Bingle family further papers, 1810-1876

MLMSS 7724/Box 1
MLMSS 7724/Box 2X

fonds

1810-1876

Textual Records, Clippings, Prints

456431

0.21 metres of textual material (1 box, 1 outsize box)
Clippings
Prints

John Bingle (1796-1882), sailor, merchant and landholder, was born at Kent, England, the son of John Rayden Bingle. Bingle trained as a merchant mariner and arrived at Port Jackson in 1821. Shortly after his arrival Governor Brisbane commissioned Bingle to survey the coast to Moreton Bay looking for fresh water. In 1822 he was permitted to build a vessel for coastal trade. He established Bingle & Co. in Newcastle providing the first regular trading service between Sydney and Newcastle. After his marriage to Mary Cross in 1824, Bingle acquired eighteen hundred acres of land in the Upper Hunter Valley district. He named the property 'Puen Buen'. In 1837 Bingle and his family returned to England to live but returned to Australia in 1842. After selling `Puen Buen' Bingle established a business in Newcastle and remained a prominent member of the local community. In 1873 he published a history of Newcastle, Past and present records of Newcastle. John Bingle died in 1882 survived by his wife and three children (John Rayden, Mary Elizabeth, and Sarah Cross) -- Reference, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol 1. 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1966

1818-1820; John Bingle's journal bound in original sail cloth covers is titled `Journal of a voyage from England to Java in the ship Lord Wellington in the years 1818-1820'. The journal records, names of passengers, courses, knots, fathoms, winds and brief remarks of the journey relating to movements of other ships, weather conditions, daily ship events. It also contains four pages of wash coastal profiles relating to Bencoolen, Island of Porto Santo, Rat Island, Island of Tristan de Acunha, Island of Engano
1841-1852; Commonplace book inscribed `Miss Bingle 1841'. It contains quotations, poems, autographs, drawings (including a pencil portrait of John Bingle) and printed images of English scenes set in Westmoreland and Cumberland. Included in the book are two hand coloured cartes de visite of Frances Bingle and Ella Mary Bingle (age 3 years, 10 months)
1863-1876; Scrapbook titled ` Scrap and MSS book'. It is inscribed `John Bingle 1863 to my daughter Mary Elizabeth 1876' and contains newscuttings and extracts from letters and other writings by John Bingle. Front end-paper also contains the inscription `Lighter's day book from 1st April 1863'
1810; Manuscript book titled ` Profit and loss' and inscribed `J. Bingle 31st March 1810'. This appears to be John Bingle's school arithmetic book