914030
- TitleGeorge Omant family papers, 1859-1981
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 3921
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1859-1981 - Type of material
- Reference code914030
- Physical Description1 box of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
George Omant was born in England in 1842, the son of James Omant and his wife Martha. The family settled in Van Diemen's Land in 1855 and in 1859 George took up and engineering apprenticeship in Sydney, N.S.W. In 1864 he married Eliza Rose and they had six children including Percival Omant, the father of Gladys Hamilton - Scope and Content1. George Omant, 1859-1919
Item 1
a. Papers, 1859-1890, including Indenture, 1859, and Certificate of Competency as First Class Engineer, 1874
Item 2
b. Notebook, 1884-1919 including trip to Hall's Creek, W.A., with sketches, 1888-1889
2. Gladys Hamilton, nee Omant, 1981
Item 3
a. Notes, ca. 1981, extracted from the notebook of George Omant
Item 4
b. 'Sailing into adventure', the story of George Omant and his family, 1842-1926, compiled 1981 - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1177C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
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