Archival Resources Details

John Septimus Roe - Records

Title
John Septimus Roe - Records
Repository
State Records Office of Western Australia
Reference
ACC 1114/37 and others
Date Range
1817 - 1839
Description

Field notebooks of surveys 1817-39 [some originals with the Department of Lands and Surveys, ACCS 629/1, 1055/21, 1395, 1571]. Calculation books kept while on the "Mermaid" and "Bathurst" 1818-22 including lunar observations, and notes on chronometers [ACC 1114/37].

Access
Available for reference

People

EOAS ID: archives/BSAR01131.htm

This Edition: 2026 February - 1926 Centenaries
Kooyang - Gariwerd calendar - Late summer: late January to late March - season of eels
Reference: https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/indigenous-weather-knowledge/indigenous-seasonal-calendars/gariwerd-calendar#bom-anchor-list__item-kooyang-season-of-eels

Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology.

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