Biographical entry Hunter, John (1737 - 1821)

Summary

John Hunter was an Admiral who sailed for New South Wales with the first fleet on board the "Sirius" and returned as Governor in 1795-1800.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

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

• John Hunter - Records, 1786 - 1791, MS 164; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Hunter - Records, 1795 - 1802; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Hunter - Records, 1796 - 1799, MS Q522 and MS Q354; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Hunter - Records, 1808, MS Q647; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• John Hunter - Records, 1788 - 1790; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Joseph Banks - Records, 1745 - 1820, MS 9; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Auchmuty, J. J., 'Hunter, John (1737-1821)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 566-572. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010529b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Hunter, John', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-868402. Details