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Douglas Mawson - Records

Title
Douglas Mawson - Records
Repository
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Reference
MS 5970
Date Range
1931
Description

Proclamation written on rag paper in copperplate by A.L. Kennedy and signed by Mawson declaring that 'the full sovereignty of the Territory of King George V Land and its extension ... vests in His Majesty King George the Fifth, his heirs and successors forever" 1931 [1 page, MS 5970].

Quantity
1 page
Access
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