proclamation · 1840
Order in Council (Buckingham Palace, 5 March 1840; republished from the London Gazette by Colonial Secretary E. Deas Thomson) declaring Port Melbourne, in the District of Port Phillip, a Free Port and Free Warehousing Port from 1 July 1840 under the British Possessions trade Act - an early boost to the young Melbourne settlement.
Sydney, 15th August, 1840. HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR is pleased to direct that the following ORDER IN COUN- CIL …
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LocationMelbourne
OfficialLondon Gazette
OfficialE. Deas Thomson
LocationBuckingham Palace
LocationUnited Kingdom
LocationBritish Possessions abroad
LocationBritish possessions in America
LocationSydney
LocationMelbourne
Notice Date15th August, 1840
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 52, 26 August 1840.
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