Biographical entry Cawthorne, William Anderson (? - 1897)

Summary

William Anderson Cawthorne was a schoolmaster who arrived in Australia in 1841. He kept a journal (1844-59) and other papers dating up to 1871 on the manners and customs of the Aboriginal people 1844 and on conchology, with special reference to South Australia 1858.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1842 - 1846, A103-5; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1846 - 1855, B229; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1849 - 1855, B230; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1850 - 1883, B232; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1858, B227; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1864 - 1865, B228; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

• William Anderson Cawthorne - Records, 1844 - 1860, PRG 489; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Cawthorne, W A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-534555. Details