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Some citations for works on the history of Victoria, Australia, and a few from nearby. Particular emphasis on older books which are available online. Keep them handy for a bit of cut and paste.

Resources

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Explorers and Early Settlers Journals

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Victoria

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  • Fleming, James (2002), Currey, John (ed.), A journal of Grimes' survey : the Cumberland in Port Phillip January-February 1803, Malvern, Victoria: Banks Society Publications, p. 43, ISBN 0949586102

Tasmania

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West, John (1852), The history of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania: H. Dowling, Vol 1, Vol 2

Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Historical Records of New South Wales

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These are available from a number of places. All volumes are available from National Library of Australia. Both Open Library and Google Books have partial holdings.

Historical Records of Australia

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Trove catalog entry

Series 1—Governors Despatches to and from England

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Series 2

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Series 3

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  • Historical records of Australia. Series 3. Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States Volume 1. Port Phillip, Victoria 1803–1804, Tasmania 1803–June 1812, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia, 1921, hdl:1959.9/494347
  • Historical records of Australia. Series 3. Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States Volume 2. Tasmania : July, 1812 – December, 1819, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia, 1921, hdl:1959.9/540423
  • Historical records of Australia. Series 3. Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States Volume 3. Tasmania : 1821 – December 1820, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia, 1921, hdl:1959.9/520483
  • Historical records of Australia. Series 3. Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States Volume 4. Tasmania : 1821 – December 1825, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia, 1921, hdl:1959.9/520868
  • Historical records of Australia. Series 3. Despatches and Papers Relating to the Settlement of the States Volume 5. Tasmania, December, 1825-March, 1827. Northern Territory, 1823-1827. Western Port, Victoria, 1826-1827, Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia, 1922, hdl:1959.9/512894

Ships

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Ships that were active in the early years of Victoria

People

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Mainly early navigators and explorers, with a few little know ones.

Other

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