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A.R.Clark's letter book: copies of letters received and replies relating to engineering contracts, including a water and tread corn mill at Port Arthur and other works on Tasman's Peninsula and the Coal Mines, also water works at Launceston
(1846), very neatly written. Also, in reverse of volume: Ledger 1858 - 1861

Copies or drafts of letters of outward correspondence dated September 1904 to January 1905 written in pencil in an exercise book about supply of machinery, parts, repairs to engines, including notes on repairs to the boiler and engines of SS. Waldemar.

Two volumes of letter books dated 1867 - 1872. William Archer's memoranda of letters written and abstracts of letters. Volume 1 - January 1867 to September 1868 & Volume 2 - October 1868 to July 1872

Copies or drafts of letters sent relating to ship building, orders, supplies, including some details of labour, timber etc. for specified vessels and miscellaneous notes.

6. General inquiries etc. 1917-1936
7. "Melba" letters and some time and labour details 1919-1921
8. "Eva Leeta" for T.H. Spaulding - letters 1921-1923
9. "Utieka" for I.E. Giles - letters 1923-1924
10. "Huon Chief" and "Anita" letters 1937-1939
11. "Jean Nichols" for W. Nichols, Stanley letters etc. 1940
12. "Sir John Franklin" letters and notes 1940-1941

1 letter (originally numbered as no.4) dated 12 April, 1824

1 letter (originally numbered as no.5) dated 6 May, 1824 (continued to 2 June)

Part of a letter of 1826 (for first page see RS 25/4)

1 letter (originally numbered as no.6) dated 6 July, 1824

1 letter (originally numbered as no.8) dated 10 August, 1824

1 letter (originally numbered as no.9) dated 15 September, 1824 (3rd page is torn)

1 letter (originally numbered as no.21) dated 9 November, 1826 (from Hobart)

1 letter (originally numbered as no.10) dated 5 November, 1824

Letter from J.F. Jones dated 1945 from Burnie. Mr J. F Jones was Inspector of Schools, amateur horticulturalist, amateur anthropologist and once associated with the mines at Beaconsfield Tasmania

Handwritten letter dated 15th September 1850, to Dean from P Lightfoot describing visit to Warnambool, Portland Bay and Port Fairy on stationery with engraving of Hobsons Bay and Williams Town, Port Phillip. HAM brothers, Engravers. Published by John Hunter, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Letter dated 5 Dec. 1898 from Louis Bernard, headed 'Southern Cross' but in Tasmanian Museum envelope, refusing dinner invitation.

Letter from his sister Mary dated 25 January 1835 regarding family news, living at Chester, sister Sarah at Scarborough. Written from Beverley Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Letter from Samuel Haywood, from London dated 1 September, 1852 to William Dean referring to transportation

Letter addressed to Mr Marshall (or nephew) from T.T. Jackson of West Australia. Dated , 6 November 1916

Letter from Vivien W. Rawlinson undated. Most of the letter concerns Dobbie's work on the appeal by the Van Diemen's land Company to the Privy Council. Rawlinson had nothing but praise for Dobbie's efforts, and suggested should the government's case fail, Dobbie ought to resign his post and commence private practice. The remainder of the letter deals with arranging to play golf, and dinner at Rawlinson's club the following Wednesday.

Letter written by Richard Stickney to his sister, Sarah dated 21 June 1834. Sorry he had not written more often but he was ashamed of his flight and past errors, description of Colony and Sydney life.

Letters received and ms. copies of outward letters, dated September 1945 - November 1946 relating to history of Bougainville and attempted ascents of Mt. Bagana and Balbi. Correspondents R.W. Robson, Managing Director Pacific Publications Limited, Sydney; Rev. A.H. Voyce, missionary, Major H.A. Johnson, fellow mountaineer on Mt. Balbi, Dr. Robert C. Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Z. Air Department.

