Owen family - letters received from James McKelvie Owen, 1927-1930, Date unknown, and Donald Cameron, 12 Mar. 1928, with typed transcripts of the letters compiled by Paul Scriven, Mar. 2002

MLMSS 7227/Box 1X

fonds

ca. 1924 - 1930, 2002

423774

0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box)
Textual Records
Textual Records - (computer printouts)

James McKelvie ('Mac') Owen (1906-1974) was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the fourth child of Charles Owen and his wife, Caroline Mabel, nee McKelvie. The Owen family left New Zealand for England in 1907 and emigrated to Australia in 1927. He worked on a sheep and cattle property at Upper Rouchel, near Aberdeen, N.S.W., owned by Colonel Donald Cameron, from January 1928 to mid-1930. James married Alice Amy Rann in 1932. He served with the Australian Army during World War II and attained the rank of Warrant Officer II. In 1953 he, Alice and their two children went to live in England.

Donald Cameron (1877-1950) was a highly decorated officer in the A.I.F. who retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel from the Australian Military Forces in 1933. Paul Scriven is the husband of Carol M. Scriven, daughter of James McKelvie Owen.

James McKelvie Owen's letters (34) to his father, mother and sister Beth, with one letter from Donald Cameron to Caroline Owen

'Letters home from New South Wales / 1927 - 1930 / A young man's experiences in working on a sheep station in Upper Rouchel / James McKelvie Owen / (1906-1974)', being typed transcripts by Paul Scriven

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