Australian History (#144MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low) Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 21-30 of 86. Previous|123456789|Next Lot #320 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: February 26-28, 1879: Regarding the safe arrival of Commodore Phillips with his ships and convicts at Botany Bay, "...very few men died on the passage...." The short article also notes that it was intended that the supply brig would be returned home "last November with advices for Go... View details Estimate$500 - $1,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #321 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: March 24-26, 1879: A lengthy article, "...Of the convicts and others, from the departure of the squadron from Portsmouth, to the time the ship which brings the advice left Jackson's Bay, only 40 appear to have died; and to compensate for this loss, 42 infants were born."..."Three of ... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Lot #322 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: March 26-28, 1789: A very lengthy article covering nearly four complete columns in the paper. On 23 March 1789 the convict transport Prince of Wales sailed into Plymouth after an absence of almost two years. This article, published the next day, was the earliest full account of the s... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #323 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: March 28-31, 1789: A short article reporting on the arrival at the Admiralty office of Commodore Phillips journals from Botany Bay. "...The natives of New Holland never appeared in such consternation, as one morning when they beheld Capt. Hunter, of the Sirius, on horseback. They had... View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$650StatusSold Lot #324 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: April 4-7, 1789: Two columns titled "Further Particulars of the BOTANY BAY EXPEDITION" in which much detail of the aboriginal inhabitants and their responses to the English is provided. "....Although the women appear always without the least covering, the men seem, notwithstanding, t... View details Estimate$750 - $1,000Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #325 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: April 28-30, 1789: Containing a short article, "....The extent of our possessions in New Holland have not been explained to the public....." following which, the coordinates of Governor Phillips' huge commission are delineated. Also, an early reference to the fur trade, with a ship h... View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #326 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789: May 5-7, 1789: Containing a long and detailed "Authentic Letter from BOTANY BAY" headed "Sydney Cove, July 12, 1788" togther with an explanation about the fact that it was hot in January at Botany Bay (when the First Fleet had arrived) and that in July, when the letter had been writt... View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #327 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLE:May 14-16, 1789: This edition includes an "Extract of a Letter from an Officer of Marines at New South Wales, to a Gentleman in Town. Dated, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Nov. 16, 1788." and provides some details of the first several months in the colony, with particular emphasis on "the vicissitudes and rapid changes of climate that we experience.......It was natural enough to expect that inflammatory disorders would have been the consequenc... View details Estimate$750 - $1,000Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #328 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLEMay 28-30, 1789: This edition of the newspaper contains an account of life in the Colony written by a woman. It is headed "The following Letter from Port Jackson, dated Nov.14, 1788 is written by a Female Pen.""I take the first opportunity that has been given us, to acquaint you with our disconsolate situation in this solitary waste of the creation......However, we have now two streets, if four rows of the most miserable huts you can possib... View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #329 FIRST FLEET & BOTANY BAY: THE LONDON CHRONICLEJune 2-4, 1789: This edition includes an "Extract of a Letter from Botany Bay, received by the Golden Grove Transport, Captain Sharp, now at Corke.""The Governor's commission....had so little effect on the convicts, that they soon found means to break open the King's stores and stole some articles thereout, for which a man of the name of Barret was executed on the 27th of February 1788...."Barret was the first person executed in Austral... View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$300StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456789|Next Previous 123456789 Next Previous 123456789 Next
