Frances Emily Mary Moore diaries, 1880-1922

MLMSS 10304

fonds

1880-1922

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9641502

0.70 metres of textual material and 12 photographs (4 boxes) - manuscript; gelatin silver

Frances Emily Mary Moore (1863-1941) was the eldest daughter of Henry Newcomen, owner of Angeldool Station in upper Western NSW, 45 kilometres north of Lightning Ridge. She married Robert Lismore Moore (1847-1912) in 1882. In 1873 Moore had become manager of Angledool Station for Henry Newcomen and changed the run from cattle station to a sheep station. After 34 years at Angeldool the Moores left to take charge of Bogamildi Station near Moree in 1907, and retired in 1911, purchasing a property named Cookooboonah, near Gunnedah.

Source:
Library correspondence file.

By descent to great-grand daughter Sue Delmege

40 manuscript diaries in ink and pencil from October 24, 1880 to December 31, 1922 and several diaries cover more than one year. Interleaved in a number of the diaries are letters, 12 photographs, recipes, her daughter’s wedding invitation, receipts, accounts, names and addresses and newscuttings.

These diaries document the daily life of a station manager’s wife in north-western New South Wales over a period of 42 years and records details of family life, work, hardships, the weather, her correspondence, visitors, social events, excursions and her husband’s activities.

Out of copyright: Author died more than 70 years ago
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales