Mitchell: 35.21°S, 149.49°E. Light industrial suburb in the Australian Capital Territory. Named after Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, surveyor-general, explorer, legislator, mass murderer. See also: Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Mitchell Hopping Mouse, Mitchell Grass. Mitchell (locality in Queensland), Mitchell (Victorian local government area), the Mitchell Highway, the Mitchell River.

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Untold Histories: The Last Days of Major Sir Thomas Mitchell

Belinda Paxton

Winter 2023

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