Archival Resources Details

Raoul Sunday (Roy) Bell - Records

Title
Raoul Sunday (Roy) Bell - Records
Repository
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Reference
MS 9624
Date Range
1912 - 1915
Description

The collection includes letters from Bell dated 1912-1914 to Tom Ireland in the Bird Dept. of the British Museum; Bell's Norfolk Island diary (358 handwritten pages) dated July 1912 - July 1913 and his Lord Howe Island diary dated July 1913 - August 1914. Includes collection notes from Eden, Gippsland lakes, Mallacoota, Port Fairy and Tullaberga Island. Contains biographical information, meteorological reports, a description of whale killing at Eden, salvage operations from the ship 'Monumental City' off Tullaberga Island, Vic, and photographs. A description of the collection is located in folder 1.

Quantity
2 boxes (0.28 m)
Access
Available for reference

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