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1115117
  • Title
    Thomas Sutton papers, being a memoir of his life, 1914
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 9478
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1914
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    1115117
  • Physical Description
    0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Thomas Sutton married Amelia Sheppeard in 1871 in the old Church of England in Hartley, N.S.W. He lived in the Hartley and Bowenfels areas.
  • Scope and Content
    Seventeen page typescript memoir believed to have been written by Thomas Sutton. The writer describes his time attending the Newtown Toll Bar with Mr John Goodwin and John Breathour before moving to the Blue Mountains with Mr Goodwin to administer the Toll Bar at Wentworth Falls. He goes on to describe various happenings throughout his life in the Blue Mountains (Mt Victoria, Hartley, and Bowenfels) including, his marriage to Amelia Sheppeard, the drowning of his brother in law, various positions of employment, the ownership of several businesses and handing over those businesses to his sons.
  • Copying Conditions
    Copyright status:: In copyright
    Research & study copies allowed
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