (Chatham) to F. Beaufort, January 1839 (Item 3)

Return of instruments and New Zealand charts supplied to H.M.S. Buffalo in 1836; charts supplied to J. Busby at Bay of Islands.

Lieut. J. Wood to F. Beaufort, 19 May 1839 (Item 4)

Requests supply of instruments and books.

Lieut. J. Wood to F. Beaufort, 20 May 1839 (Item 5)

Requests charts for H.M.S. Buffalo.

Letters of A.B. Usborne, December 1839 - June 1844 (File Folder 5)

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A.B. Usborne to F. Beaufort, 23 December 1839 (Item 1)

Accident in Australia.

A. B. Usborne to F. Beaufort, 30 December 1839 (Item 2)

Pension not granted; service as master on H.M.S. Beagle.

A. B. Usborne to F. Beaufort, 24 Dec. [1839] (Item 19)

Sends letters for Capt. J. Wickham and messmates on H.M.S Beagle.

A. B. Usborne (Falmouth) to F. Beaufort, 2 June 1844 (Item 20)

Return to England; sends correspondence with Governor R. FitzRoy; regret at abandoning New Zealand survey.

Subseries Misc. File 23. Letters of G. Airy, January 1831 - March 1857

Letters of G. Airy, March 1857 (File Folder 2)

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G. Airy to J. Washington, 14 March 1857 (Item 27)

Inquires about accuracy of longitudes of points on various islands, including Tasmania and New Zealand.

Letters of T.R. Robinson, January 1831 - July 1835 (File Folder 3)

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T.R. Robinson to [unknown], 26 January 1831 (Item 1)

Relative importance of Parramatta and Cape of Good Hope as sites for observatories.

T.R. Robinson to F. Beaufort, 17 July 1835 (Item 22)

Criticises note of G. Airy of colonial observatories, including Parramatta.

T.R. Robinson to Lord Gosford, 17 June 1835 (Item 22a)

Need for additional observatories, including one further east than Parramatta.

Subseries Misc. File 24. Letters of Sir John Herschel, Sir William Hooker, T.H. Huxley, April 1849 - February 1857

Letters of Sir John Herschel, Sir William Hooker, T.H. Huxley, April 1849 - February 1857 (File Folder 1)

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Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 27 April 1849 (Item B/5)

High opinion of J. MacGillivray; publication of results of voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake.

Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 3 January 1852 (Item B/7)

Reasons for preferring B. Seemann to J. MacGillivray as naturalist.

Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 17 May 1852 (Item B/8)

Request for charts; meeting with Capt. H.M. Denham and his officers.

Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 9 September 1852 (Item B/9)

Letters for H.M.S. Herald; receipt of plants from New Zealand.

Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 23 April 1856 (Item B/10)

Inquires about North Australian Expedition; appreciation of Sir Everard Home.

Sir William Hooker to Sir Francis Beaufort, 12 February 1857 (Item B/11)

Inquires about cases of specimens from H.M.S. Herald.

T.H. Huxley to Sir Francis Beaufort, 20 November 1850 (Item C/1)

Applies for post at Fisgard to work up results of H.M.S. Rattlesnake expedition.

Letters of J.W. Hamilton and Capt. W.A.B. Hamilton, 1849 - 1850 (File Folder 3)

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J.W. Hamilton (Wellington) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1849 - 1850 (Item A/1-6)

New Zealand survey; search for moa; earthquakes; visits to Middle Island; Capt. R. FitzRoy; explorations with E.J. Eyre; Anglican settlement at Canterbury; work for H.M.S. Acheron and New Zealand Company; Capt. J.L. Stokes. (6 letters)

Letters, December 1850 (File Folder 6)

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Sir Everard Home to Sir Francis Beaufort, 16 December 1850 (Item 28)

Requests second set of New Zealand and Australian charts; appointment of Capt. B. Drury to New Zealand survey.

Subseries Misc. File 25. Correspondence, May 1849 - July 1861

Letters of Capt. H. Kellett and Lieut. J. Wood, May 1849 - August 1849 (File Folder 1)

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Capt. H. Kellett (Oahu) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 16 May 1849 (Item 1)

Slow voyage to Hawaii; plans for Arctic voyage; return of Lieut. J. Wood to England.

Lieut. J. Wood (Honolulu) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 22 May 1849 (Item 10)

Departure of H.M.S. Herald; lack of communications from England; plans to visit Pitcairn Island.

Lieut. J. Wood to Sir Francis Beaufort, 28 May 1849 (Item 11)

Forwards papers, including list of charts and fossils sent in H.M.S. Pandora.

Lieut. J. Wood (Papeete) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 24 June 1849 (Item 12)

Visit to Tahiti; Franch and other ships at Papeete; sovereignty of Leeward Islands; readiness of chiefs to receive Pitcairn Islanders; encloses letter of W. Miller (Honolulu).

Lieut. J. Wood (Valparaiso) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 7 August 1849 (Item 13)

Visit to Tahiti and Pitcairn Island; reluctance of Pitcairn Islanders to move to Tahiti; land system.

Letters of Lieut. F.W. Sidney, December 1860 - July 1861 (File Folder 4)

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Lieut. F.W. Sidney (Guernsey) to J. Washington, 26 December 1860 (Item 27)

Offer of command of N.S.W. survey; hopes Richards will remain on Channel Islands survey.

Lieut. F.W. Sidney to J. Washington, 28 May 1861 (Item 28)

Future arrangements for Channel Islands survey; readiness to leave for Australia.

Lieut. F.W. Sidney to J. Washington, 2 July 1861 (Item 29)

Imminent departure for N.S.W.; supply of instruments and stores; appointment of Hixson as assistant.

Subseries Misc. File 26. Correspondence, 1851

Surveying and navigational matters, 1851 (File Folder 3)

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Sir Everard Home to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1851 (Item 5-11)

Preparations for voyage of H.M.S. Calliope; order for aneroid barometer; search for shoals; voyage to Australia; visit to Cape of Good Hope Observatory; transfer of surveyor G. Heath from H.M.S. Fantome; plans to visit New Zealand and New Caledonia; expects piracy and great increase in shipping due to gold discoveries. (7 letters)

Subseries Misc. File 27. Miscellaneous letters, November 1856 - December 1856

Miscellaneous letters, December 1856 (File Folder 3)

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Rosamond Beaufort to J. Washington, 19 December 1856 (Item 5)

Introduces P. Woodcock; application for naval cadetship of F. Nixon, son of Bishop to Tasmania.

