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James Thomas Stanton - Records

Title
James Thomas Stanton - Records
Repository
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Reference
MS 4029
Date Range
1849 - 1951
Description

Log of the proceedings of Her majesty's surveying ship "Rattlesnake", captained by Owen Stanley; log kept by James Thomas Stanton, midshipman, commencing Wednesday 2 May 1849 and ending Wednesday 13 March 1850. The log was complied during a survey of the eastern coast of Australia, from Port Jackson to Cape York and the southern coast of New Guinea.

Quantity
1 volume
Access
Available for reference

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