1803-1867, English, Unpublished edition: Papers of John Pascoe Fawkner, [manuscript]. Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1792-1869.

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Physical Description
  • 1.20 m. (3 clamshell boxes) + 2 folders.
Published
  • [1803-1867]
Language
  • English

Edition details

Title
  • Papers of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1803-1867 [manuscript].
Also Titled
  • Melbourne advertiser, Port Phillip, Australia.
Creator
  • Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1792-1869.
Other Creators
  • Settle, David, fl. 1836.
  • Diprose, William.
  • Wise, Charles.
Published
  • [1803-1867]
Physical Description
  • 1.20 m. (3 clamshell boxes) + 2 folders.
Subjects
Time Period
  • 1803-1867
Summary
  • MS 3224 comprises: 1. "Journal of preparations for departure to and proceedings at Port Phillip" covering the period from 18 July, 1835, when John Pascoe Fawkner purchased the schooner "Enterprise" and left Launceston on 21 July, to the final entry on 3 August, 1836. The journal was kept by Fawkner on board the schooner "Enterprise". Also included in this volume are the directions for Mr J.C. Underwood regarding business matters; a brief summary of reasons behind the purchase of the "Enterprise" and his contact with Aborigines from Port Phillip; a list of stock at Pascoe Vale, February 1843; lists of various items from novels to newspapers; and, the agreement between Fawkner, William Diprose and Charles Wise, dated 6 August, 1836.
  • 2. Stores book, 1837-1838, which also contains copies of letters and details of freight carried on the "Enterprise", 1837-1839. 3. Five notebooks. 4. Diary, 1867. 5. Facsimile copies of The Melbourne advertiser, v. 1, no. 1, (1 Jan. 1838) and v. 1, no. 2 (8 Jan. 1838). Also, a statement of timber account, 1840 (3 clamshell boxes, 2 folders).
Biography
  • John Pascoe Fawkner was an early pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne. As the owner of the schooner “Enterprise”, he was involved in the settlement of Port Phillip district from August 1835. In 1838, he published the district’s first newspaper, The Melbourne advertiser. Fawkner was a leading figure in the new colony and served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1851 until his death in 1869.
Notes
  • Manuscript reference no.: MS 3224.
  • Stores book also available on microfilm at the National Library of Australia Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room at mfm G 24756.
  • Papers, 1828-1869, and, 1832-1871, and other manuscript collections Located at State Library of Victoria.
  • John Pascoe Fawkner papers, 1840-1958, together with miscellaneous material, 1869-1976 Located at State Library of New South Wales.
  • Sir John Ferguson Collection.
  • Melbourne's missing chronicle : being the Journal of preparations for departure to and proceedings at Port Phillip /​ by John Pascoe Fawkner ; edited and with an introduction by C.P. Billot. Melbourne : Quartet Books, 1982
Cited In
  • Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia,
Access Conditions
  • Available for research. Not for loan.
Language
  • English
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