Letters of E. Sabine, November 1856 (File Folder 4)

Filmed selectively.

E. Sabine to J. Washington, 23 November 1856 (Item 3)

Voyage of Dr. Scoresby to Australia; supply of Admiralty compass.

Subseries Misc. File 28. Miscellaneous letters, c.1855 - January 1857

Miscellaneous letters, January 1857 (File Folder 2)

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Rev. J. Calvert (Woodbridge) to J. Washington, 30 January 1857 (Item 11)

Requests loan of portrait of Chief Thakombau by G. Wilson for book on Fiji; fears of French annexation of Fiji; translation of Bible into Fijian.

Undated letters, c.1855 (File Folder 3)

Filmed selectively.

[unknown] to J. Washington, c. 1855 (Item 6)

Treasures of H.M.S. Bounty brought from Pitcairn Island; request to inspect log of H.M.S. Bounty; despatch of box of implements to Pitcairn Island; future of Pitcairn Islanders. (incomplete)

Subseries Misc. File 29. Letters of Admiral R. FitzRoy, March 1857 - June 1860

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Adm. R. FitzRoy to J. Washington, 2 March 1857 (File 3)

Thanks for congratulations; book by Sir Charles Napier; notoriety of Earp in New Zealand.

Adm. R. FitzRoy to J. Washington, 18 February 1860 (File)

Paper by W. Scott on latitude and longitude of Sydney Observatory; position determined by H.M.S. Beagle in 1836.

Adm. R. FitzRoy to J. Washington, 11 June 1860 (File)

Meeting of Royal Society; outbreak of hostilities in New Zealand.

Adm. R. FitzRoy to J. Washington, 15 June 1860 (File)

Refers to meeting between Capt. J. Wickham and Duke of Newcastle.

Subseries Misc. File 41. Deepening of entrance to Port Jackson, October 1874

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F. Nixon (Sydney) to F. Evans, 10 July 1874 (File 19)

Controversy about choice of channels for deepening; division between engineers and nautical authorities; asks Evans to suspend judgment.

Subseries Misc. File 43. Letterbook of Capt. A.B. Becher, October 1859 - January 1861

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Minute on imperfect state of charts of Chatham Islands, 4 October 1859 (Item ff.163)
Minute of payment to masters for pilotage in Inner Passage of Torres Strait, 11 October 1859 (Item ff.170)
A. Becher to Cdr. C. Yule, 16 October 1860 (Item ff.297-98)

Receipt of manuscript of Volume 3 of Australian Directory.

A. Becher to Cdr. C. Yule, 10 November 1860 (Item ff.385-88)

Location of lights on Australian coast; route to India from Australia.

A. Becher to Capt. Glendinning, 29 January 1861 (Item ff.411-12)

Inquires about soundings near Cocos Islands.

Subseries Misc. File 54. Reminiscences of Hydrographic Service, October 1956 - November 1956

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Adm. K. Collins. Circular letter inviting recollections of experiences in Hydrographic Service, 29 October 1956 (Item 1a)
Adm. A.L. Jackson to K. Collins, 3 November 1956 (Item 1)

Service on H.M.S. Sealark in Solomon Islands at outbreak of World War I.

Capt. F. Gibson to K. Collins, 27 November 1956 (Item 11)

Service on H.M.S. Fantome in Australia in 1907-1910; employment of aborigines.

Subseries Misc. File 78. Papers of Commander B. Drury, 1856 - 1857

(8 papers)...

Subseries Misc. File 91. Samoan Hurricane, 1889

Translations of reports to Admiralty, Berlin, on loss of cruiser Adler and gunboat Eber and stranding of corvette Olga at Apia as result of hurricane on 16 March 1899. Includes tracing of Apia harbour. (22pp)

Series V. Surveyors' Letters, 1828 - 1913

Subseries SL. 3d. Letters of Capt. Henry Mangles Denham, 1852 - 1856

Letters and despatches of Capt. Henry Mangles Denham (H.M.S. Herald) to Sir Francis Beaufort and J. Washington, 1852 - 1856 (File)

(Mainly 1856)...

Subseries SL. 3e. Letters of Capt. Henry Mangles Denham, 1857 - 1863

Letters and despatches of Capt. Henry Mangles Denham (H.M.S. Herald), mainly to J. Washington, 1857 - 1863 (File)

Written from Sydney, Flinders Island and King George's Sound, they deal with the officers and establishment of H.M.S. Herald, outbreak of scurvy on the ship, relations with Capt. S. Fremantle, solar eclipse, outer route to Torres Strait, lighthouses, survey of Port Jackson, wreck of Dunbar (1857), requisition for instruments, visit to Flinders Island, survey in Western Australia, observation of comet (1858), cruise in Coral Sea (1859), despatch of tracings and observations, appointment of J.W. Smith on detached surveying service (1860), death of Sir Francis Beaufort, return to England, list of charts and surveys (1852-1860) (45 letters) .

Subseries SL. 15c. Letters of Capt. O. Stanley and Lieut. C. Yule, 1846 - 1849

Despatches and letters of Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S. Rattlesnake) and Lieut. C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble), mainly to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1846 - 1849 (File)

Written from Sydney, Moreton Bay, Port Curtis and Cape York, they deal with the voyage to Australia, plans for the Torres Strait expedition, surveys of N.S.W and Queensland coasts, inspection of Bass Strait lighthouses (1848), Capt. P.P. King, selection of sites for customs houses, defects of H.M.S. Bramble, observations on Indigenous Australians by J. MacGillivray, survey of Torres Strait (1848), exploring expedition of E. Kennedy. (42 letters)

Subseries SL. 15d. Letters of Lieut. C. Yule, 1848 - 1850

Reports of Lieut. C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble) to Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S Rattlesnake), 1848 - 1850 (File)

Written from Sydney, Moreton Bay, Dunk Island, Cape York, Louisiade Archipelago and Redscar Bay, they deal with surveying work, inspection of lighthouses, survey of New Guinea, encounters with natives, and expedition of E. Kennedy. (22 letters)

Subseries SL. 15e. Letters of Capt. O. Stanley and Lieut. C. Yule, 1846 - 1850

Despatches and letters of Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S. Rattlesnake) and Lieut C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 1846 - 1850 (File)

Written from Sydney, Moreton Bay and Cape York, they deal with the appointment of J. MacGillivray as naturalist, surveys in Torres Strait and of New Guinea coast, despatch of charts, resources of Louisiade Archipelago, condition of H.M.S. Bramble, expedition of E. Kennedy, death of Capt. O. Stanley (1850), instruments, completion of narrative of voyage, return to England. (31 letters)

Subseries SL. 15f. Letterbook of Capt. O. Stanley, 1845 - 1850

Letters of Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S. Rattlesnake), written at Portsmouth, Sydney, Redscar Bay (New Guinea), Port Essington, Rockingham Bay, Port Curtis and Moreton Bay, 1845 - 1850 (File)

The recipients include W.A. Hamilton (Admiralty), Sir Charles Ogle, Adm. J.R. Dacres, Adm. S. Inglefield, H.G. Ward (Admiralty), E. Deas Thomson (Sydney), J. Briggs, J. Bicheno (Hobart), Sir Francis Beaufort, Capt. J. Erskine, Capt. J. Macarthur (Port Essington), Lieut. C. Yule, Capt. J. Maxwell, Capt. R. Bunbury (Port Phillip), Sir Henry Young (Adelaide), Sir Francis Collier, J. MacGillivray. (196 pp.)

Subseries SL. 19a. Letters of Capt. Phillip Parker King, 1828 - 1854

Letters of Capt. Phillip Parker King to W.E. Parry and Sir Francis Beaufort. Written from Port Famine, Valparaiso, London, Plymouth, Sydney, Port Stephens and Dunheved, New South Wales, 1828 - 1854 (File)

Subjects include proceedings of H.M.S. Adventure, Beagle, and Adelaide in South America, Capt. R. FitzRoy, departure for Australia (1832), navigational aids at Port Jackson, wreck of Hive at Jervis Bay, murder of R. Cunningham, visit of H.M.S. Beagle to Sydney (1836), inner route to Torres Strait, supply of publications, observation of comet, J. Dunlop and Parramatta Observatory, death of Capt. O. Stanley, use of Torres Strait by steam vessels, French annexation of New Caledonia, need for British squadron in Australian waters, possible visit of Russian squadron (1854)...

Subseries SL. 24. Letters of Capt. J. Wickham, 1837 - 1841

Despatches and letters of Capt. J. Wickham (H.M.S. Beagle) to F. Beaufort, 1837 - 1841 (File)

Written from Woolwich, Simons Bay, Swan River, Sydney, Port Phillip, Port Stephens, Port Essington, Timor and London, they deal with preparations of H.M.S. Beagle, appointment of officers, voyage to Australia, J.S. Roe, explorations of G. Grey, Capt. P.P. King, stores, surveys of north-west coast and Bass Strait, charts, Wickham's invaliding and return to England. Includes letters of Lieut. J.L. Stokes. (40 letters)

Subseries SL. 25. Letterbook of Capt. James C. Ross, 1834 - 1840

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Letters of Capt. J.C. Ross (H.M.S. Erebus) concerning preparations and early stages of his Antarctic expedition, 15 April 1839 - 15 June 1840 (File)

Recipients include Sir Robert Otway, C. Wood, J. Briggs, R. Dundas, Sir John Barrow, R. O'Ferrall, Capt. F. Crozier, T. Hallett.

Subseries SL. 25a. Letters of Sir James C. Ross, 1836 - 1853

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Letters of Capt. James C. Ross (H.M.S. Erebus) to F. Beaufort, 1839 - 1848 (File)

Written from Madeira, St. Helena, Hobart, Sydney, Bay of Islands, Falkland Islands and Aylesbury, they deal with preparations for the Antarctic expedition, voyage to Australia, despatch of observations, establishment of observatory at Hobart, Sir John Franklin, failure of attempt to reach South Magnetic Pole, explorations of Lieut. C. Wilkes, need for warship at New Zealand, Polar charts, instruments, payment of officers at Van Diemen's Land, proposed promotion for Lieut. J.H. Kay, future of Hobart Observatory, Franklin Relief Expedition. (55 letters)

Subseries SL. 29. Letters of Capt. F. Blackwood, 1841 - 1846

Includes hand-written summary of letters and topics.

Despatches and letters of Capt. F. Blackwood (H.M.S. Fly) and Lieut. C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble) to F. Beaufort, 1841 - 1846 (File)

Written from Devonport, Hobart, Sydney, Swan River, Torres Strait, Sourabaya, Singapore and Darnley Island, they deal with preparations for voyage, supply of instruments, appointment of officers, voyage to Australia, performance of instruments, plans for survey of south coast of New Guinea, magnetic observations, survey of Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, erection of Beacon at Raine's Islet, despatch of charts, defects of H.M.S. Fly, Lieut. C. Yule, Lieut. C. Shadwell, boredom of surveying work, opposition of Sir George Gipps to observatory at Sydney, survey by Yule of Moreton Bay, return of Blackwood to England, proposals for further surveys in Torres Strait. (86 letters)

Subseries SL. 30a. Letters of Capt. John Lort Stokes, 1841 - 1847

Letters of Capt. John Lort Stokes (H.M.S. Beagle) to F. Beaufort, 1841 - 1847 (File)

Written from Swan River, Sydney, Port Essington, London...

Subseries SL. 30b. Letters of Capt. John Lort Stokes, 1847 - 1851

Letters of Capt. John Lort Stokes and G. Richards (H.M.S. Acheron) to Sir Francis Beaufort, written from London, Simon's Bay, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Otago, 1847 - 1851 (File)

Subjects include supply of instruments and books to H.M.S. Acheron, death of Stokes' wife on voyage to Australia (1848), survey of New Zealand, despatch of charts and natural history specimens, Sir George Grey, future government of New Zealand, relations with East Indies Station, Capt. Phillip Parker King, death of Capt. O. Stanley, relations with Maoris, return to England. (45 letters)

Subseries SL. 43b. Letters of Capt. F.W. Sidney, 1854 - 1863

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Letters of Capt. F.W. Sidney to J. Washington, 1861 - 1863 (File)

Written from Sydney, Trial Bay and Newcastle, they deal with the N.S.W. survey, expenses, assistants, visit to New Zealand (1863), survey of Manukan Harbour, conflict with Maoris...

