Agency:
James Erskine Calder
Agency Number:
Start Date:
08 Jun 1808
End Date:
20 Feb 1882
Description:
Calder was a surveyor and historian. Born in England, Calder arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1829 to take up a position as Assistant Surveyor. For the next three decades he explored and surveyed vast tracts of the colony. In 1859 he was appointed Surveyor-General and in 1870 he became the sergeant-at-arms for the Tasmanian parliament. ;;After his retirement Calder wrote copiously about early Tasmanian history, contributing many articles to newspapers and publishing four monographs. ;;
Information Sources:
Companion to Tasmanian History
Series Created By Agency:
| ALL41 J.E. Calder Papers | 24 Feb 1832 | 12 Jul 1872 |
| MM118 Copy of Draft Articles on W H Collins, George Whitcombe, and Rev Robert Knopwood, by J E Calder | 01 Jan 1870 | 20 Feb 1882 |
| NS413 Photocopies of Copies of Draft Articles on W H Collins, George Whitcombe, and Rev Robert Knopwood, by J E Calder | 01 Jan 1870 | 20 Feb 1882 |