. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. r )i ^ I iti t n T \> L I-. r .* THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 8l ^ppEtiliix ©, Proceedings at the Ceremony of declaring the Mitchell Wing of thePublic Library f>f New South Wales open to the Public. The 8th March, iqio, might, in the annals of the Pubhc Library of New SouthWales, well be marked with a red letter. On that day the most numerous, themost comprehensive, and the most valuable collection of printed books, manuscripts,engravings, coins, paintings, and tokens relating to Australasia which had everbeen collected by

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. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. r )i ^ I iti t n T \> L I-. r .* THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 8l ^ppEtiliix ©, Proceedings at the Ceremony of declaring the Mitchell Wing of thePublic Library f>f New South Wales open to the Public. The 8th March, iqio, might, in the annals of the Pubhc Library of New SouthWales, well be marked with a red letter. On that day the most numerous, themost comprehensive, and the most valuable collection of printed books, manuscripts,engravings, coins, paintings, and tokens relating to Australasia which had everbeen collected by a private citizen (probably even by a pubhc institution) wasdeclared open to the public, under the provisions of the will of the donor, DavidScott Mitchell, , of Sydney. Apologies for absence were received from His Excellency the Admiral andLady Poore, the Hon. the Premier and Mrs. Wade, the Hon. the Chief Justice, theLord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the Town Clerk and Mrs. Nesbitt, Mrs. A. M. Mere-wether, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Cohen, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Simpson, Mr. Justice and

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