Subseries SL. 68. Letters of Major E. Sabine, 1844 - 1854

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E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 16 May 1849 (File)

Urges promotion for Lieut. J.H. Kay; his exemplary conduct in Van Diemen's Land.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 21 April 1849 (File)

Appointment of staff to Hobart Obsevatory; Lieut. J.H. Kay.

E. Sabine to E. Dunsterville, 6 March 1850 (File)

Acknowledges list of appointments to Hobart Observatory.

C. Younghusband to [Sir Francis Beaufort], 10 January 1851 (File)

Location and dimensions of Hobart Observatory.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 13 January 1851 (File)

Supply of instruments to H.M.S. Pandora.

Lieut. J.H. Kay. List of books and instruments required for Hobart Observatory, 1 October 1850 (File)
E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 21 January 1851 (File)

Supply of dip forms to Lieut J.H. Kay.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 21 January 1851 (File)

Supply of instruments and stationery to Lieut J.H. Kay.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 3 February 1851 (File)

Supply of instruments to Capt. B. Drury.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 31 March 1851 (File)

Need to retain Hobart Observatory.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 7 February 1854 (File)

Commends Lieut. J. Dayman; his work in Antarctic and Hobart.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 3 May 1852 (File)

Supply of stationery to Lieut. J.H. Kay.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 13 July 1852 (File)

Receipt of magnetical observations from Lieut. J.H. Kay.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 22 November 1852 (File)

Receipt of magnetical observations from H.M.S. Herald and Torch.

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 26 January 1853 (File)

Suggestion for improved magnetical observations made by Capt. B. Drury (H.M.S. Pandora).

E. Sabine to Sir Francis Beaufort, 27 June 1853 (File)

Grant to T.H. Huxley for publication of zoological and anatomical researches on H.M.S. Rattlesnake.

Subseries SL. 108. Letters of Capt. E. Belcher, 1836 - 1840

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Capt. E. Belcher (Isabella Island) to F. Beaufort., 10 June 1837 - 29 December 1837 (File)

Visit of H.M.S. Sulphur to Sandwich Islands; political crisis owing to banishment of French missionaries; relations with Capt. A. Dupetit-Thouars; surveys in North Pacific. (45 pp.)

Capt. E. Belcher (Oahu) to F. Beaufort, 24 July 1837 (File)

Arrival in Sandwich Islands; detention owing to conduct of Government.

Capt. E. Belcher to F. Beaufort, 24 July 1837 (File)

Meeting with Capt. A. Dupetit-Thouars.

Capt. E. Belcher (San Blas) to F. Beaufort, 21 December 1837 (File)

Activities since July 1837. (18 pp.)

Capt. E. Belcher (Panama) to F. Beaufort, 17 March 1839 (File)

Plans for future survey, including visit to Sandwich Islands.

Capt. E. Belcher (Oahu) to F. Beaufort, 10 June 1839 (File)

Survey of Clipperton Island; meeting with King of Sandwich Islands; appointment of American Consul.

Meteorological observations, Bow Island, 20 March 1840 - 21 March 1840 (File)
Capt. E. Belcher (Tahiti, Macassar) to F. Beaufort, April 1840 - September 1840 (Item)

Coral boring at Bow Island; observations at Point Venus; caulking of H.M.S. Sulphur; disputes involving British citizens at Tahiti; visits to Fiji and New Hebrides; Lieut. C. Wilkes; survey of south New Guinea coast; relations with crew. (6 letters)

Series V. ii. Surveyors' letters, 1866 - 1909

For the period 1866-1876 the letters comprise both official letters (registered as S Papers) and private letters from surveyors to the Hydrographer. After 1876 only private letters are included in this series. The post-1876 official letters are listed in the next section.

Correspondence, January 1866 - November 1866 (File Box 1866)

Includes materials relating to correspondence from Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane); Cdr. H.L. Cox (Melbourne); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Newcastle); Lieut. F. Howard (Adelaide, Timor, Adam Bay); Cdr. J. Hutchison (London, Adelaide); Lieut. F. Sidney (Sydney, Gillingham); Lieut. H. Stanley (Melbourne); Cdr. G. Wilkinson (Melbourne) to G. Richards...

A-K: Correspondence, November 1866 - 23 December 1867 (File Box 1867)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. R. Armit (Melbourne) and G. Richards (1867); Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane) and G. Richards (1867); Cdr. J. Hutchison (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1866-1867)...

L-Z: Correspondence, November 1866 - November 1867 (File Box 1867)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. G. Nares (Sydney, Batavia) and G. Richards (1867); Cdr. F. Sidney (Sydney) and G. Richards (1867); Cdr. G. Wilkinson (Melbourne) and G. Richards (1866-1867)...

A-K: Correspondence, November 1867 - December 1868 (File Box 1868)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. R. Armit (Melbourne, Sydney) and G. Richards (1868); Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane, Sydney) and G. Richards (1867-1868); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Sydney) and G, Richards (1868); Cdr. J. Hutchison (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1867-1868)...

L-Z: Correspondence, December 1867 - November 1868 (File Box 1868)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. F. Sidney (Sydney, Melbourne) and G. Richards (1868); Lieut. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards (1867-1868)...

A-K: Correspondence, November 1868 - October 1869 (File Box 1869)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. R. Armit (Sydney, Pt. Denison, Wellington) and G. Richards (1868-1869); Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane) and G. Richards (1869); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Sydney) and G. Richards (1869); Lieut. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1869); Cdr. J. Hutchison (Adelaide) and G. Richards...

L-Z: Correspondence, November 1868 - November 1869 (File Box 1869)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards. Topics include: acquisition of steamer Pharos; accounts; despatch of tracings; command of Victorian Survey; survey of Wilsons Promontory; Victoria-Tasmania submarine cable; wrecks; chart of Port Phillip Heads. (13 letters)

Correspondence, October 1869 - September 1870 (File Box 1870)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane) and G. Richards (1869-1870); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Sydney) and G. Richards (1869-1870); Lieut. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1870); Lieut. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards (1870)...

Correspondence, October 1870 - October 1871 (File Box 1871)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. E. Bedwell (Brisbane) and G. Richards (1870-1871); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Sydney) and G. Richards (1870-1871); Cdr. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1870-1871); Lieut H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards (1870-1871)...

Correspondence, October 1871 - December 1872 (File Box 1872)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Archdeacon (Perth, Albany) and G. Richards(1872); Cdr. E. Bedwell (Gladstone, Brisbane, Sydney) and G. Richards (1871-1872); Lieut. J. Gowlland (Sydney) and G. Richards (1872); Cdr. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards (1872); Lieut. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards...

