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Clergy and School Lands Committee reports

Contains Reports of the Committee to the Quarterly General Court of the Trustees of Clergy and School Lands. Reports on: Financial matters of the Corporation; matters concerning the establishment, maintenance and management of schools and churches in the colony; and matters relating to land owned by the Trustees.

Papers relating to clergy and school lands

  • AU AU-MTC 033/7
  • Series
  • 1828-1830

Contains documents relating to the operation of the Clergy and School Lands Corporation. Includes The Bye Laws of the Trustees of Clergy and School Lands in NSW, Committee Reports, Commissioners report and a Report on Church and School Establishments of the Colony by Archdeacon T.H. Scott.

Broughton, William Grant

W.G. Broughton to Sarah Broughton, 25th November 1828

Gives an account of his preparations for journey to N.S.W. Reports on visit to Sir Byam Martin concerning the voyage out to Australia. Expresses wish to meet Colonel Dumaresq to obtain information about N.S.W. Reports on interview with the Secretary of State regarding his appointment.

Register of marriage banns

  • AU AU-MTC 028/1
  • Series
  • 1829-1845

Comprises one volume which documents date, names of couple, age, marital status, address, date of banns announcements, ship arrived by, year of arrival, period of sentence, legal status, character and remarks.

St Luke's Church, Liverpool

Diaries

  • AU AU-MTC 033/4
  • Series
  • 1829-1834

The 1829 diary covers the Broughton family's voyage to Australia on the convict ship 'John', and the 1834 diary covers Broughton's voyage to England via Brazil.

Broughton, William Grant

Diary of voyage to Australia, 26th May - 13th September 1829

  • AU AU-MTC 033/4-1
  • Item
  • 1829
  • Part of Diaries

W.G. Broughton boarded the John Transport on Tuesday, 26 May, 1829 with his wife, two children and two servants. On board the ship there were 185 males, 30 soldiers, and a crew of 32 men and boys and 1 surgeon. Details the ship's position, speed and progress. On 28 May, the ship passed North Foreland and he records that the islands of Madeira and Palma were sighted in June. By 14 June, it was expected that the N.E. trade winds would he reached and on 16 June the Tropic of Cancer was crossed. On 2 July the Gulf of New Guinea was entered and the Tropic of Capricorn was crossed on 16 July. On 2 September Bass Strait was reached and the South Cape of Van Diemen's Land was sighted on 6 September. Jervis Bay was sighted on 12 September and later the same day, Port Jackson was sighted. On 13 September, 1829 the ship entered the Heads of Port Jackson. Whilst on board he records his reflections, thoughts and reminiscences. Remarks on the inexperience of the crew and the idleness of the soldiers. Reports on his intervention when a convict, John Hunt, is sentenced to be kept in handcuffs and receive 3 dozen lashes for striking an officer. Expresses his wish to show the prisoners that he has an interest in their welfare. Each Sunday he performs Divine Service on the quarterdeck with the prisoners and guards assembled. Gives a detailed analysis of Harris' History of Charles I and often quotes passages and analyses various books he is reading. In doing so, he examines such issues as a minister's duty towards "heathens" and the "personal deportment of a Bishop". Writes of the death of one of the crew and describes the funeral service. Reports on a school on board the ship established by Rev. Peter Fenn (Broughton questions whether he is a clergyman as he was convicted of forgery) for the convict boys. Reflects on the pain of seeing a respectable man such as Fenn reduced to the status of a convict. Describes in detail the sounds and sights on board a convict ship.

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