History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/William Philip Bechervaise/Notes/1840s

William Philip Bechervaise - Notes & Transcriptions - 1840s edit

1840s edit

1849 edit

1849 06 edit

First reference to the unusual surname Bechervaise in Trove Newspapers, possibly a letter to Bechervaise's brother, later a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy

General Post Office, Sydney, 1st June, 1849. LIST of Ship Letters detained in consequence of the Sea Postage required thereon, not having been paid. . . . Bechervaise Mr., H. M.S. "Excellent," Portsmouth.[1]

References edit

  1. "Government Gazette Notices". New South Wales Government Gazette (New South Wales, Australia) (81): p. 896. 12 June 1849. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230366273. Retrieved 8 October 2020.