Corlis family papers and records of 'Bandanora' property, 1852-1962

MLMSS 9883
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fonds

1852-1962

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Architectural and Technical Drawings

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0.5 metres of textual material (3 boxes) includes some photographs - manuscript, typescript
1 architectural drawing - ink and watercolour

Members of the Corlis family emigrated from Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Capertee Valley, north of Lithgow, in 1841. William Corlis acquired the 'Bandanora' property, near Capertree, in 1851, establishing a large sheep grazing property, which was later taken over by his son, William Charles.

The collection contains papers of the Corlis family and business records of their property 'Bandanora' from 1852 to 1962, including notebooks, ledgers and other financial records, correspondence and an architectural plan of the homestead.

MLMSS 9883

BOX 1

Ten notebooks of various sizes, containing shearing and lambing statistics, expenses including wages, shopping lists, appointments, addresses, 1852-1868, 1886-1914, 1924-1935, 1941-1961. Some early notebooks are inscribed ‘William Corlis, Bandanora’

Two ledgers, inscribed on cover ‘William Corlis, Bandanora’, 1860-1888, 1874-1881. An index to the 1860-1888 ledger is reproduced below, following the content list.


BOX 2

Folder 1
Correspondence, business records, receipts, 1868-1910

Folder 2
Land sales and leases, 1875-1888. Includes prospectuses, rate notices, receipts, circulars

Folder 3
Correspondence with solicitors and other papers relating to improvement leases, 1907-1908

Folder 4
Correspondence, business records, receipts, 1911-1930


BOX 3

Folder 1
Insurance policies and related papers, 1926-1928

Folder 2
Papers relating to travel by Mr and Mrs W.C. Corlis to Europe, 1927. Includes itineraries, letters of introduction, insurance documents, invoices

Folder 3
Accounts paid by McDonell & Moffitt, solicitors, on behalf of W.C. Corlis, May-October 1927

Folder 4
Banking records including: correspondence, 1927-1941; bank statements for William Charles Corlis, January 1939-November 1942; bank statements for Bandanora Estates, July 1940-June 1941; cheque butts for Bandanora Estates, 1940-1941

Folder 5
The Farmers’ & Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company. Correspondence, accounts and receipts, 1939-1941

Folder 6
Correspondence, business records, receipts, 1932-1962; 6 colour photographs of farmhouse, sheds and paddocks, no date


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Architectural plan for proposed house at Bandanora, Capertee for Mr W. Corlis, 21 October 1889 / John B. Barlow, architect


INDEX to names mentioned in “Bandanora” ledger 1860 to 1888:

Ledger records show that from 1860 William Corlis sold food and supplies in exchange for cash, ration tickets, wages and shearing.
Note: years listed indicate year of purchase also commencement date and in brackets are William’s added notes.

Names listed in the “Bandanora” 1860 to 1888 ledger:
* before a name indicates a relative of William Corlis

Alfred - commenced shepherding 17 Dec 1861 (powder magazine)

Richard Brinan. - Woolloomooloo/Coonabarabran , 1861-1864, convict shepherd commenced 2 April 1861

Thomas Pool - commenced 12 March 1862 (mad shepherd-convict)

Patrick Langan - Convict shepherd, commenced 6 May 1862
(Patrick-land sold 1/2 acre allotment in Elizabeth Street for £30)

Richard Geary 1861-1864 (died and buried here)

James Cooper 1861-1869 Coonabarabran. Castlereagh River. “Whitlonbri”

Theophilos Cooper 1865-1867

Catherine Carlow, Dandery Coonabarabran

Thomas Barnes 1860-1861

Mickey Gallagher, 1861

James Gallagher, Airly Flat, Mudgee Road, near Capertee Camp 1863-1869

*John Joseph Martin, Upper Turon River. 1861-1862

Lawrence (Larry) Lawson 1861-1865 (the Dutchman)

Joseph Elliot 1862 (cleared Lankeys Flat)

Robert Allen 1862 (built old house at Bandanora)

George Hodgson 1862-1869

*Timothy Corlis 1863

Richard Guy, Soldier (taught * Susan to play concertina)

M. Corlis 1867-1877

* Michael Corlis, Ben Bullen 1864-1874

*Kate Corlis 1870

John Shervey 1863-1874

William Simpkins

Henry Freestone 1870-1876

David Freestone, Kangaroo Flats, Round Swamp 1865-1876

H. Freestone

Rose Freestone - Commenced June 6 1870 (terms 5/- per week)

Alfred Sexton 1863-1872

Henry Ryan, Kangaroo Flat, Bandanora

David Oliver 1860-1878

Jacob Holden 1864-1867

*Thomas M. Keenan 1864

*Mrs Keenan 1867-1878

Hugh McPherson - 1864-1865 commenced 20 July 1864 (went mad)

