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Part of Meredith Family Papers
Consist of John and Meredith's family correspondence, correspondence with their children, relatives and friends
John Meredith
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Part of Meredith Family Papers
Consist of John and Meredith's family correspondence, correspondence with their children, relatives and friends
John Meredith
Part of Meredith Family Papers
Letters between John and Maria Meredith in regard to - Knee better, splints off, seen Edwin, Mary Boots (1857); governess Miss Piguenit leaving -job "too menial", suggest older housekeeper and Maria to teach children, Fanny good to little ones (1859); Parliament, committees, St. David's Cathedral- Mr Watson a bit of a ranter (Aug.1861); Green Ponds coach, countryside, legacy (Oct. 1861); House of Assembly,land sales, James Grant (1871); express train shakey (1898)
John Meredith
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Stock records and accounts dated 1869 - 1903. Mainly sheep including ewes, rams, culls, wethers, lambs, sheared, dry stock,
bells, purcases and sales etc.; fatstock; horses (including mares for service with name of owner, name of stallion, date of foaling, filly or colt). Also Roads Account 1879-1887,1898: account of work on roads - carts, men, spars, sand etc and other Council expenses.
Francis Cotton
Consist of Meredith family correspondence, some accounts and photographs. The letters are mainly between mothers and daughters and sisters and record the life of a settler family from the point of view of the women and children of the family.
George Meredith
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Postcard of Swansea from Waterloo Point, dated January 2, 1908
George Musgrave Parker
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Diaries, Journals, memoranda and pocketbooks relating to farming activities
Cotton Family
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Diaries, Journals, memoranda and pocketbooks relating to farming activities
Francis Cotton
1896 -1909: Farm & General Journal
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Farm and General journal dated 1896 -1909. Mainly farm, some general entries, boat, boating picnics, visitors etc. Spine title of volume enscribed "Log Book E.O.C."
Francis Cotton
Wineglass Bay, looking north, looking south
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
George Musgrave Parker
Wineglass Bay, looking north, looking south
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George Musgrave Parker
Wineglass Bay, looking north, looking south
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George Musgrave Parker
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Farm and estate accounts dated 1883 - 1918. Including wages, rations, stock and produce, freight, family, apples, fencing wattle bark, etc.
Francis Cotton
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker of the Triabunna Boarding House which was built in the early 1800 by Thomas Martin to provide accommodation for the military from Maria Island
George Musgrave Parker
William Knibb Morris Collection
Collection consists of papers, personal correspondence and photographs relating to William Knibb Morris and his family.
William Knibb Morris
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Swansea: Morris Store, Franklin Street
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Post card showing a view of the three story building of A. Morris General Storekeeper, Franklin Street, Swansea. Post card produced by F.M. Kennedy
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of floods in the Cranbrook district, Tasmania taken June 1923 - Cranbrook Bridge looking to Gala Mill
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of floods and the remains of the Cranbrook Bridge, Cranbrook district, Tasmania taken June 1923
George Musgrave Parker
Floods Cranbrook district June 1923
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George Musgrave Parker
Floods in the Cranbrook district
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Photograph taken in 1923 of flooding of roadway and houses at what is thought to be Quinns Corner at Cranbrook, Tasmania. Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
Floods Cranbrook district June 1923 - car near Meredith River Bridge
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George Musgrave Parker
Floods Cranbrook district June 1923 - Near Quinn's Garage
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
The old court house and police office at Spring Bay
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Photograph of the old court house and police office at Spring Bay which was built between 1850 & 1860 taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
East Coast, view from Rocky Hills looking north
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near present Kabuki Restaurant G.M.P. photo (& neg)
George Musgrave Parker
Swansea: grave of Rev. Thomas Dove MA
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Anglican Cemetery . Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker
Front Inscription
In memoriam Rev Thomas Dove M.A. First Minister of this church born in Glasgow Scotland April 24th 1803
Arrived in Swanport in August 1844
And after labouring in this District as a Christian Minister for 38 years, he died at Swansea August 27th 1882 aged 79 years
Erected by his congregation. http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/religion/display/103957-reverend-thomas-dove
George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay: beach at Meredith's Fishery
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay & Freycinet: coastal views
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of Kelvedon taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Camping at Coles Bay, outside tent
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph by George Musgrave Parker. See also book ch. 11, P1/35 (269)
George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay & Freycinet: coastal views
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay & Freycinet: coastal views
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George Musgrave Parker
The old barracks at Spring Bay
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Photograph of the old barracks at Spring Bay which were built between 1842 & 1850 taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
Coles Bay area: coastal scenes
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of the gravestone of Edward Howell who died 9th November 1852, age 9 months.
