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The collection consists mainly of correspondence addressed to Tennyson with some documents. There are ca. 180 letters covering the years 1899-1913, but principally dated 1901-1903, dealing with the period when Tennyson was Governor General. Chief correspondents are Sir Edmund Barton, Sir George Clarke (Governor of Victoria) and Sir Samuel Way of South Australia. There are also copies of 6 despatches sent to the Secretary of State by various State governors and documents relating to the visit by Sir Harry Rawson and the Deputy Administrator, W. Houston to Norfolk Island in 1903.

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  • "The collection consists mainly of correspondence addressed to Tennyson with some documents. There are ca. 180 letters covering the years 1899-1913, but principally dated 1901-1903, dealing with the period when Tennyson was Governor General. Chief correspondents are Sir Edmund Barton, Sir George Clarke (Governor of Victoria) and Sir Samuel Way of South Australia. There are also copies of 6 despatches sent to the Secretary of State by various State governors and documents relating to the visit by Sir Harry Rawson and the Deputy Administrator, W. Houston to Norfolk Island in 1903."@en
  • "Two undated, unsigned manuscript items presumed to have been written by Lord Tennyson. The notes are written on paper marked Government House, Adelaide and probably date from around 1899, when Tennyson was Governor of South Australia. Reference is made to the South African War and the forthcoming opening of the Commonwealth Parliament."@en

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