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John Bailey : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1142/1/28] • Manuscript

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Summary

Papers of John Bailey, Colonial Botanist and nurseryman, comprising the diary of his voyage to Melbourne and Sydney on the 'Osmanli', 24 October 1853 to 13 February 1854 (with an index by the writer at the beginning of the volume) and papers relating to the preparation of the Park Lands 29 July to 18 November 1856.

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Physical description

Manuscript
handwritten
3.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1853-1856

Creator

Bailey, John

Subject

Bailey, John, 1801-1864
Osmanli (Ship)
Parks -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Historical information

John Bailey, b.1801, Hackney, London. Arrived on 'Buckinghamshire' 1839 with wife Maria, nee Manson, & family. Colonial Botanist and nurseryman. Died 25 May 1864 at Adelaide. (One son Frederick Manson Bailey was Government Botanist, Brisbane, Queensland). The Hackney Nursery was founded by John Bailey on 7 & 1 half acres on the south west corner 256, Hackney, in 1845 and sold in 1876. F.M. Bailey's son John Frederick Bailey became Director of the Adelaide Botanic in 1919.

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Date

12/03/2020

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