Great Britain. Scottish Record Office : Documents relating to Australia and New Zealand

Includes material from the following collections: Ailsa re transportation to Australia. Breadalbane collection - Letters re post of assistant surveyor in NSW, 1834; re decision of government to suspend emigration to Australia, 1841; re Colonial Office's policy towards NZ, 1845. Campbell of Jura - Papers re affairs of William Caddell; letter re squatters being obliged to buy up their land or have it sold by auction, Melbourne, 1859; and letters from A C McDougall of Victoria, Australia, 1835-1861. Clerk of Penicuik papers - Letter re Mr Haywood (Bounty mutineer), 1793; letters re magnetic observations, 1844-1845, letters re George Clerk, a partner in an Australian cattle station, 1840s, letter from Alexander Clerk in Auckland, NZ, 1858, etc. Cunninghame of Thorntoun collection - Letters from George Wrey describing his travels in various countries including Australia and NZ, and including a short period of sheep farming in NZ, 1876-1879. Also letters of George Wrey's trip to Canada and NZ, 1880-1883, etc. Dalhousie collection - Copy of Sir George Grey's letter to Glastone re mutiny at Porirua and the general conditions of service in NZ, 1846; memo on formation of local companies of prisoners in NZ, undated, etc. MacPherson of Cluny papers - Letters and papers re estate of deceased Colonel Duncan Macpherson in Australia, 1855-1866. Murray of Lintrose collection - Letters etc re Western Australia, 1837-1890. Riddell papers re Drummond Riddell, member of Executive Council, NSW, 1848-1854. Robertson of Kindeace papers - Abstracts of accounts and bills for Robertson's Company of 96th Regiment at Auckland, NSW and Launceston, Tasmania, 1842-1844. Seaforth collection - printed pamphlets published by Commissioners for Emigration re emigration to North America and Australian colonies; letter on suitable emigrants for NSW, 1836

Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Microfilm available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.

Alternative form available: A digitised copy of this microfilm is available on the National Library of Australia website Trove at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1127153673/findingaid

Duplicate microfilm copy also available at Micro-MS-0437A.