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Begins with "Barometrical observations made during the journey into the interior of New South Wales in Winter 1836", March 20-April 30; and journal (continuing from C 54), 13 August-3 November 1836. Describes meeting the Henty brothers at Portland Bay, 29 August; the injured Aboriginal girl, Ballandella, being entrusted to Mitchell's care by her mother, Turandurey, 19 September. With sketches of views; "Malga of the coast natives".

Beginning from the end of volume are 4pp. draft of journal of 1835 expedition, beginning at Boree, 5 April; followed by "Meteorological Journal during a journey into the Interior [of] N.S. Wales 1836"; and 7 pp. draft of letter written in camp on the Murrumbidgee, 24 October 1836, "to report on the result of the Expedition".

C 55 : Sir Thomas Mitchell field book and journal of an expedition to the Rivers Darling and Murray, 1836

This album comprises seventy-seven sketches. The description below is transcribed from a listing in the artist's hand, pasted in the front of the album. The list is titled: Natives of Portland Bay district N.S.W. - 1843. Numbers 1-36 are thirty-four portraits of Aborigines of the Portland Bay district, N.S.W. (now Victoria) and two drawings of Aboriginal dwellings. Numbers 37-68 are chiefly views of Van Diemen's Land. Numbers 69-77 are not listed. The numbers appear below each drawing.

1. Narrapoon-Cooyang -  Bully Jack - about 16 years old
2. Wycom-berriman - Twopenny - about 16 years old
3. Goquaru - Little Charley - about 14 years old
4. Wycom-berriman - Twopenny - about 16 years old
5. Warra-pickwa - Fred - about 11 years old
6. Brickyen-yerriman - Charley - about 14 years old
7. Wine-one-yearning - Granny - about 5 years old
8. Yer-werrimene - Kitty - about 12 years old
9. Wipe Berrimen - Yak - about 30 years old
10. Lickko Yerriman - Big Charley - about 30 years old
11. Mam-quoin - Ellen - about 10 years old
12. Wangan - Old Ben - Chief of tribe about Cortnahsing[?]
13. Guppen-nart-Korrik - Mrs Jaurs - wife of No. 14
14. Go-wo-merrima - Old Billy
15. Padditch-churney - Betty
16. Jerry-miorning - Dwer - Wife of Yak No. 9
17. Chorto-Merrimee - Louey  
18. Woman & child at Port Fairy
19. Yalperrimeen - Polly
20. Same as 18
21. Same as 13 
22. Same as 14
23. Georgy-murning - Maggy
24. Tarrum-burning (Port Fairy)
25. Kim-merriman - Charley
26. Miper-yenning - Mary - [nos. 25 & 26] man & wife
27.  ---- Julia
28.  ---- Charley [27 & 28 are] man & wife
29. Worat-bobia - Polly
30. Norty-merriman - Winter - [nos. 29 & 30] man & wife
31. Same as No.5
32. Jacky-Jacky - Son of Old Billy No. 14
33. Same as 16 - Wife of Yak
34. Bran-gunnan - Old George
35. Native Huts
36. Native Hut - Old George, his son "Monkey" and friend
37. Light house - Georgetown V.D.L.
38. Circular head V.D.L.
39. Portland N.S.W.
40. Double corner near Portland
41. On the Derwent 1843
42. Ellerslie V.D.L.
43. Ben Lomond VDL from near Ellerslie
44. Ben Lomond from near Kingston
45. Newtown Church & Orphan Schools
46. Lady Franklin's museum & curators cottage near Hobart Town
47. Top of Hobart Town
48. Mount Wellington from near the Female Factory
49. Mount Wellington & Orphan Schools from Newtown
50. Mount Wellington & Newtown from Newtown Bay
51. View near Richmond V.D.L
52. Bridgewater depot & causeway - with Mt. Dromedary
53. Outskirts of Hobart Town
54. Trinity Church Hobart Town from Providence valley
55. Mt. Direction, & the Quoin hill from Govt. farm Newtown
56. The Derwent from Bruni Island
57. Mt. Direction from O'briens bridge looking East
58. Mt. Wellington from O'briens bridge looking West
59. The Derwent from near Newtown
60. View from my window (Top of Mt. Wellington)
61. Table Mountain near Oatlands V.D.L.
62. Distant view from the top of Spring Hill
63. View from near Hobart Town looking North
64. View on the Derwent
65. Derwent from near Newtown
66. Risdon Ferry (Derwent) with the "Anson" prison ship
67. From near Newtown looking North
68. Mount Wellington
69. Red Gum N.S.W.
70. Norfolk Is. Pine - "Araucaria Excelsa" in Govt. Gardens, Hobart Town.  1848
71. Hobart Town V.D.L. from a height 1848
72. Mt. Wellington & Newtown VDL 1848
73. Cornelian Bay - Derwent.
74. My abode near Hobart Town 1833 to 1836 TW.
75. My abode near Hobart Town 1836 to 1850 TW.
76. "From my window at Ross"
77. Hobart [panorama in 4 sections]

1. Narrapoon-Cooyang - Bully Jack - about 16 years old

2. Wycom-berriman - Twopenny - about 16 years old

3. Goquarn - Little Charley - about 14 years old

Natives of Portland Bay district N.S.W., 1843 ; Views chiefly in Van Diemen's Land, ca. 1843-1850 [album of sketches]

Portland Bay, Victoria [a view], 1800-1899 / Samuel Thomas Gill

Portland Bay from Observatory

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