Thomas Barnaby, Round Swamp 1865-1874

*Mrs E.T. Dam. Otahuhu, Auckland 1865

*John Mooney, Taralga 1865-1872

Lawrence Moran, Glebe Road 1865

Neale Morrison 1865-1878

William Morrison 1870

Thomas Morrison 1874-1877

Peter Morrison 1874-1876

John Morrison 1873-1874

Hinchcliff 1867-1869

A. Hinchcliff 1871

Joseph Baynes 1867

Thomas Freeman 1868-1874

John Freeman 1874

Mrs Barnely 1868

Samuel Barnley 1870-1878

B. Smith (Michael Corlis paid cash to Smith of Penrith)

A.K. Smith. Stationmaster, Capertee

Mary Byers 1870-1873

* Winifred Donoghue 1871-1876 (commenced 17 April 1871)

* John Donoghue 1868

George Dowling 1868-1874

Thomas Burton. 1868-1869 (Shepherding at Spencers Gully, commenced 20 October 1868)

A. Burton 1868-1874

Edward Quinn - commenced 22 May 1868

J. Hunter 1868

Mrs George Mansfield 1869-1874

Bobby Blackman, Snr, 1869-1875 (with the ewe flock, given cash for sheep sold to the diggers)

J. Blackman Jnr. 1873

John Case 1871

Alfred Case 1870-1871

Daniel Kerr 1868-1878

Mrs Kerr 1870

Stewart 1871

T. Southale 1867-1869

Mason 1869

Mr. Wright 1871 (roadmaker, supplied with meat)

A. Hong Chinaman 1871

Dwarf Chinaman 1871 (aflash chow digging on river of basin hole)

A. Mow Chinaman 1871

A. Sy. Ally Chinaman 1871

George Beaty 1871

A. Hines 1871

William Hanson 1873

John Nolan 1872-1874 (Commenced work at 15/- per week)

Thomas Larkin 1873-1874 (work mowing)

Joseph Hardy 1873 (commenced shepherding

George Denton 1874

Thomas Frost 1874-1876

George Frost 1874-1876 (wages 12/- per week)

F. Burton 1872-1874

T. Burton 1868

George Dowlin 1871-1874

Graham - commenced 30 March 1874

Owen Pierce 1879-1881

Robert Pierce 1878-1881

P. Hayer 1878

M. Caddy 1878

A. Brodie 1874

John Brown 1861

D. Anderson 1871

Tobins 1879

Farnham 1878

Bradley 1878

Mrs Phelps 1866-1874

Samuel Taylor 1873-1874

G. Davidson 1874

John Barlow 1865-1877

McIntosh 1866-1873

H. Hunt 1862-1870

Horden & Sons 1871

W. Lenun 1862 (far grinding)

David Thomson 1867

H. Lasseter 1868

W. Jones 1866

W. Bilet 1866

NOTES:
In March 1878 - Sheep Mustered 5230

Shearers in 1888 - Barnes, Hardy, McBeth, Nicholson, Doyle, Calaghan, Halaran.

In 1879 Subscriptions towards the erection of Catholic Church Ilford.
1879 John Farrery £2, A. O’Brien £2 and John Liddely £1

In 1875 - 1876 names of subscriptions received as secretary of Public School Round Swamp: T. Barneby, Freestone, Shervy, S. Barneby, B. Blackman, H. Ryan, J. Galagher, J. Tindale and J. Berkley.

March 15th 1875- 15 weeks rations due to Thomas Morrison, Paid for 150lb Flour, 30lb Sugar and 3 3/4 lb tea.

September 2nd 1876 - D. Kerr will be due for rations. There is 10 weeks tea and sugar still owing that will be full amount of rations to the above date. Rations due to D. Kerr, January 20 1877.
Rations sent to D. Kerr for 20 weeks from January 20th 1877. Will be due for rations again June 9th 1877.

1875 Total number of lambs cut for the year - 1075

May 8th 1876 Sheep turned out in paddock - total 1885

August 1st 1876 T. Frost brought home and put in paddock 892

September 25th young sheep turned into paddock 2031

1881 - CW Fleece weight of bales 238cwt 2qr 15lbs
John’s load. 119cwt 5qr 44lbs
D. Oliver. 41cwt 2qr 26lbs

1888 Shearing
Nicholson. 258. £2.10.9 paid
Barnes. 731. £6.18.0 paid
Doyle. 428. £4.15.3 paid
Calaghan. 368. £3.4.9 paid
Halaran. 588. £5.3.3 paid
Hardy. 470. paid
McBeth. 319. £3.1.9 paid

March 1878, Sheep mustered, 5230

April 8th 1875 Cattle
Muster of the cattle at the time not including steers broke in of branding 82 head.

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