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For the purposes of a story of this kind frequent quotations from letters are necessary. This applies particularly to letters between, the Governor in Sydney and the Minister controlling the Colonial Office in London. The identity of each Minister and each Governor is indicated from time to time in the text, but for reference a full list is set out in Appendix A.

For the benefit of the reader modern place names have been used where necessary: it will be readily understood that some of these names did not exist at the relative period, although, as Mitchell was generous in the distribution of place names, these instances are not numerous.

The fullest acknowledgment must be made by the author for the generous help given by: Miss Mander Jones, Mitchell Librarian, and the staff of the Mitchell Library; the staff of the National Library at Canberra; the Chief Librarian, Public Library of Victoria; the Under-Secretary, Lands Department of New South Wales; the Secretary, Western Lands Commission, New South Wales; the Clerk of Parliament, Victorian Legislative Assembly; the Secretary of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Mr A. T. Latham, and Mr A. J. Hopton, Treasurer of that Society; Mrs W. Bassett of Armadale, Victoria, for information concerning the Henty brothers; Mr D. F. Elder for much helpful advice and especially for information concerning Mitchell's military career; and my daughter, Miss I. M. Cumpston, D.Phil., who has searched the Colonial Office records in the Public Record Office in London for the correspondence which passed direct between Sir Thomas Mitchell and the Colonial Office.

For the illustrations in this volume the author is indebted to, and acknowledges the courtesy of: the Royal Australian Historical Society for the frontispiece; the Trustees of the National British Museum for Plate I; the Trustees of the Portrait Gallery, London, for Plate II; Mrs Anderson of Port Sorell, Tasmania, for Plate III; the Trustees of the Mitchell Library for Plate IV (above) and Plate X (above); Mr W. L. Havard of Liverpool, New South Wales, for Plate IV (below) and Plate V; Mr W. R. Glasson of Molong, New South Wales, for Plate VI (below) and Plate XIII; the Australian Geographical Society for Plate VII (below); the Victorian Railways Commissioners for Plate VIII (above); the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland for Plates Plate XI, Plate XIV and Plate XVI; and Mr P. H. Bushell for Plate XV.

Men in great places are thrice servants:

servants of the Sovereign or State: servants

of fame: and servants of business.

Bacon: 'Of Great Place'