Guide to the Records of the Hydrographic Department (as filmed by the AJCP)

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

(1 folder)...

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.

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

(5 letters)...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

(Mainly 1856)...

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) .

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)

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)

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)

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.)

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)...

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)

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.

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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...

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.

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

H.M.S. Rattlesnake (13pp), 1848 (File)

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)

H.M.S. Inflexible Cdr. J. Hoseason (6pp), 1849 (File)

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

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)

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

H.M.S. Swift Cdr. W. Aldham (21pp), 1850 (File)

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)

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)

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

H.M.S. Fantome (26pp), 1852 (File)

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

H.M.S. Amphitrite Capt. C. Frederick (25pp), 1853 (File)

H.M.S. Electra J. Rusden (master) (7pp), 1853 (File)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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).

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.

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.