Papers presented at the Philosophical Society of Australasia in 1822.
Four papers presented at meetings of the Philosophical Society of Australasia in 1822.
Reprinted in the book, Geographical memoirs on New South Wales, edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825.
Barron Field,
7. (Jan. 2, 1822, before the Philosophical Society of Australasia) On the Aborigines of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 193-229.Alexander Berry,
8.(February? 1822, before the Philosophical Society of Australasia) On the geology of part of the coast of New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 231-253.
(This was also published in the The Sydney Gazette and N.S.W. Advertiser of 17 Sept 1827, page 4. Here.)Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker,
9. (March 13, 1822, before the Philosophical Society of Australasia) On the astronomy of the Southern Hemisphere.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 255-267.Phillip Parker King,
10. (October 2, 1822, before the Philosophical Society of Australasia). On the maritime geography of Australia.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 269-295.
Eighteen other papers reprinted in Geographical memoirs on New South Wales.
Barron Field,
Preface to this Volume.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, p. v.John Oxley,
1. (Jan. 10, 1824) The Surveyor General's Report of Port Curtis and Moreton Bay.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 1-26.John Uniacke,
2. Mr. Uniacke's narrative of Mr. Oxley's expedition to survey Port Curtis and Moreton Bay, with a view to form convict establishments there.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 27-66.John Finnegan,
3. Account of a fight among the Natives of Moreton Bay.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 67-77.Thomas Pamphlett,
4. Account of another fight.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 78-86.John Uniacke,
5. Narrative of the shipwreck of two men, who lived seven months among those Natives.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 87-130.Allan Cunningham,
6. Journal of a route from Bathurst to Liverpool Plains.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 131-192.Barron Field,
11. (July 3, 1923, before the Agricultural Society of N.S.W.) On the rivers of New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 297-312.R. Mart,
12. Report of the Purveyor to the Navy Board on the Timber of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 313-322.Allan Cunningham,
13. On the botany of the Blue Mountains.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 323-366.Mark John Currie,
14. Journal of an excursion to the southward of Lake George.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 367-383.Frederick Goulburn,
15. Meteorological diary for twelve months at Sydney, 1821-22.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 384-396.Sir Thomas Brisbane,
16. Mean of twelve months' meteorological observations at Parramatta, 1822-23.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 397-400.Barron Field,
App. 1. Narrative of a voyage to New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 401-420.Barron Field,
App. 2. Journal of an excursion across the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 421-459.Barron Field,
App. 3. Journal of an excursion to the Five Islands and Shoal Haven, on the coast of New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 460-469.Barron Field,
App. 4. Narrative of a voyage from New South Wales.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 470-484.Barron Field,
App. 5. First fruits of Australian poetry.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 485-500.Barron Field,
App. 6. A glossary of the most common productions in the natural history of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
Geographical memoirs on New South Wales,
edited by Barron Field. London: John Murray, 1825, pp. 501-502.
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In 1821 each member of the Society furnished the secretary with an alphabetical catalogue of the books in his (no women members then) private library and these were available on loan to other members. At that stage, the Society had no journal but some of the papers read were included in a book edited by Barron Field, one of its members, and published in London in 1825.
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Contents of JProcRSNSW, Vol. 147, Part 1, 2014.
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Editorial..
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 1, 2014.Lectures and Conversations:
Barry O. Jones.
(2014 Distinguished Fellows Lecture) Evidence, opinion and interest -- the attack on the scientific method.
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 2-11, 2014.Brynn Hibbert.
(2014 Mellor Lecture) Experiences with LabTrove, a researcher-centric electronic laboratory notebook ELN: undergraduate possibilities and Twitter.
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 12-23, 2014.Peter Doherty.
In Conversation with Donald Hector (Re-printed from The Conversation. 12 May 2014)
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 24-28, 2014.Refereed Papers:
David F. Branagan, D.W. Emerson, and I. Kelly.
Signal-to-noise ratio in Renaissance writing: an example concerning Georgius Agricola (1494-1555)..
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 29-54, 2014.Xavier Zambrana-Puyalto.
(Jak Kelly Award Winner 2013) Probing the nano-scale with the symmetries of light..
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 55-63, 2014.Jessica N.G. Stanley.
(RSNSW Scholarship Winner 2013) Past and present challenges in catalysis: developing green and sustainable processes..
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 64-76, 2014.John Gar Yan Chan, Jennifer Wong, Hak-Kim Chan, and Daniela Traini.
An overview of biosimilars.
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 147: 77-83, 2014.
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