Australian Hereford Herd Book Society minute book, together with Hereford sale catalogues and other material, 1883-1893, 1988

MLMSS 10191

fonds

1883-1983, 1988

9627459

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

Donald Seton Wilkinson is the former chair of the Dalwood Restoration Association, and a descendent of the Wyndham family. George Wyndham (1801-1870) established Dalwood Estate in the Hunter Valley, NSW. His son Reginald was a founding member of the Australian Hereford Herd Book Society, which undertook to publish a reliable public Herd Book for all the colonies.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

The donor, Donald Seton Wilkinson, purchased the minute book from Kym Bonnefin of Pymble Gallery in 2018; the catalogues, pamphlet and letter passed by descent into the possession of the Dalwood Restoration Association

1. Minute book, bound in half red morocco, cloth covers, with marble edges, inscribed on title page "The Australian Hereford Herd Book Society", with 21 pages of manuscript meeting minutes, 1885-1891
2. Five sale catalogues of Hereford (one including Devon) cattle bred by Reginald Wyndham at Leconfield stud, near Branxton, NSW, with some annotations, 1883, 1885, 1891, 1892, 1893
3. Reprint pamphlet entitled "Some particulars of imported cattle mentioned in Volume 1 of the Australasian Herd Book and of some of the foundation herds" published by the Australian Hereford Society, no date
4. Typescript letter from Peter A. Wright of the Dalwood Restoration Association to Mr G. A. Taylor, Secretary, Australian Hereford Society, concerning arrangements for a display of Hereford cattle at a bicentennial gathering at Dalwood Estate, 14 March 1988

Copyright status:: In copyright - Applies to letter from Peter A. Wright
Research & study copies allowed: Applies only to material in which the author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder