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1336566
  • Title
    Letters from J. Thompson Ellis in Lambing Flat and Araluen, to family in Liverpool England, 1863-1876
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MLMSS 9856
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1863-1876
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    1336566
  • Physical Description
    0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    Ellis appears to be a goldminer in 1860s at Lambing Flat, near Burrangong, before he later settled in Araluen as a shopkeeper and farmer.
  • Scope and Content
    Three letters and undated fragments from J. Thompson Ellis, 1863-1876, written to his sister, father and brother in Liverpool, England. The letters contain family news and glimpses of life on the gold fields. The 1863 letter also contains a description of a raid by bushrangers. One fragment refers to the notorious bushranger Frank Gardiner, dating it to 1874.
  • Copying Conditions
    Copyright status:: In copyright
    Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
    Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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