George Musgrave Parker
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Ifor Butler
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker (see also book ch.3)
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of Gala Mill on the Swan River near Cranbrook, Tasmania. Taken 1929. The Gala Mill was constructed by John Amos in 1842.
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of Gala Mill Cranbrook, Tasmania taken 1929. The Gala Mill was constructed by John Amos in 1842.
George Musgrave Parker
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B. Sheppard photo
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of front view of Apslawn House. A sandstone Georgian house built in the 1840's on 640 acres of land granted to John Lyne, MHA for Glamorgan ,1843-1865. Located on the Tasman Highway, Apslawn, 13km south-west of Bicheno.
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of Killymoon House, built by F.L. von Stieglitz (1803-1866) at Fingal, Tasmania. Photograph may have been taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by F.M. Kennedy, Swansea, of the church in Buckland, Tasmania. Written on back of photograph - "first church built 1827"
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of the porch of Buckland church taken by F.M. Kennedy, Swansea
George Musgrave Parker
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B. Sheppard photo
George Musgrave Parker
Resthaven Guest House (veranda both stories)
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George Musgrave Parker
Galakirk church near Cranbrook
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Galakirk church near Cranbrook was built in 1845. Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker. 1930 See also book chap.13, Pl/35(271 10b for another view
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Orford: Prosser River, "Paradise"
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Photograph of Prosser River, Orford, taken by F.M. Kennedy. More information : http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?t=488
George Musgrave Parker
Rocky Hills: convict buildings in distance
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Black and white photograph of Rocky Hills, Swansea, Tasmania. Showing convict buildings in distance. B. Sheppard photograph (See also book chap 3, P1/35(262)
George Musgrave Parker
Bicheno: Old wool press, Allen's Picnic Place
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken by F.M. Kennedy - thought to be Buckland church
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of the porch of Buckland church from A.B Series No. 645
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken from the base of the bridge showing the culvert. Photographed by Ben Sheppard
George Musgrave Parker
Glen Gala House: brick house, croquet lawn
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Photograph of Glen Gala House at Cranbrook. Adam Amos arrived in March 1821 in the Emerald along with George Meredith, and was advised to look for land on the unsettled east coast. Adam's capital entitled him to a grant of 1000 acres (405 ha) which he located on the Swan River at Cranbrook, and called Gala. Glen Gala is a two storey brick Victorian Georgian house constructed in 1860 on the original grant to Adam Amos
George Musgrave Parker
Beach, ribs of boat or breakwater on the east coast
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F. M. Kennedy photo
George Musgrave Parker
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photograph shows shingled roof
George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of side view of Apslawn House. A sandstone Georgian house built in the 1840's on 640 acres of land granted to John Lyne, MHA for Glamorgan ,1843-1865. Located on the Tasman Highway, Apslawn, 13km south-west of Bicheno.
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph of the stables at Killymoon House built by F.L. von Stieglitz (1803-1866) at Fingal, Tasmania. Photograph by George Musgrave Parker
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
History of the Amos and Lyne families
Part of Amos Family Papers
Manuscript notes "History of the Amos and Lyne families", by C(larendon) Amos, also duplicated notes for members of the family (later published privately as 'Family history of Adam Amos of 'Glen Gala' and William Lyne of Apsley'.
Amos Family
Farm & Estate accounts and stock records : 34 to 39
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Notes books and folios detailing farm & estate accounts and stock record. Notation of wages, rations, sheep, orchard and dairy etc.
Francis Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Farm accounts dated 1911 - 1936. A.Tylney and J. Archibald Cotton. Bark, orchard etc.
Francis Cotton
Collection consists of documents relating to the Cotton property and farm also correspondence and personal papers of Francis Cotton and his children. Also included are the papers relating to the estate Joseph William Story of Eastern Marshes, Oatlands who appointed his cousin G.F. Story and Francis Cotton his trustees and executors.
Cotton Family
Diaries of Sarah E.E. Mitchell
Part of Mitchell Papers
From the age of 13 Sarah Mitchell daily noted in her journal the state of the weather, her routine activities about the house and property, visits of friends, an occasional trip to Hobart, as in August 1872, and her visit to Europe in 1900-1. The first three diaries are written in home made notebooks, the remainder in printed 'Letts' diaries. Some entries are 'cross written'. There is no diary for 1936.