Letters written by various members of the Wells family

Letters written by Elizabeth Lucy (Bessie) Wells to father, Martin Lidbetter, and mother 1884 - 1886. Bessie's letters to her parents were intended for all her family, as she says in her first letter on the voyage (6 May 1884) which was addressed to Father, Mother, Robert & Sophie, Tom & Lizzie, Willie, Harry & Mary. Her first letter was written from Greenhithe before sailing and describes their boarding, seen off by the Wells father, Prissie, Uncles James Wells, Henry & Louie and her two children, Mabel and Arthur. Her letters supplement the journal of the voyage and describe their lives on the voyage, in Hobart and later at the Don River. There are references to the children's schooling, their hopes for a Friends School and eventual arrival of Samuel Clemes and family and the start of the School and the attendance of Edith and Frank, although the expense was almost too much but Edith gained a scholarship. There are references to visits from other Friends and occasionally relatives, visits to Melbourne, etc. A letter of 13.12.1891 was written on Wells Store printed letter-head.
• Nos. 8-12, 1884 - voyage
• Nos.13-18, 1885 - January 1886 - Hobart
• Nos.19-25, 1886, February-August Don River store (including incomplete letter from Melbourne with postscript from Don, 8 June 1886 - Arnold's eye)
• Nos.26-44, 1887-1893 Don River (including two undated letters c1891- Edith got scholarship, c1892 wedding of Walter Lean at Table Cape, Minnie Furmage and 2 children, Willie going to Latrobe daily, Frank possibly not returning to Friends School after Christmas as fees £50 now he had turned twelve)

Letters from Brian Hayns to Lawrence John Hayns

Letters to Lawrence and Mary Hayns from Miss Gertrude Hayns dated from 22/8/1948 to 23/10/1961

Letters relating to the illness and death of John Grant dated between 12 Nov. 1825 and 31 Dec. 1825. Letters from A.B. Spark in Sydney to James and Caroline Grant - John Grant very ill, prospects grave, relative needed. John Grant. died Sunday 11 December and was interred on the Tuesday, John Grants.'s will; Caroline Grant to James Grant from Hobart - Spark's letter, business, case of umbrellas (1 Dec. 2 copies cross written- one addressed to James Grant c/o John McLeod, Campbell Town, the other c/o Archibald Thomson, Launceston), from Sydney: arrived too late, John died, returning to James and the "little fellow", Dr Hood and Mr Bethune would be shocked at news, customary in England to send gloves to all friends of deceased- white as John single,Mr Sparks and Mr Bethune ought to be presented with mourning rings.

Letters to Lawrence and Mary Hayns from family and friends

Letters to L.J. Hayns from Dr Michael Hayns

Letters mainly about historical queries and East Coast families from (reference numbers in brackets): A.A. Allen, Bicheno (wool press, whaling, 1929, P/l/2 [3]); H. Amos, 1930-31 (9,10,12,44); T. Amos Heriot, 1949 (news cutting about Meredith's arrival with sheep, 31); Douglas Cotton, Kelvedon, 1947 (diaries at Kelvedon, 26); John Gellibrand 1935 (15,21); Glamorgan Municipality, 1948-1953 (permission to photograph photo of first Council, possible assistance in publishing book on Swanport, (27-29); R.W. Giblin, 1929 (4); Robert Snowdon Hay, Bishop of Tasmania, 1927 (agreeing to open fair for Bellerive Mothers' Union in aid of the Sunday School 11) 1933 (answer to congratulatory letter, 13); J. Heyer, 1934 (Rev. Thomas Dove, 14); W.H. Hudspeth, 1930 (Thorneycroft or other house in Macquarie St., 34); Ernest? Hull (Marquis of Salisbury papers, 20); R.W. Legge, Cullenswood, 1935 (17); N.E. Lewis, 1928 (2); B. Lyne, Campbell Town, 1958 (45); Violet Mace, Bothwell and Schouten House, Swansea, 1930-1935 (offering copies of Australasian, Meredith letters, farm diaries (1858-1898), maps, 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, 18, 19); Ian B. Macdonald, 1939 (Swansea Church Ch 23); T.A. Miles, 1955 (ships, 39); Sarah E.E. Mitchell, 1936, (Christmas greetings, 22); Harry O'May, Shiplovers Society, 1948 (East Coast Shipping, 30); D.C. Pearse, 1958, (artist Munnings, 47) Amy Rowntree, 1954 (Runnymede Church, 37); Amy C. Shaw, 1931 (Joseph Allen memorial window St. David's Cathedral, 11); Fred C. Shaw, 1950 (Rocky Hills convicts, 38), 1956 (All Saints Church Swansea dedicated 1871, 41),1957 (post office, 42); Angus G. Shoobridge, 1947 (25); Karl Von Stiglitz,1950-1955 (32, 33, 35, 36,40); State Library Board, 1957 (proposal that the State Archives Department should undertake 2. cont. p. 1 the care of all archive material and the Board appoint Honorary Archivists to locate historical records, compile inventories, advise on storage and encourage transfer to the State Archives, 43}; Australian Dictionary of Biography? 1957 (provisional list of Tasmanians, 46).

