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Series
Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
Catalogue reference: CO 397
What's it about?
CO 397
This series comprises copies of out-letters from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to Western Australia, addressed to the Governor, government departments and individuals. At the back of each volume is a precis of each letter,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 397
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1828-1873
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises copies of out-letters from the Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to Western Australia, addressed to the Governor, government departments and individuals. At the back of each volume is a precis of each letter, giving recipient, date of letter, subject matter and page number. After 1873 the practice of maintaining a separate series of out-letters was discontinued.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also CO 353
For copies of out-letters after 1873 see CO 18
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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29 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4588/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Colonial Office and Predecessor: Western Australia, Entry Books
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