Archival Resources Details

Phillip Parker King - Records

Title
Phillip Parker King - Records
Repository
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Reference
ML MSS 592
Date Range
1837 - 1861
Description

Field book 1837-38; journal of a visit to New Zealand and Norfolk Island in the "Pelorus" 1838-39; accounts book 1848-56, and family and scientific correspondence; family records 1813-1961 including material relating to the "Mermaid", sketches and etchings 1809-41, a watercolour of the "Mermaid" by King 1818 and a photograph of King 1856 [ML MSS 592].

Access
Available for reference

People

EOAS ID: archives/BSAR03326.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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