- AU TAS UTAS SPARC S9
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- 1832-1835
Collection consists of family and legal correspondence and transcripts of letters
Richard Stickney
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Collection consists of family and legal correspondence and transcripts of letters
Richard Stickney
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Documents relating to the Cotton Family property including, plans, rents, leases and gants
Cotton Family
Letter : Sarah Benson Mather to her aunt
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Letter from Sarah Benson Mather to her aunt describing her mother's death, dated 18 September 1831.
Robert Mather
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Letters from Thomas Cotton, England to his son Francis dated c1831, & 1834 regarding religion and death, son Thomas' business fallen off.
Francis Cotton
Robert Mather's letter to his brother-in-law
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Extract of Robert Mather's letter to his brother-in-law John Benson describing his wife's death, dated 16 October 1831
Robert Mather
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
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Application to locate additonal grant of 750 acres between Webber's land and Cotton corner tree at Rocky Hills dated 1831
Francis Cotton
Business correspondence and accounts
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Business correspondence and accounts dated 1831 to 1883. Including:
*(47) invoices for goods sent from London By Thomas Cotton, including desks, work boxes, watch springs, Robert Braggs' account for and note about guns, shingle nails from William Peacock, W. Naylor's printing inks and varnishes for sale, proceeds of sale of Dr. Story's house to pay Lowe & Johnson, and also note about grass seeds, paint, wharfage etc, and letter from William Allen (1835) that dead cows might have been poisoned by a fungus in damp grass, suggests feeding on lucerne, clover, rye etc. (1831-1836, 11 papers);
*(48-65) bill for gun (1837); payment note: R.Wells (1842}, John Allen (1843); notes of produce sent, clothing; Francis Smith, Attorney General's Office 19 July 59: liability for road rates owed by former owner; payment note: boots David Hynes (1863); letter (signature missing): Haynes claim for debt v. G. Cotton (1871); E. Theobald, London: sent two telecopes and catalogue, Greenwich changed (1880); William Smith: apples, skins sold, wheat market low, wheel for repair (31.5.1882); A.C. Douglas, General Post Office: under paid letters or packets between U.K. and Tasmania (7.11.82, 15.11.82); A.W. Smith, Swansea: postage stamps (23.12.82); letters: bank: cheques received, shares, W. Crosby: freight, wool bales, bottle of medicine from Messrs Newell (1882-3).
Francis Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Personal papers and corresponcence of Francis Cotton, also documents reating to other appointments held
Francis Cotton
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
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Farm memoranda dated 1830-1831 detailing notes of farm activities, weather, names of calves and men's rations
Francis Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Kelvedon - xerox copies of reports - Land Board records 1829 and 1836
Francis Cotton
Isaac Solomon to Robert Mather
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Letter from Isaac Solomon to Robert Mather, dated 5 March 1829
Robert Mather
Birth Certificate : Mary Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Birth certificate of Mary, daughter of Francis Cotton, carpenter and Anna Maria Cotton in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England, 23/12/1827.
Mary Cotton
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Ann Mather's letters home Jan 1824 -1829. Extracts and copies of letters from Mrs Ann Mather (nee Benson) to her brother, Rev. Samuel Benson, and sisters, Isabella Whytall and Sarah Benson in London, apparently made after her death, consisting mainly of religious sentiments. Also copy of her Memoir written by her brother Rev. Samuel Benson(18b)
Ann Mather
Report on arrival and prospects
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Notes from letters from Ann and Robert Mather from Van Diemen's Land. Report on arrival and prospects dated January 1824.
Robert Mather
Part of Walker Family Papers
File consists of a collection of personal mementos
Sarah Benson Walker
Miscellaneous items collected by Nancie Hewitt (nee Brownell), including copies of Judd and Brownell papers, notes relating to Judd, Brownell and Propsting families and other items given to Mrs Hewitt. Also Mrs Hewitt's notes on the Society of Friends and the Quaker faith and some photographs of Quakers.
Thomas Judd
Proposed voyage in ship 'Hope'
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Proposed voyage to Van Diemen's Land in ship 'Hope' June 1821 - January 1822. Papers relating to the proposal of some members of the Wesleyan Methodist Society to proceed to V.D.L . and the decision at meetings of 29 June, 2 July, finalised on 4 July, to travel in the ship 'Hope' owned by Messrs Degraves and Macintosh, Captain Francis Allison. However the ship was held up by HM Customs at Ramsgate, being both unseaworthy and overloaded, and the owners failed to provide the provisions and accommodation promised. The Government eventually chartered another ship, 'Heroine', to continue the voyage.
Robert Mather
Papers relating to the voyage out and settlement of Robert Mather and his wife, Ann (Benson). Many of the papers (Ml0/16-20) consist of extracts from letters from Ann Mather to her brother, Rev. Samuel Benson, and sisters Isabella Whytall and Sarah Benson (m. Hammond 1832), in UK and were probably given to their niece, Sarah Benson Mather who married George Washington Walker in 1840, after Ann Mather's death in 1831.
Robert Mather
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Miscellaneous information about the Mather Family
Robert Mather
Part of Walker Family Papers
Personal letters and other documents, letterbooks and business correspondence
George Washington Walker
The papers consist mainly of family correspondence of G.W. Walker and his children and a few diaries and miscellaneous papers. James B. Walker's letters to his sisters, particularly letters to Mary Augusta while she was over seas are especially descriptive of his activities and of Hobart life. Mary Walkers' letters from London describe her life as a student in London and her correspondence with friends met then contain references to artists, especially women painters and sculptors.
This collection is complemented by - AU TAS UTAS SPARC 2007/1 - https://sparc.utas.edu.au/index.php/walker-family-papers-2007
George Washington Walker
Collection consists of material relating to various members of the Mather family, the Society of Friends , miscellaneous correspondence from Quakers and the Friends School
Robert Mather
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Personal papers of Francis Cotton including birth certificates
Francis Cotton
Francis Cotton : Appointments held : 134 to 150
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Francis Cotton's correspondence and papers relating to the Society of Friends. He paid many visits of concern to Friends in South Australia, Victoria and N.S.W. See also (Series C) general correspondence for letters from and relating to Friends.
Francis Cotton
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Francis Cotton's correspondence and papers relating to the Society of Friends. He paid many visits of concern to Friends in South Australia, Victoria and N.S.W. See also (Series C) general correspondence for letters from and relating to Friends.
Francis Cotton
Francis Cotton : Family and general correspondence, personal papers : 66 to 133
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Personal papers, family and general corresponcence of Francis Cotton some regarding the Society of Friends,
Francis Cotton
Arthur Tilney & E. Frances Cotton : 262 to 265
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Letters received by Arthur Tilney & E. Frances Cotton
J.W. Story's Estate : 151 to 183
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Papers relating to Joseph William Story of Eastern Marshes, Oatlands, farmer (died 1864), by his will dated 9 March 1855, appointed his cousin G.F. Story and Francis Cotton his trustees and executors. Includes papers relating to Ponsonby Vale and Stone House Farms 1868-1874.
Francis Cotton
Photographs, prints and drawings
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Photographs of the Cotton family and friends also prints and drawing collected by them
Cotton Family
Edward Octavius Cotton and Elizabeth (Grueber) : 184 to 218
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Papers and certificates of Edward Octavius Cotton, son of Francis and Anna Maria Cotton
Edward Octavius Cotton
George, John, James B, Joseph & Rachel Cotton : 219 to 261
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Miscellaneous material, including correspondence, relating to the children of Frances & Anna Maria Cotton
Birth certificate : Anna Maria Tilney
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Birth certificate of Anna Maria, daughter of John Shelton Tilney of Moulsham, Chelmsford, County of Essex, shopkeeper and Susanna 21/3/1800.
Anna Maria Cotton
Part of Walker Family Papers
1700's "Walker's: a numerous clan": A history of the Walkers
James Backhouse Walker
Letter concerning sale of stock-in-trade
Part of Robert & Ann Mather Papers
Robert Mather's letter concerning the sale of his stock-in-trade
Robert Mather
An historical background to funding of Quaker Service Australia
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
An historical background to funding of Quaker Service Australia
William Nicolle Oats
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
Schools and the nurture of the human spirit - Philip Smith Memorial Lecture.