Two letters written by Roderick O'Connor to John Grant dated June and July 1825 regarding Lake River: floods prevented drawing corn, wheat,barley, sale of ship "Ardent" by Mr Spark.

Letters written to T.E. Burns with notes on the writers by T.E. Burns

William and Bessie Wells to Thomas and Lizzie dated 1885 – 1888. William to sister and brother in law, with notes and one letter enclosed from Bessie: Baby 12 weeks old, Frank and Edith attending Miss Johnson's school, wishes Edith could go to Ackworth school with Fanny, Father & Prissie (September 1885); Hobart house with sketch of verandah railings and "frieze" made by William L. Wells., Edward Octavius Cotton, Mr Henry's business offer, Thomas Lidbetter and son staying after birth of another son for T.L. (18.10.85); family life; birth of fourth son Hugh, business (24.1.88); Miss Greer to be married (5.9.88).

Letters written by William Wells to Father dated 25 September 1885, 8 January 1888 Hobart: Mather family, job prospects, Thomas Lidbetter there - reminds them of Martin Lidbetter, children and new "young Tasmanian" Martin (1885); Don: birth of Hugh (1888).

Collection consists of letters and correspondence, marriage certificate, passports, diary and recipe book and other miscellaneous material

Letter from Ruth Carington-Smith to Sir George Cartland about the subject of 2 paintings by her husband, Jack Carington-Smlth, and
purchased by Sir George Cartland. Also a copy of Sir George Cartland's reply to Ruth Carington-Smith.

Written from Cambridge, Mass. U.S.A. (1905) and New York (1907): family, experience in
architects office, competition for design of Chicago Court House, supply of 500 Chinese for
Panama Canal, Roosevelt, Hancock Building.
(7 letters)

Delighted at telegram from Auckland announcing Clark on way home, news of family &
friends, (1903); Wendell's letter, love to "Esma and Nosey", thinking of him in court. Written
from Turner's Hotel, Ulverstone.
(2 letters)

Formal letters of admission of William Henty of the Strand, Middlesex, and Brighton, Sussex, as attorney, commissioner for affidavits, solicitor, notary public in London, Sussex etc., U.K. (1829-36); Commissioner of Supreme Court of Victoria to take and receive in Van Diemans Land verification of memorials & deeds relating to property in Victoria (1852); Colonial Secretary Tasmania (25 Apr. 1857); summons to attend the Synod of the Diocese of Tasmania (1859).

Copies of letters of James Bayly Watchorn (1921-1943) written to his parents in Hobart while he was on active service with the R.A.A.F. The letters are exceptionally well written and reflect his feelings about his life as a fighter pilot and the people he met and include descriptions of the countries where he was stationed - Rhodesia where he trained, U.K. and West Africa - although he discreetly avoided reference to the war or his flying duties.

