ff. 1r-3r: the demise of Sir George Gipps

ff. 12r-16r, 33r-34r, 38r-40r, 56r-58r: M. Wright, "The Devil's Own Parson."

ff. 13r: Harbor survey of Newcastle

ff. 15r, 20r-21r: Mr. Kennedy and the exploring party; complaints about Sir T. S. Mitchell

ff. 26r-33r: Newcastle and the arrival of Sir Charles Augustus Fitz Roy

ff. 63r: drop in price of land from 1837-1847

ff. 74r-80r: Dungog and Singleton

ff. 81r-90r: New Forest in Hampshire and Clarence Town

ff. 99r-100r: land regulation

ff. 101r-116r: Commercial Bank scandal

ff. 123r-25r: squatting regulation.