Letters (28) from Johannes Gerardus van Rossum from Australia, 1854-1861
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Title
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Letters (28) from Johannes Gerardus van Rossum from Australia, 1854-1861
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Subject
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Australia--Social life and customs
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Gold mines and mining--History
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Dutch language
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Manuscripts, Dutch
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Correspondence
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Shipping
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Author
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Rossum, Johannes Gerardus van
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Keywords
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Doctor
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Gold miners
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Current holder
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State Library of New South Wales
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Period of reference
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1854 – 1861
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Series number
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MLDOC 337
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Item number
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nQR2eqZ1
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Access rights
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Request at location
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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Dutch
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Description from source
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Contents
1 folder of textual material
Johannes Gerardus van Rossum came to Australia as a ship's doctor. He started in Parramatta 1855, went to the gold mines at Richardson Point, stayed at Meroo Creek, Pure Point and took up residence in Mudgee, 21 November 1855. He lived there till his death by suicide on 16 August 1861. He was a doctor and an oculist.
Source
Purchased from K.W. van Rossum, October 1963
Description source
Compiled from the Manuscripts MLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Physical format
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Correspondence