William Nicolle Oats
Contributions to Australian Dictionary of Biography
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
Contributions to Australian Dictionary of Biography made by Oats on Quakers: (a) Joseph Francis Mather, (b) Samuel Clemes, (c) Ernest Unwin
William Nicolle Oats
Part of Walker Family Papers
Undated complaint by the finance committee of the Hobart Town Total Abstinence Society addressed to Mr J.B. Mather and Mr Geo. Bell, of suffering grievous moral wrong and slander from Geo. W Walker
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Collection note books and loose notes of family family reminiscences
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph collection consists of Walker family photographs and photographs of local Tasmanian scenes. Some unidentified portraits by unknown photographers. Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, carte de visite, cabinet portraits, stereoscopic views, Hobart streetscapes and Tasmanian scenes
James Backhouse Walker
Bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
James Backhouse Walker
Launceston: Princes Square and general view
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Launceston: Princes Square and general view.
James Backhouse Walker
Princes Square and general view, Launceston
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of of Launceston: Princes Square and general view.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of St. John's burial ground, church in distance (with steeple) Richmond, Tasmania
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of unidentified house with pillared verandah and shrubbery, paling fence, other houses beyond (? Hobart). A man, woman and child faintly visible on verandah.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Huon Road, Hobart showing wide, graded dirt road, fence, and gum tree. Glossy print, amateurishly mounted.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph taken "Near Fort Macquarie" Sydney from water, looking at landing steps, and showing row boat, horse and cart, dog, cliffs, steps & distant ships' masts.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Miscellaneous photographic landscape views of Hobart and the West Coast taken in the late 19th century
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photographs taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph from the collection of James Backhouse Walker of a view of Hobart looking south along Barrack Street toward St Georges Hill, Battery Point
James Backhouse Walker
Davey Street and Hampden Road Hobart
Part of Walker Family Papers
Various photographs of Davey St., Hobart and Hampden Road looking towards Davey Street. undated. Photographed by H H Bailey and 1 by Winter
James Backhouse Walker
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
Quakers and education
William Nicolle Oats
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
Progressive schools - a personal view. The D J Ross Memorial Lecture
William Nicolle Oats
Part of Walker Family Papers
Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, accounts and documents relating to personal life and the Society of Friends
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Rough document detailing rules of the society. Some written upside down.
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Collection consists of family correspondence, miscellaneous papers, household accounts and personal mementos
Sarah Benson Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, accounts and documents relating to personal life, the Society of Friends xxxxxxx
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Benson & Mather family tree compiled by James Backhouse Walker
James Backhouse Walker
Bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
James Backhouse Walker
Bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
James Backhouse Walker
Bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of a distant view of Bothwell, Tasmania. Stamped on back "Wilkinson Chemist, Hobart Town), and ms. "Bothwell Township, Tasmania, J B W".
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of "Burnside", rural scene, house in distance.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Launceston, Cataract Gorge, with railed walkway, glossy print numbered 49 and stamped D'Emden
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Botanic Gardens, Hobart, showing wide footpath leading to water, trees and hedge. Glossy print, amateurishly mounted.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Pillinger Drive, Hobart. Glossy print, amateurishly mounted.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of Hobart harbor and mountain (snow topped) from river, showing sailing ships, steam ferries. Glossy print, on "cabinet" mount, T. Crawford, Hobart.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of stone house, two storied, pillared front entrance with double steps, apron clad servants standing on steps.
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Cascades, Mount Wellington & Fern Tree Bower
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Various photographs of Harrington Street - St. Marys Cathedral, Wilmot Terrace; Pressland House (formerly J P Cowles School); Goulburn St. ; St John the Baptist Church. Photographs by Winter Baily and Anson Bros.
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Cotton Family Papers
Torn part of rough draft letter relating to land
Francis Cotton
Part of Walker Family Papers
Lantern slide of maps of Tasmania. Prepared by J.W. Beattie (1859-1930) whose studio locations were Elizabeth Street, Hobart from 1891-1920, Murray Street from 1921-40 and Cat and Fiddle until 1994.
