Biographical entry Hovell, William Hilton (1786 - 1875)

Summary

William Hilton Hovell, in conjunction with H. Hume, was involved in a major expedition of discovery to Port Phillip overland from Sydney in 1824-25.

Archival resources

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

• Gold Family - Records, 1827, ML MSS 846; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Hilton Hovell - Records, 1825, Safe 1/9a; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• William Hilton Hovell - Records, 1827, ML MSS 846; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• William Hilton Hovell - Records, 1824 - 1837, MS 8459; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Perry, T. M., 'Hovell, William Hilton (1786-1875), sailor, explorer and settler', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 556-557. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010517b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Scott, E., 'Hume and Hovell's Journey to Port Phillip', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 7, 1921. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Hovell, W H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-551959. Details