Catalogue description War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: South Australia, Original Correspondence

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Reference: CO 13
Title: War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: South Australia, Original Correspondence
Description:

This series contains original correspondence relating to South Australia.
Date: 1831-1900
Arrangement:

Bound volumes arranged chronologically within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the Governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations), and Individuals (arranged alphabetically). In the earlier period (1831-1844) some volumes devoted to correspondence from the South Australian Association, the South Australian Commissioners, and the Land Board. Each volume with a contents list, or a précis of each letter giving name of correspondent, date of letter and subject matter.
Related material:

For records after 1900 see CO 418
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Copies held at:

Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 155 volume(s)
Unpublished finding aids:

For registers of this correspondence before 1850 see CO 326; after 1850 see CO 331. See also CO 714 for indexed précis of correspondence.

Administrative / biographical background:

South Australia became a colony in 1836 under a charter granted to the South Australian Association. In 1841 the charter was suspended and South Australia became a crown colony. In 1901 it became an original state of the new Commonwealth of Australia.

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