Correspondence, October 1872 - October 1873 (File Box 1873)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Archdeacon (Perth) and G. Richards; Cdr. E. Bedwell (Gladstone, Brisbane, Mackay) and G. Richards; Cdr. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards; Lieut. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and G. Richards...

Correspondence, November 1873 - November 1874 (File Box 1874)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Archdeacon (Perth) and G. Richards and F. Evans; Cdr. E. Bedwell (Brisbane, Hobart, Mackay) and G. Richards and F. Evans; Lieut. L. Dawson (Sydney, New Guinea, Singapore) and G. Richards and F. Evans; Cdr. F. Howard (Adelaide) and G. Richards and F. Evans; Cdr. H. Stanley (Melbourne) to G. Richards and F. Evans...

Correspondence, November 1874 - November 1875 (File Box 1875)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Archdeacon (Perth) and F. Evans; Cdr. E. Bedwell (Brisbane, Gladstone) and F. Evans; Lieut. L. Dawson (Sydney, Levuka) and F. Evans; Cdr. F. Howard (Port Pirie, Adelaide) and F. Evans; Cdr. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and F. Evans...

A-K: Correspondence, October 1875 - October 1876 (File Box 1876)

Includes: materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Archdeacon (Perth) and F. Evans; Cdr. E. Bedwell (Brisbane, Maryborough) and F. Evans; Lieut. L. Dawson (Sydney) and F. Evans; Cdr. F. Howard (Adelaide) and F. Evans...

L-Z: Correspondence, November 1875 - 3 October 1876 (File Box 1876)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. W. Moore (Levuka) and F. Evans (1876); Lieut. L. Dawson (London) and F. Evans (3/10/1876); Cdr. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and F. Evans...

Correspondence, February 1877 - September 1878 (File Box 1877-1878)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. E. Bedwell (Brisbane, London, Southport) and F. Evans (1877-1878); Lieut. E. Connor (Brisbane) and F. Evans (9/04/1878); Lieut. W. Moore (Fiji) and F. Evans (24/05/1877); Cdr. H. Stanley (Melbourne) and F. Evans and W. Blakeney (1877-1878)...

Correspondence, 8 May 1880 - 14 September 1885 (File Box 1879-1884)

Correspondents include: Cdr. J.E. Coghlan; W. Wharton; Lieut. L. Dawson; Lieut. J. Dixon; Cdr. R. Hoskyn; Cdr. F. Howard; Lieut. W. Moore; Lieut. T. Pullen...

Correspondence, 26 January 1886 - December 1888 (File Box 1886-1888)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Capt. P. Aldrich (Tonga, Auckland) and W. Wharton (September-December 1888); Cdr. J.E. Coghlan (London) and W. Wharton (12/06/1887); Lieut. A.M. Field (Townsville, Cooktown, Sydney) and W. Wharton (May 1886-October 1888); Cdr. R. Hoskyn (Sydney, Launceston) and W. Wharton (May 1886-April 1888); Lieut. T. Pullen (Sydney) and W. Wharton (December 1886-October 1887)...

Correspondence, 1888 - 1889 (File Box 1889)

Includes:...

Correspondence, January 1890 - November 1890 (File Box 1890)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. L. Dawson (Hobart, Sydney) and W. Wharton (January-June 1890); Cdr. W. Moore (Port Darwin, Perth) and W. Wharton (February-November 1890); Cdr. C. Oldham (Sydney, Thursday Island) and W. Wharton (April-September 1890); Lieut. G. Pirie (Brisbane, Cooktown, Thursday Island) and W. Wharton (February-September 1890)...

Correspondence, January 1891 - November 1891 (File Box 1891)

Includes materials relating to correspondence between Lieut. G. Frederick (Sydney, Hobart) and W. Wharton (January-March 1891); Cdr. W. Moore (Hobart, Albany, Darwin) and W. Wharton (February-November 1891); Lieut. G. Pirie (Brisbane, Thursday Island) and W. Wharton (January-September 1891)...

Correspondence, August 1892 - December 1892 (File Box 1892)

Includes:...

Correspondence, February 1893 - December 1893 (File Box 1893)

Materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. A. Balfour (Thursday Island, Solomon Islands) and W. Wharton (May-September 1893); Lieut. T. Hening (Thursday Island) and W. Wharton (December 1893); Cdr. G. Pirie (Brisbane) and W. Wharton (February-March 1893); Lieut. H. Purey-Cust (Sydney, Noumea, New Hebrides) and W. Wharton (May-December 1893)...

A-M: Correspondence, January 1894 - December 1894 (File Box 1894)

Includes:...

O-Z: Correspondence, February 1894 - November 1894 (File Box 1894)

Includes:...

Correspondence, January 1895 - December 1896 (File Box 1895-1896)

Materials relating to correspondence between Cdr. H. Purey-Cust (Sydney) to W. Wharton (February-May 1895); Lieut. W. Howard (Hobart) to W. Wharton (January-October 1896); Cdr. T. Hening (Sydney) and W. Wharton (February-August 1895); Lieut. R. Glennie (Cooktown) and W. Wharton (July-November 1895); Cdr. A.M. Field (Suva) and W. Wharton (October-November 1896); Cdr. L. Dawson (Perth) and W. Wharton (March-December 1896); Lieut. J. Combe (Sydney, Hobart, Suva, Noumea) and W. Wharton (January 1895-October 1896); Cdr. A. Balfour (Hobart, Suva, Tonga) and W. Wharton (May-November 1895)...

Correspondence, January 1897 - November 1898 (File Box 1897-1898)

Includes:...

Correspondence, February 1899 - December 1900 (File Box 1899-1900)

Includes:...

Correspondence, 22 September 1904 - 2 November 1907 (File Box 1901-1907)

Includes:...

Correspondence, November 1907 - December 1908 (File Box 1908)

Includes:...

Correspondence, February 1909 - December 1909 (File Box 1909)

Includes:...

Series VII. Remark Books, 1834 - 1863

Books kept by the commanders or masters of Royal Navy ships recording discoveries and other matters of hydrographical interest.

