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Issue Details: First known date: 1839... 1839 A Brief Journal of the Proceedings of William Light, with a few remarks on some of the objections that have been made to them
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  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    Colonel William Light (1786-1839) was a British-Malaysian soldier, surveyor, artist and linguist. A Brief Journal was published retrospectively and notes his time in office as Surveyor-General of South Australia. It specifically serves as a defense against criticisms made against him in relation to his choice of a site for the city of Adelaide. The text is presented in abbreviated journal form and chronicles details of his findings in his capacity as a surveyor of the region in 1836.

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    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Archibald Macdougall , 1839 .
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      Held at: State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania
      Location: Hobart Reading Room
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      Held at: State Library of South Australia State Library of SA
      Location: Special Collection
      Local Id: 919.4231042 L723

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      Held at: University of Western Australia Library
      Location: Reid Library
      Local Id: 994.2
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