Mitchell's 1828 Field Book - Hunter Living Histories

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855). Sketch of Newcastle in 1828 from page 28 in Field Book – Port Jackson and Newcastle, 1828 (C 40)(Courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales).

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855). Sketch of Nobbys Whibayganba in 1828 from page 27 in Field Book – Port Jackson and Newcastle, 1828 (C 40)(Courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales).

Newcastle from the Windmill (now Obelisk Hill) (1828)

Newcastle in 1828 from Signal Hill (now Fort Scratchley)

Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855). Sketch of Newcastle from the Chinese Pagoda in 1828 from page 26 in Field Book – Port Jackson and Newcastle, 1828 (C 40)(Courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales).

For the complete Field Books relating to Sir Thomas Mitchell’s Survey’s of Newcastle please see the following items kindly supplied by the State Library of New South Wales.

1828. Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855) Field Book – Port Jackson and Newcastle, 1828 (C 40) 55MB PDF (Courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales)

New Digital Scan of C40: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4OL5Y

1828-1830. Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855) Field, Note and Sketch Book, 1828-1830 (C 42) 14MB PDF Database Picman (Courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales)

New Digital Scan of C42: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMP2OY

Emeritus Professor John Fryer is currently working on these Field Books, deciphering the survey readings and we will bring you news as it comes to hand.

Kind Regards,

Gionni Di Gravio
Chair – Coal River Working Party,
University of Newcastle Australia

Nobby – Whibayganba first recorded mention 1828

Nobbys (Whibayganba)

Sir Thomas Mitchell’s Field Notes and Sketches (1828)

Sir Thomas Mitchell’s First Expedition (1831-1832)

Map of the Colony of New South Wales (1834) by Sir Thomas Mitchell

5 thoughts on “Mitchell’s 1828 Field Book”

Hunter Living Histories

University of Newcastle