Savage family log books and photo albums of walking and canoe trips, 1931-1935, with some miscellaneous papers, 1941-1972

MLMSS 3902

fonds

1931-1972

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Cartographic Materials

918652

1 box of textual material

Robert Watkin Savage, 1907?-1977, Charles Concord Savage and Henry George Savage were the sons of Charles Savage, master tailor and mayor of Concord, N.S.W., 1915-1917, and his wife Enid French Savage nee Watkin. The brothers were involved in the scouting movement and in the Sydney Bush Walkers

Series 01: Robert Watkin Savage, 1931-1972
BOX 1
Item 1
a. 'Log of hike from Yerranderie to Jonolan (sic) via Colong Caves, Kowmung River, Boyd Range, Kanangra Walls and Thurat Tops', 1931 and 'Details of Route - Lilyvale to Era (Garawarra District) recorded on Sunday 18 December 1932'

Item 2
b. 'Log. Barrington Tops via Allyn Valley William's Range Stewart's Brook Mt. Royal Range Boonabilla Creek. Paterson River. January 1932'

Item 3
c. 'By Canoe Down the Kowmung. Thence to Bimlow-Burragorang via Coxs and Wollondilly Rivers', 1932 and 'Mount Victoria to Blue Gum Forest via Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Creek and the Grose River', December 1932. Log book

Item 4
d. 'Couridjah to Burragorang Lookout - 12th, 13th and 14th May 1933.' Photo album

Item 5
e. Log kept whilst on E. M. Embury's expedition to the Great Barrier Reef, 18-21 December 1934

Item 6
f. Photo album of E. M. Embury's expedition to the Great Barrier Reef, December 1934

Item 7
g. 'Sydney Bush Walkers Easter trip from Hartley Vale to Katoomba via the Lett River, Cox's River and Megalong - Easter 1935'. Photo album

Items 8-9
h. Miscellaneous papers, 8 December 1941-2 February 1972, including a letter from Paddy Pallin, 21 December 1944 and a poem by Dorothy Lawry, 1935

Series 02: Charles Concord Savage, 1934-1935
Item 10
a. Log book of hikes with the 1st Concord Scout Group in the Grose Valley, the Royal National Park and near Picton, 1934-1935

Item 11
b. 'Australian Jamboree Hikes 6th January-10th January 1935'. Log book

Series 03: Henry George Savage, ca. 1932
Item 12
Log book of a walk from Jenolan to Yerranderie, 31 November-8 December ca. 1932

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.5003 in Pic. Source File

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-682C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011