Microfilm copies of letters to James Smith from Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon (1829-1904) (82 letters) and John Henry (1834-1912), politician and merchant (72 letters).

The letters were not filed in chronological order but grouped according to writer or family including: F.Taylor (W.A., descendant of Merediths), B. Izod, Thomas Dunbabin, H. Amos, Robert Legge ,B.S.Hammond, K. Smith, H.R .Dumaresq, Emily Mayson, Edwin Mitchell of Mayfield (about maps), G.H.Drake (of Seaford about medicine and documents), Lyne family, J.W. Beattie, H.L.Bayley, A.A. MacLaine, E.J. But1er (DeadIsland), Allan Dilger (Ram Island graves), Sarah E.E.Mitchell (Swansea old church and bell), Fred Mace, Mary Walker (copies of sketches), Mrs. Eliza Johnson (1928, grandaughter of Thomas Buxton), Frederick Rapp (1928, reminiscences and old church), R.W.Giblin (1929), J. Lane.

Photocopies of two letters, dated June & August 1885 from Samuel Ousten Lovell written from Stanley to 'my dear Clark' [?Andrew Inglis Clark] referring to 'Modern Thought': also to Lovell's letters published under the name of Kappa [? In Mercury] and the Unitarian Church; education and 'payment by results' and other letters in the Mercury.

Letters written by George Andrew Gatenby to his grandmother Mrs. C. Towart dated Oct. 1863, and Jan. l868. Written at school in Franklin village (1863) and from St. John's College, Cambridge, describing his life there

Letters written by George Andrew Gatenby to his brother Herbert, dated May 1865 and December1868 from The High School, Hobart and U.K.

Letters to Lallie dated March - 9 December 1904. The letters begin during Dobbie's time on board the S. S. Australia on his way to Europe, and covers the entirety of his time in England. The letters cover the appeal by the Van Diemen's land Company to the Privy Council, and other aspects of his time in England.
Perhaps a highlight of Dobbie's career as Solicitor-General was his visit to the United
Kingdom in 1904. This came about as a result of an appeal by the Van Diemen's Land
Company against a decision of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. The company had brought an
action of trespass against the Marine Board of Table Cape, a semi-government authority. The
Supreme Court of Tasmania had failed to uphold the action. The Van Diemen's Land Company
eventually appealed to the Privy Council in England and Dobbie, as Solicitor-General, was sent
to London to present the case on behalf of the Marine Board and the state government.

Two letters from J.H. Patterson , written to his mother Mrs S. Patterson from army camps in Victoria, referring to "the kiddies' journey" (1910), birthday wishes and gift to his mother from "the Tallangatta family".

Includes -
1.Julian Ashton Jan 11 1914 –Reference written for Olive by Julian Ashton, Principal of the Sydney Art School, Queen Victoria Markets.

2. Julian Ashton to Olive 28 .2. 1923 –regarding using his name as a referee and the dropping of the Exhibition of Applied Art Work by the Society of Artists.
3. Julian Ashton to Olive 27.7.1924 in praise of her leather work and lamenting the difficulty of making a living through artwork.

Letters written by George Andrew Gatenby to an uncle John from "Pisa" dated June (1867) and April 1869. Describing the Supreme Court in Melbourne, journey to U.K, traffic in London and Cambridge.

Three letters written by Frederik Rapp to Doctor Parker dated 17 March, 16 July & 15 December 1928 regarding the history of Waterloo Point, Great Swanport and the Municipality of Glamorgan in the late 1800's. Mention is made of the old church on the school reserve, the old school, now the War Institute, the pews from the church, various residents, hotels, sailing vessels and the building of the jetty

Typescript of a work titled "Liberty"

Collection consists of secretary's notes, letters, membership lists and notes related to the publication "Library Opinion"

Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker

a) L.J. Hayns as a lighthouse keeper
b) Light house and land around the Lighthouse
c) Children and wife of L.J. Hayns

Correspondence relating to limestone - Premier & Chief Secretary's Office, dated 1939