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Abstract

George Thomas William Blamey Boyes (1787-1853) public
servant and diarist arrived in Sydney in January 1824,
by the 'Sir Godfrey Webster’ as deputy-assistant-commissary-general
in New South Wales. In November 1826 he
transferred to Hobart and was soon after appointed
auditor of civil accounts. He also served on the
Legislative Council, was acting colonial secretary
(1842-3) and held a number of minor government
offices. He went to England in. 1832, returning in 1834 with
his wife, Mary (Ediss) whom he had married in 1818. They had
seven children. Boyes diaries are detailed and
include waspish comment on his contemporaries. His
letters to his wife are also informative. Other
letters are in RS.26 and Uni.Archives B.18
RS.25

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	Boyes, George Thomas William Blamey
Keywords:	Tasmania, Royal Society of Tasmania, science, natural science, social history, Australia, indexes, University of Tasmania, Library, private deposits, archives, Collections, catalogue, Special, Van Diemen's Land,
Publisher:	University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
Collections:	Boyes Collection Other Special Collections Royal Society Collection
Additional Information:	Royal Society Collection RS.25
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