Subseries. Volume, 1834 - 1835

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Buffalo F. Sadler (master) (57pp), May 1833 - January 1835 (File)
H.M.S. Hyacinth W. Forbes (master) (56pp), 1835 (File)
H.M.S. Hyacinth Cdr. F. Blackwood (11pp), 1835 (File)
H.M.S. Zebra Cdr. R. McCrea (13pp), September 1834 - December 1835 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1836 - 1837

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H.M.S. Acteon G. Biddlecombe (master) (48pp), January 1836 - February 1837 (File)
H.M.S. Rattlesnake C. Pope (master) (13pp), 1836 (File)
H.M.S. Rattlesnake C. Pope (master) (16pp), 1837 (File)
H.M.S. Rattlesnake Capt. W. Hobson (15pp), 1837 (File)
H.M.S. Victor W. Mills (master) (17pp), 1837 (File)
H.M.S. Victor Cdr. R. Crozier (36pp), 1837 (File)
H.M.S. Zebra L. Bailey (master) (86pp), 1836 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1838

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H.M.S. Alligator J. Jackson (master) (9pp), September 1838 - December 1838 (File)
H.M.S. Britomart J. Hill (master) (5pp), September 1838 - December 1838 (File)
H.M.S. Fly Cdr. R. Elliott (10pp), 1838 (File)
H.M.S. Larne Cdr. P. Blake (29pp), 1838 (File)
H.M.S. Pelorus D. Craigie (master) (8pp), 1838 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1839

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H.M.S. Britomart J. Hill (master) (8pp), 1839 (File)
H.M.S. Larne Cdr. P. Blake (27pp), 1839 (File)
H.M.S. Pelorus D. Craigie (master) (5pp), 1839 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1840

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Britomart J. Hill (master) (12pp), 1840 (File)
H.M.S. Buffalo J. Wood (master) (13pp), 1840 (File)
H.M.S. Calliope R. Browne (master) (15pp), July 1840 - October 1840 (File)
H.M.S. Herald P. Bean (master) (16pp), 1840 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1840 - 1843

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Britomart Cdr. O. Stanley (22pp), June 1841 - August 1841 (File)
H.M.S. Britomart J. Hill (master) (10pp), 1841 (File)
H.M.S. Curacoa Capt. J. Jones (15pp), 1841 (File)
H.M.S. Curacoa W. Parker (master) (16pp), 1841 (File)
H.M.S. Favorite Cdr. T. Sullivan (10pp), 1841 - 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Pelorus D. Craigie (master) (1pp), 1840 - 1841 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1843

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Basilisk B. Woolley (master) (4pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Carysfort Capt. Lord George Paulet (5pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Champion R. Knox (master) (5pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Champion Lieut. J. Dalyell (3pp), September 1843 - December 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Dublin Capt. J. Tucker (15pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Favorite T. Codnor (master) (19pp), 1840 - 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Herald P. Bean (master) (22pp), 1838 - 1839 (File)
H.M.S. North Star Capt. Sir Everard Home (72pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Satellite Cdr. R. Gambier (8pp), March 1843 - November 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Satellite G. Hodges (master) (13pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Talbot H. Thompson (master) (8pp), February 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Talbot Capt. Sir Thomas Thompson (12pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Vindictive R. Hodges (master) (10pp), 1843 (File)
H.M.S. Vindictive Capt. J.T. Nicolas (6pp), 1843 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1844

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Carysfort Capt. Lord George Paulet (3pp), May 1844 - August 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Champion Cdr. J. Clavell (8pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Collingwood Capt. R. Smart (11pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Cormorant J. Warren (master) (8pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Fly F. Evans (master) (92pp), 1843 - 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Modeste Cdr. T. Baillie (20pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. North Star Sir Everard Home (18pp), January 1844 - June 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Salamander J. Jenkins (master) (36pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Salamander Cdr. A. Hamond (87pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Thalia (4pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Thalia H. Vane (master) (26pp), 1844 (File)
H.M.S. Vestal Capt. C. Talbot (15pp), 1844 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1845

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Calliope Capt. E. Stanley (9pp), September 1845 - December 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Collingwood Admiral Sir George Seymour (10pp), December 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Collingwood J. Penn (master) (33pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Daphne Capt. J. Onslow (14pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Driver Cdr. C. Hayes (39pp), February 1845 - December 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Driver J. Jarvis (master) (12pp), October 1845 - December 1845 (File)
H.M.S. North Star Capt. Sir Everard Home (19pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Osprey Cdr. F. Patten (8pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Osprey A. Halloran (master) (22pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Racehorse Cdr. G. Hay (12pp), May 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Racehorse J. Nops (master) (10pp), May 1845 - December 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Salamander J. Jenkins (master) (20pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Salamander Cdr. A. Hamond (46pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Talbot H. Thompson (master) (12pp), 1845 (File)
H.M.S. Talbot Capt. Sir Thomas Thompson (8pp), 1845 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1846

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Calliope R. Graham (master) (10pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Carysfort H. Brehaut (master) (10pp), March 1846 - December 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Castor Capt. C. Graham (6pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Childers Cdr. J. Pitman (4pp), May 1846 - December 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Collingwood Capt. R. Smart (10pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Collingwood J. Penn (master) (20pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Cormorant J. Warren (master) (16pp), April 1846 - December 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Driver Cdr. C Hayes (57pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. North Star (12pp), January 1846 - June 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Osprey A. Halloran (master) (15pp), January 1846 - October 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Salamander J. Jenkins (master) (42pp), 1846 (File)
H.M.S. Spy Lieut. Cdr. S. Wooldridge (22pp), 1846 (File)

Subseries. Separate volume, December 1841 - June 1846

H.M.S. North Star R. Stuart (master) (62pp), December 1841 - June 1846 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-G), 1847

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Calliope R. Graham (master) (10pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Calliope Capt. E. Stanley (20pp), 1847 (File)

(Incomplete)

H.M.S. Castor Capt. C. Graham (2pp), November 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Dido J. Kellock (master) (13pp), February 1847 - December 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Dido Capt. J. Maxwell (18pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Grampus J. Hutchings (master) (14pp), July 1847 - December 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Grampus Capt. H.B. Martin (4pp), 1847 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (H-W), 1847

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Hazard C. Parker (master) (70pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S Inflexible T. Hart (master) (28pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Juno P. Loney (master) (20pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Racehorse J. Rusden (master) (29pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Racehorse Capt. E. Sotheby (13pp), 1847 (File)
H.M.S. Spy Lieut. Cdr. S. Woolridge Wooldridge (19pp), 1847 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1848 - 1850