Some of the journals include monthly cash accounts, mostly of small payments for such items as petticoats and gloves; also, for example in 1830, 'butter account' (including receipts, payments for carriage, etc.) and 'Kennedia' account (rent received, sheep bought
from father, taxes, rates etc.).
Sarah E.E. Mitchell
Collection consists of scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence and other ephemeral material created, collected and collated by Sarah E.E. Mitchell over her lifetime.
Sarah E.E. Mitchell
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Labour and order book dated.1844 to 1846. Including notes of sheep; sawyers and wood; labourers' wages, rations, tobacco and clothing. entries include Henry Pickering, James Harris £10 pa, James O'Daly, Hugh Fullam £9 pa., David Akin £9 pa., Alexander Dougal £10 pa., John Spencer £12 pa., Walter Thompson £20 pa., Timothy Coleman, James MacMillan, Mary Crofton, Ann Sullivan; produce etc shipped to R. Mather by "Mary Ann"
Francis Cotton
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Eight small captioned black and white fold out images in proprietary post-able envelope. From envelope - Join us in a trip around St. Helens Tasmania. Southern series Registered. On reverse - Postage rates within the British Empire. Without correspondence, in an unsealed envelope, will be 3d. If correspondence is added, postage will be 3 1/2d whether envelope is sealed or unsealed. Foreign rate, 7 1/2 d
Swansea: All Saints Church interior
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
George Musgrave Parker
Part of De La Haye Postcard Collection
Twelve small captioned coloured fold out images in proprietary post-able envelope. From envelope - A Souvenir of Beautiful East Coast Tasmania, 12 Specially selected views in full color. Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Victoria. From inside "The East Coast, Tasmania. The tourist referes to the East Coast a the section from scottsdale in the north to Sorell in the south of the island. This route provides an immense array of natures most lavish scenery. The rich fertile valleys of Scottsdale and Derby, rugged alpine areas near Pyengana, beautiful george Bay at St. Helens are in themselves a sheer delight.
Lovely beaches, quiet lagoons, rugged granite peaks of Coles Bay and Bicheno, restful Swansea and Triabunna, vie with may other picturesque parts of this lovely coastline.
Excellent fishing, swimming, hiking and boating are easily available. Relics of the early pioneer days are readily found in many parts of the coast."
Nucolorvue Productions
Microfilm includes - Diary of Adam Amos (1774-1845), May 1822 - December 1825. A record of chief happenings in the district of Great Swan Port of which Adam Amos was Chief District Constable, including notes of musters and convict passes, with names. 1931.
"History of the Amos and Lyne families", by C(larendon) Amos, also duplicated notes for members of the family (later published privately as 'Family history of Adam Amos of 'Glen Gala' and William Lyne of Apsley'. manuscript list of memorials in the Amos burial ground, Cranbrook, Tasmania
Amos Family
Part of George Musgrave Parker : Correspondence and research records
Photograph of Orford Bridge. Ash Bester photograph Tas. A.B. Series No.34
George Musgrave Parker
Rocky Hills Road, old penal station
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Spurling postcard [late 19th cent]
George Musgrave Parker
Rocky Hills: commandant's house, now "Thirza"
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Mrs Mitchell photo
George Musgrave Parker
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2 storied brick building, no veranda - mounted photo
Now known as Oyster Bay Guest House and located at 10 Franklin Street, Resthaven was built in 1841 and operated initially as the Black Swan Inn. In 1870 it became a store and then became a private residence which was occupied by a number of different doctors.
George Musgrave Parker
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2 storied brick house
Now known as Oyster Bay Guest House and located at 10 Franklin Street, Resthaven was built in 1841 and operated initially as the Black Swan Inn. In 1870 it became a store and then became a private residence which was occupied by a number of different doctors.
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
Harbottle's cottage at Swansea
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Postcard produced by Swansea photographer, Miss F.M. Kennedy, (c1880-c1950s) of titled Harbottle's at Swansea, Tasmania.
This Cottage has also been know as Harbottle's Cottage and Caulfield Cottage. This single storey, sandstone rubble building with a corrugated iron hipped roof was listed by the National Trust in 1976 as it demonstrated the principal characteristics of a single storey, sandstone Victorian Georgian domestic building . Located at 45 Shaw Street, Swansea, Tasmania
George Musgrave Parker
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George Musgrave Parker
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Photograph taken from Swanick looking up the Swan River. Near Swansea, Tasmania
George Musgrave Parker