Series 04. B. Personal papers of Charles Kinnaird Mackellar, 1871-1924

MLMSS 1959/Box 3/Items 1-4

series

1871-1924

1238470

0.25 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript, typescript

Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar was a notable Sydney physician and politician, 1844-1926. He was the eldest son of Dr Frederick McKellar who came to New South Wales ca. 1838. Charles Kinnaird, spelled his name as Mackellar. After graduating in medicine in Glasgow, 1871, he returned to practice in New South Wales. He was president of the New South Wales Board of Health 1882, a member of the Legislative Council and president of the State Children's Relief Board.
Charles was the father of Marion Dorothea Mackellar, notable for the poem "My country". He was married to Marion Mackellar nee Buckland. he had three sons Keith, Eric and Malcolm.

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01. Notes and miscellaneous family material. Details family height and weight statistics and contains a set of dumb-bell excercises for Dorothea. Includes an unsigned child's essay, Charles Kinnaird Mackellar's book-plate, notes and newscuttings, ca.1900, No date
Manuscript, newscuttings, printed
02. Printed menu, 15.2 x 22.9 cm, embossed C.K.M. on front leather cover. Menu of a dinner held at the Australian Club by the friends of the Hon. Dr C.K. Mackellar, 22 March 1904.
03. Autograph book presented to ' Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar Kt M.L.C. by the Honorable Hugh D. McIntosh '
04. Printed material and newscuttings regardingthe Boer War.... Includes 'Pro Boer Papers', newspaper editorials and correspondence re. anti-war sentiments and anti-War League meetings, 10 December 1901-8 February 1902, n.d.; Souvenir pamphlets (3), for the Australian Bushmen's Contingent, c. 1900, 30 September 1900; newscuttings re. the members of the Bushmen's Contingent and the death of Lieutenant Keith Kinnaird Mackellar. Includes a black and white photographic portrait of an elderly man, back inscribed 'B.C. Boake from Freeman Bros. Photographers, George Street Sydney'; Memorial pamphlet for Brigadier General H. Finn C.B., D.M.C., late the 21st [E. of I's] Lancers, b. 6 December 1852 and d. 24 June 1924. Printed from an obituary published in the Sydney Morning Newspaper, 27 June 1924. c. 1900-27 June 1924, complied c.27 June 1924+.