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Calypso R. Knox (master) (32pp), February 1848 - December 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Calypso Capt. H. Worth (34pp), February 1848 - December 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Constance H. Paul (master) (21pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Constance Capt. G. Courtenay (10pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Dido W.G. Stent (master) (18pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Dido Capt. J. Maxwell (29pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Fly W. Luke (master) (17pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Fly Cdr. R. Oliver (12pp), 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah W. Hilliard (master) (16pp), May 1848 - December 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah Capt. J. Erskine (140pp), 1848 - 1850 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (J-W), 1848

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Racehorse Cdr. E. Sotheby (15pp), April 1848 - July 1848 (File)
H.M.S. Rattlesnake (13pp), 1848 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1849 - 1850

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Amphitrite Lieut. G. Walker (13pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Cockatrice (3pp), July 1850 - November 1850 (File)
H.M.S. Daphne F. Hale (master) (16pp), August 1849 - December 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Daphne Capt. E. Fanshawe (20pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Fly W. Luke (master) (13pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Fly Cdr. R. Oliver (6pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah W. Hilliard (master) (69pp), March 1849 - September 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah Capt. J. Erskine (98pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah W. Hilliard (master) (33pp), March 1849 - October 1849 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (I-W), 1849

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Inflexible Cdr. J. Hoseason (6pp), 1849 (File)
H.M.S. Swift Cdr. W. Aldham (22pp), June 1849 - December 1849 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-M), 1850

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Fly W. Luke (master) (15pp), 1850 (File)
H.M.S. Fly Cdr. R. Oliver (23pp), 1850 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah W. Hilliard (master) (56pp), 1850 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (K-W), 1849 - 1850

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Swift E. Rowe (master) (60pp), July 1849 - December 1850 (File)
H.M.S. Swift Cdr. W. Aldham (21pp), 1850 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1851

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Calliope R. Knox (master) (9pp), March 1851 - December 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Daedalus (7pp), 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Fantome Cdr. J. Gennys (15pp), March 1851 - December 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah W. Hilliard (master) (11pp), 1851 (File)
H.M S. Swift E. Rowe (master) (11pp), 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Swift Cdr. W. Aldham (16pp), 1851 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1851 - 1865

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Miranda F. Corbet (master) (18pp), February 1865 - May 1865 (File)
H.M.S. Fly W. Luke (master) (8pp), 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Portland J. Hutchings (master) (9pp), 1851 (File)
H.M.S. Sphinx Capt. R. Brown (8pp), January 1862 - April 1862 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1852

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Dido V. Roberts (master) (17pp), January 1852 - November 1852 (File)
H.M.S. Fantome (26pp), 1852 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (I-W), 1851 - 1852

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Virago Cdr. R. Stewart (67pp), August 1851 - December 1852 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1853

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Amphitrite Capt. C. Frederick (25pp), 1853 (File)
H.M.S. Electra J. Rusden (master) (7pp), 1853 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (I-W), 1852 - 1854

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Serpent Cdr. E. Lambert (9pp), June 1853 - January 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Serpent Cdr. L. Hammet (22pp), August 1852 - June 1853 (File)
H.M.S. Serpent D. Speer (master) (73pp), November 1852 - December 1853 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-L), 1854

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Amphitrite V. Roberts (master) (3pp), August 1854 - September 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Amphitrite Capt. C. Frederick (23pp), January 1854 - November 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Calliope Capt. J. Fitzgerald (12pp), 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Calliope R. Knox (master) (17pp), 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Fantome C. Polkinghorne (master) (6pp), December 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Fantome Cdr. J. Gennys (29pp), 1854 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (M-Z), 1854

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Pique Capt. Sir Frederick Nicholson (29pp), March 1854 - December 1854 (File)
H.M.S. President V. Roberts (master) (13pp), 1854 (File)
H.M.S. President Capt. R. Burridge (15pp), 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Trincomalee Capt. W. Houston (8pp), 1854 (File)
H.M.S. Virago Cdr. E. Marshall (4pp), 1854 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1855

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Amphitrite Capt. C. Frederick (13pp), March 1855 - August 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Amphitrite Cdr. M. Connolly (17pp), January 1855 - March 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Brisk E. Maunder (master) (6pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Calliope Capt. J. Fitzgerald (6pp), February 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Fantome Cdr. J. Gennys (15pp), February 1855 - December 1855 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (I-W), 1854 - 1855

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Juno C. Cleveland (master) (20pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Juno Capt. S. Fremantle (9pp), August 1855 - November 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Lily Cdr. J. Sanderson (26pp), November 1854 - May 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Monarch C. Parker (master) (21pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Monarch Capt. G. Patey (6pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Pandora Capt. J. Drury (2pp), February 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Pique G. Carr (master) (23pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. President V. Roberts (master) (11pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. President Capt. R. Burridge (26pp), January 1855 - August 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Trincomalee H. Norway (master) (18pp), 1855 (File)
H.M.S. Trincomalee Capt. W. Houston (11pp), 1855 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1856

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Fantome Cdr. J. Gennys (9pp), January 1856 - June 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Herald Capt. H. Denham (30pp), August 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Juno C. Cleveland (master) (9pp), January 1856 - November 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Juno Capt. S. Fremantle (8pp), June 1856 - October 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Monarch Capt. G. Patey (9pp), 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Monarch C. Parker (master) (17pp), 1856 (File)
H.M.S. Trincomalee Capt. W. Houston (11pp), 1856 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1855 - 1857

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Alarm Capt. D. Curry (9pp), [1856] (File)
H.M.S. Alarm J. Wallis (master) (21pp), [1856] (File)
H.M.S. Esk Capt. Sir Robert McClure (8pp), 1857 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah Capt. T. Harvey (18pp), October 1855 - February 1857 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah T. Hull (master) (19pp), 1857 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah Capt. T. Harvey (28pp), 1857 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1858

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Elk Cdr. H. Campion (8pp), May 1858 - December 1858 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah Capt. T. Harvey (27pp), 1858 (File)
H.M.S. Havannah T. Hull (master) (21pp), 1858 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1859

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Elk Cdr. H. Campion (16pp), 1859 (File)

Subseries. Volume, 1859 - 1863

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Alert Cdr. W. Pearse (61pp), 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Calypso Capt. F. Montresor (14pp), 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Calypso C. Cleveland (master) (16pp), 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Elk Cdr. F. Campion (3pp), January 1860 - August 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Fawn S. Libby (master) (5pp), February 1860 - December 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Herald J. Smith (master) (17pp), 1859 - 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Pioneer (10pp), 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Pioneer Cdr. F. Robinson (42pp), 1862 - 1863 (File)
H.M.S. Topaze Capt. J. Spencer (2pp), 1860 (File)
H.M.S. Topaze T. Read (master) (3pp), 1860 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (A-H), 1857 - 1861

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Alert A. Boxer (master) (110pp), 1857 - 1861 (File)
H.M.S. Alert Cdr. W. Pearse (50pp), 1861 (File)
H.M.S. Harrier H. Sedmond (master)(14pp), 1861 (File)

Subseries. Volume: (I-W), 1860 - 1861

Filmed selectively.

