931160
- TitleGeorge Elde Darby family diaries, 1858-1916
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- Call numberMLMSS 1681
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1858-1916 - Type of material
- Reference code931160
- Physical Description1 box of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
G. E. Barby, 1807-1867, arrived in New South Wales in 1839 and worked as a surveyor in the Newcastle, Port Stephens, Paterson and Allyn districts. He and his son, Francis William, were surveyors for the Australian Agricultural Company, ca. 1852-1857. They lived near Quirindi, N.S.W. - Scope and ContentSeries 01: George Elde Darby
Item 1
a. Diary, January 1858, redated from February-December 1864
Item 2
b. Diary 17 January 1866-7 January 1867, reused 1-18 January 1916 by another diarist
Series 02: Francis William Darby
Item 3
c. Diary, 1854, written in a diary of 1826, with a few entries 1826-1827 in a different hand
Item 4
d. Diary, 1871, with impressions of seals of F. W. Darby and his fiance, Amelia Mercer, mainly relating to sheep and general farming
Item 5
e. Diary, 1872 - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-578 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - Creator/Author/Artist
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