James Charles White family papers, 1763-ca. 1966

MLMSS 1438

fonds

1963-1966

913871

1 volume of textual material - manuscript, processed typescript

James Charles White, 1809-1894, came to New South Wales from Ceylon 1830, and spent many years around the Darling Downs district of Queensland. He held a position with the Australian Agricultural Company, managed station properties, including 'Jondaryon'. He was, also, police magistrate at Warwick and took part in the search for gold. Two of his sons, William Thomas, 1853-1936, and Charles Edward 1855-1948, spent the greater part of their lives surveying in Queensland, whilst another son, Robert Hoddle Driberg, 1838-1900, was an officer with the Bank of New South Wales, gaining notoriety for his exploits against robbers of the Bank. Mrs Shirley Woodrow is a granddaughter of James Charles White

Includes copies of reminiscences of James Charles White, written in 1892, William Thomas White and Charles Edward White, genealogical notes with manuscript annotations by Shirley Woodrow, correspondence relating to family history and extracts from printed sources

Manuscript, duplicated typescript

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (2-201C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011