John Watt Beattie
James Backhouse (1794-1869) Tasmania
Part of Walker Family Papers
Lantern slide of James Backhouse. Prepared by J.W. Beattie (1859-1930) whose studio locations were Elizabeth Street, Hobart from 1891-1920, Murray Street from 1921-40 and Cat and Fiddle until 1994.
John Watt Beattie
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Miscellaneous papers relating to the Barnett family. Barbara Barnett, the grand-daughter of Henry Propsting, established the first ‘rest home’ for old people in Hobart in 1922.
Thomas Judd
Notes on Frederick and Henry Propsting
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Notes compiled on Frederick and Henry Propsting
Thomas Judd
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Cabinet portrait of James Backhouse undate.
James Backhouse
Photograph of Frederick Mackie
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Head and shoulders, carte de visite photograph of an elderly Frederick Mackie. Photograph by Samuel Fry, Surbiton [Surrey, England]
Frederick Mackie
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Carte de visite photograph of Rachel Mackie by Charles A. Gandy, London.
Rachel Mackie
Part of Judd & Brownell Family Papers
Carte de visite photograph of Sarah Bell by W.P. Dowling, Launceston.
Sarah Bell
A talk to the Tasmanian Chapter of Australian College of Education
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
The changing face of education - a talk to Tasmanian Chapter of Australian College of Education.
William Nicolle Oats
Part of William Nicolle Oates Collection
Visions of a future Australian society - some personal reflections
William Nicolle Oats
Part of Walker Family Papers
Copies of original diaries covering George W Walker's missionary journey in Australia from 1831-1838.
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Notes of opinions on alcohol (notebook), petitions to Legislative Council, copy of pledge, list of subscribers, correspondence
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Undated and unsigned document regarding excessive drinking in taverns, ale houses and gin palaces. May be a draft for a magazine.
George Washington Walker
Memorial to the Honourable the Legislative Council of Van Diemen's Land
Part of Walker Family Papers
Petition detailing the large portion of human misery, inculding poverty, disease, and crime induced by the use of alcoholic or fermented liquors and asking that the Council enact a law similar to that now in operation in the State of Maine ; which must, by its natural effect, not only entirely banish intemperance and all its consequent evils from the community, but will remove the oppression with which it weighs upon the moral and physical energies of the people, and be the surest means of promoting their social and domestic happiness, and their advancement in wealth, knowledge, and religion.
George Washington Walker
Fundamental Principles of the Hobart Town Total Abstinence Society
Part of Walker Family Papers
Document detailing the fundamental principles of the Hobart Town Total Abstinence Society and pledge
George Washington Walker
Notes on holding an Abstinence Society meeting
Part of Walker Family Papers
Undated and unsigned document detailing notes for holding an Abstinence Society meeting. Includes motto.
George Washington Walker
Petition to the Legislative Council from the inhabitants of Green Ponds
Part of Walker Family Papers
Undated petition to the Legislative Council from the inhabitants of Green Ponds regarding the act to regulate the sale of liquors being the 38th Section of the Licensing Act, the Sunday Clause not be repealed
George Washington Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
" Whence my Family" - Family reminiscences by James Backhouse Walker (handwritten in block copy, New Testament cover) and compact disc containing scan of original and photographs of the Walker Family ( W9/Ph 153 - blue album)
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Stereoscopic views (i.e. pairs of photographs, 2 & half ins. X 3 ins. Taken with twin lenses about 6 ins. apart and mounted to be viewed through a "stereoscope" to give a three dimensional effect). Most were made for general sale by S Clifford, Hobart Town (some also have the stamp of T Williamson, Chemist, or d'Emden, who presumably sold them). One is endorsed ms "M Allport 1862" (Queechy), a well-known amateur photographer, and a few are on plain, unprofessional mounts, one of these being initialed in pencil "J M W".
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of the exterior of the Union Chapel, Bathurst Street, Hobart . Now "The Playhouse"
James Backhouse Walker
Bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade
James Backhouse Walker
Part of Walker Family Papers
Photograph of the new Waterworks, Hobart showing water channel through bush.
James Backhouse Walker