Meggitt family photographs and associated papers, ca. 1877-ca. 2001

PXE 1758

fonds

ca. 1877-ca. 2001

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records, Clippings

1005652

16 photographs and other material - gelatin silver

Henry William Meggitt (1852-1928) migrated to Australia in 1895. He was involved in the linseed oil business in England, and his son Harold Meggitt (1881-1949) pioneered the linseed oil industry in Australia.

Henry was married to Annie Mary Meggitt (nee Grey/Gray). They had two sons, Harold (1881-1949) and Arthur Cecil (1878-1947), and two daughters, Kate Phyllis (1879-1916) and Dorothy (1884-?).

Reference:
Library correspondence file

A collection of 16 black and white photographs, genealogical tables, correspondence, and clippings regarding the Meggitt family, and the history of Meggitt Limited and Unilever Australia, ca. 1870-ca. 2001. Includes a copy of 'Meggitt... the growth of an industry' / Meggitt Limited, [1973?].

PHOTOGRAPHS
01. H. W. Meggitt and Mary Ann Meggitt (nee Grey) / The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, ca. 1877.
02. Great Grandmother Grey, mother of Mary Ann Grey Meggitt / Silas Eastham, Southport, ca.1877.
03. A view of 'Bentham' from the tennis lawn.
04. A picnic in the neighbourhood
05. The everlasting gum tree, a typical Australian scene showing the houses of the "Fencers" or rail splitters.
06. View of the tennis lawn at 'Bentham' with the Bridge over the Parramatta River in the distance. Top of the Bathing House visible.
07. View from the Boat House at 'Bentham' looking east towards Sydney. Showing our rowing and sailing boats.
08. My four children and three of their friends taken in the garden at 'Bentham'.
09. A family group taken in the front door of 'Bentham', a young lady visitor included.
10. Group on the Tennis Lawn at 'Bentham' with view of the house.
11. Group in Billiard Room verandah of 'Bentham' showing steps leading to upper part of grounds. Self [Henry Meggitt], eldest son & daughter.
12. A boating excursion up the river. Boiling the "Billy" for afternoon tea.
13. A picnic on the Lane Cove River.
14. A boating excursion up the river.
15. Interior of the mill.
16. The mill building.

Copyright status:: Unpublished textual material is out of copyright where the author(s) died more than 70 years ago, or else, it is in copyright for the life of the author(s) plus 70 years. Duration of copyright differs for material that has been made public.
Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955

Photograph titles taken from inscription on verso.

'Bentham' was the Meggitt family home and is located at 13 Wybalena Road, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.