SPG and Australasia

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The collection comprises primarily correspondence files, including between the SPG and the Colonial Office in London, relating to dioceses in the provinces of Australia and New Zealand from the mid-19th century, the records also contain printed reports, annual returns, financial statements, and the journals and private letters of early Anglican missionaries and bishops. The first 11 reels reproduce the volumes of copies of letters received (CLR) and copies of letters sent (CLS) for the region, with a further 12 reels containing the boxes of materials from the C series of the USPG archive relating to Australia, Melanesia and New Zealand. Also included is a single-box (C/EMIGRANTS/1) from the C series with 24 folders comprising chiefly unbound reports, correspondence and journals from the mid-19th century (1838-1864) re SPG's chaplains ministering to emigrants to Australia and North America (mostly Canada) from Liverpool and other English ports of emigration.