Letters (28) from Johannes Gerardus van Rossum from Australia, 1854-1861

Title	Letters (28) from Johannes Gerardus van Rossum from Australia, 1854-1861
Subject	Australia--Social life and customs Gold mines and mining--History Dutch language Manuscripts, Dutch Correspondence Shipping
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Rossum, Johannes Gerardus van
Keywords	Doctor Gold miners
Person	Johannes Gerardus
Current holder	State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference	1854 – 1861
Link	https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2eqZ1
Series number	MLDOC 337
Item number	nQR2eqZ1
Access rights	Request at location
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Parramatta Mudgee Windeyer Coonamble
Language	Dutch
Description from source	Contents 1 folder of textual material Johannes Gerardus van Rossum came to Australia as a ship's doctor. He started in Parramatta 1855, went to the gold mines at Richardson Point, stayed at Meroo Creek, Pure Point and took up residence in Mudgee, 21 November 1855. He lived there till his death by suicide on 16 August 1861. He was a doctor and an oculist. Source Purchased from K.W. van Rossum, October 1963 Description source Compiled from the Manuscripts MLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Physical format	Correspondence
File	Letters from Johannes Gerardus van Rossum