H.M.S. Iris Capt. C. Vernon (15pp), December 1860 - July 1861 (File)
H.M.S. Mutine C. Prickett (master) (6pp), 1861 (File)
H.M.S. Pioneer T. Nelson Moss (master) (6pp), July 1861 - December 1861 (File)

Series X. Survey Data Books, 1819 - 1946

Subseries i. Miscellaneous Books, 1819 - 1889

Filmed selectively.

Australia, 1862 - 1866 (File 12)
Australia, 1889 (File 13)

H.M.S. Dart.

Australia, 1882 - 1884 (File 19)

Nav. Lieut. J. Dixon (Work book).

Pacific, 1845 - 1846 (File 20)

Cdr. J. Stanton.

Pacific, 1845 - 1847 (File 21)

Cdr. J. Stanton.

Australia, 1798-1799, 1801-1803 (File 22)

Lieut. Matthew Flinders (Bearings).

Australia, 1819 (File 24)

Lieut. Phillip Parker King (Meridional distances).

Pacific, 1824 - 1826 (File 26)

H.M.S. Blonde (Chronometrical and astronomical observations.

Australia, 1846 - 1849 (File 39)

H.M.S. Fly, Bramble, Rattlesnake (Meridional distances).

Australia, 1847 - 1848 (File 42)

Capt. O. Stanley (Meridional distances).

Subseries ii. Astronomical Observation Books, 1837 - 1894

Filmed selectively.

Australia, 1842 - 1846 (File 24)

Capt. F. Blackwood (H.M.S. Fly).

Pacific, 1837 (File 27)

Capt. E. Belcher (H.M.S. Sulphur).

Pacific, 1840 (File 30)

Capt. E. Belcher (H.M.S. Sulphur).

Australia, 1842 - 1846 (File 33)

F. Evans (H.M.S. Fly).

Pacific, 1837 - 1838 (File 34)

Observations made by C. George and Capt. E. Belcher. Sites of Observation include: Observatory Panama, Taboga Observatory, Honolulu, Norfolk Sound and on H.M.S. Sulphur.

New Guinea, 1886 (File 38)

Lieut. T. Pullen (H.M.S. Lark).

New Guinea, 1849 - 1850 (File 39)

Capt. O. Stanley (H.M.S. Rattlesnake).

Pacific, 1846 (File 42)

Capt. H. Kellett (H.M.S. Herald).

Pacific, 1847 - 1849 (File 62)

H.M.S. Rattlesnake.

New Zealand, 1848 - 1858 (File 74)

Capt. J.L. Stokes (H.M.S. Acheron) and Capt. B. Drury (H.M.S. Pandora).

Pacific, 1848 (File 76)

H.M.S. Pandora.

Pacific, 1845 - 1847 (File 78)

H.M.S. Herald.

New Guinea, 1892 - 1894 (File 81)

Sir William MacGregor.

Pacific, 1853 - 1859 (File 83)

Capt. Henry Mangles Denham (H.M.S. Herald).

Australia, 1842 - 1846 (File 84)

Capt. F. Blackwood, F. Evans (H.M.S. Fly).

Pacific, 1843 (File 85)

Capt. E. Belcher (H.M.S. Samarang).

Pacific, 1863 (File 90)

H.M.S. Hecate.

Subseries iii. Data Books, 1885 - 1946

Filmed selectively.

Queensland, 1885 - 1891 (File 6)

H.M.S. Paluma (2 vols.).

New Guinea, Tasmania, 1885 - 1888 (File 7)

H.M.S. Dart.

Ceylon, Australia, 1887 - 1889 (File 8a)

H.M.S. Egeria.

Pacific, 1890 (File 17a-b)

H.M.S. Egeria.

Australia, 1888 - 1891 (File 18)

H.M.S. Myrmidon and H.M.S. Rambler

Queensland, New Hebrides, 1889 - 1892 (File 19)

H.M.S. Dart.

Australia, 1890 - 1891 (File 21)

H.M.S. Penguin.

Australia, 1892 (File 24)

H.M.S. Dart.

Pacific, 1893 - 1896 (File 27)

H.M.S. Penguin.

Pacific, 1896 - 1899 (File 28)

H.M.S. Penguin.

Australia, China, 1897 - 1900 (File 30)

H.M.S. Waterwich.

Pacific, Canada, 1897 - 1899 (File 34)

H.M.S. Egeria.

Australia, New Zealand, 1899 - 1905 (File 35)

H.M.S. Penguin (2 vols.).

Australia, 1896 - 1901 (File 41)

H.M.S. Dart.

Australia, 1902 - 1903 (File 42)

H.M.S. Dart.

Australia, 1905 - 1906 (File 43)

H.M.S. Penguin.

Pacific, 1900 - 1905 (File 50a)

H.M.S. Egeria.

Pacific, Canada, 1906 - 1910 (File 51)

H.M.S. Egeria.

Australia, 1907 - 1911 (File 60)

H.M.S. Fantome.

Australia, 1911 - 1913 (File 61)

H.M.S. Fantome.

Australia, 1913 (File 62)

H.M.S. Fantome.

New Zealand, c. 1920-1921 (File 66)

H.M.S. Veronica.

Australia, 1910 - 1914 (File 71)

H.M.S. Sealark.

Australia, 1919 - 1920 (File 75)

H.M.S. Fantome.

Torres Strait and Queensland, 1920 - 1923 (File 77)

H.M.S. Fantome.

Australia, Borneo, 1923 - 1926 (File 78)

H.M.S. Herald.

East Indies, Australia, 1942 - 1946 (File 113)

H.M.S. Challenger.


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