Title The First Fleet : the record of the foundation of Australia from its conception to the settlement at Sydney Cove / compiled from the original documents in the Public Record Office, with extracts from the log-books of H.M.S. Sirius and an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter ; five engravings by Peter Barker-Mill

Published London : Golden Cockerel Press, 1937

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
ADPML SPC	994.01 Rut/Fft		LIB USE ONLY

Description 149 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 4 pages of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm Series Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK4337 ANL Contents Includes extracts from the log-books of H.M.S. Sirius Notes "Some of this material is now printed for the first time ; the more important documents appear in the Historical records of New South Wales, published in Sydney in 1892."--p. 20 "The First Fleet has been printed & published by Christopher and Anthony Sandford and Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press of 10 Staple Inn, London, and completed on the 24th day of August, 1937. The edition is limited to 375 copies printed on Arnold's hand-made paper in Perpetua type" -- Colophon Includes despatches from Arthur Phillip and proposals from James M. Matra for establishing a settlement in New South Wales National Library's SR copy accompanied by a prospectus. ANL Subject Matra, James Mario, 1748?-1806. Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814. Great Britain. Royal Navy. Fleet, First. Sirius (Ship) Convict ships. Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History -- Sources. SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1851. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009592 Australia -- History -- To 1788 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000618 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012010 Australia -- History -- To 1788. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000618 New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 Author Barker-Mill, Peter. Matra, James Mario, 1748?-1806. Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814. Rutter, Owen, 1889-1944. Sandford, Anthony. Sandford, Christopher. Golden Cockerel Press.

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