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918689
  • Title
    E. Noreen Garry papers relating to her stay in the Northern Territory, 7 May 1930-5 December 1932, and 1966
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 3977
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1930-1932, 1966
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    918689
  • Issue Copy
    Microfilm : CY 2080
  • Physical Description
    1 box of textual material
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Mrs Garry married Cecil Freer in 1930 then journeyed with him to his home in Darwin and to his property, Stuart Station, 100 miles east from Darwin where he conducted his buffalo shooting operation. She returned to Sydney in 1931
  • Scope and Content
    Items 1-2
    a. Diaries (2), 7 May 1930-11 January 1931

    Describes Mrs Garry's voyage to Darwin, her house there and her buffalo hunt trips with Cecil Freer

    Item 3
    b. Letters received from her husband Cecil Freer, 24 May 1931-5 December 1932

    Item 4
    c. 'In the North, with Cecil the Buffalo King', 1966

    A condensation of the diaries into short story form

    Item 5
    d. Miscellaneous papers, being two hand painted greeting cards signed Noreen G., and two newscuttings
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-691C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
  • General note

    Keyword subjects:
    Hunting -- Australia -- Northern Territory
    Water buffalo -- Australia -- Northern Territory
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