913358
- TitleDavid George Gow family papers, ca. 1836-1931
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- Call numberMLMSS 3880
- Level of descriptionfonds
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ca. 1836-1931 - Type of material
- Reference code913358
- Physical Description1 folder of textual material
1 drawing - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Robert MacGregor migrated to Sydney, NSW, with his family in 1837. In 1852, he ventured to the gold diggings around Bathurst, NSW. For reasons that cannot be established, Robert MacGregor's sons were known by the surname of Gow. One of his sons, Donald Gow, also went to the diggings in the same year. David George Gow, another of his sons, married Margaretta nee? and they settled in Newcastle, NSW, where he trained to become a ship and boat builder - Scope and ContentBeing correspondence of Robert MacGregor, ca. 1852, David George Gow, 1852-1878, Donald Gow, 1852, and Margaretta, wife of David George Gow, ca. 1878, and oration delivered at the funeral of David George Gow, 1878+
Sketch of Sir William Wallace, ca. 1836, possibly by David Gow, transferred from Pic.Acc.5077, May 2011 - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-325C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
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Eulogies - Signatures / Inscriptions
"done by David when in London" -- in ink on the reverse of the sketch of William Wallace
"about 1836, born June 21st 1827, came to Australia 1837" -- in pencil on the reverse of the sketch of William Wallace - Creator/Author/Artist
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