Records of Gidleigh Station and papers of the Rutledge family, 1812-2005 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3957621
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Gidleigh Station
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1812-2005]
- 16.95 m. (67 boxes) + 10 manuscript cartons + 2 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes.
- Summary:
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MS Acc05.167 comprises the station records of Gidleigh Station and includes station diaries, ledgers, cash books, journals and other financial records, weather readings and stock books (7 boxes, 10 manuscript cartons, 2 medium folio boxes).
MS Acc14.094 comprises material relating to the initial conveyance of land that would later make up part of the Gidleigh estate. Other documents refer to properties Glenriddle, Carwoola and Gunningbar, also managed by the Rutledge family. Other material includes business and personal correspondence from 1876 to 1982, company tax returns and balance sheets, sheep records 1844-1865, letter books from 1876-1920, meteorological records, conveyancing and land transfer records, mortgage documentation, and stock returns. The collection also holds some of the earliest known research on wool quality in Australia (59 boxes, 5 large folio boxes).
MS Acc15.113 comprises letters and telegrams sent to the Rutledge family during the First World War, 1914-1918. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent by Thomas (Tom) Rutledge to his mother, Jean Rutledge. They include letters sent from Holsworthy, at sea, Maadi Camp, Gallipoli,Cairo, Port Said, the Soldiers Club at Kantara, and Europe. Also included are letters sent to Mrs Rutledge by her sister, Dame Alice Chisholm (1 box).
- Biography/History:
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Gidleigh Station is a working sheep and cattle station located in the Bungendore district of New South Wales.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc05.167, MS Acc14.095, MS Acc15.113.
- Associated materials: Rainfall record of Gidleigh Station, 1891-1969 MS 2646.
- Source of Acquisition:
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- MS Acc05.167 was donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by William (Bill) Rutledge.
- MS Acc14.094 was donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Emma Rutledge and Thomas Rutledge.
- MS 15.113 was donated by William (Bill) Rutledge.
- Subject:
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- Rutledge family -- Archives
- Rutledge family -- Correspondence
- Gidleigh Station -- Archives
- Rural landowners -- New South Wales -- Bungendore Region -- Archives
- Farms -- New South Wales -- Bungendore Region
- Sheep ranches -- New South Wales -- Bungendore Region
- Soldiers -- Australia -- Correspondence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Bungendore Region (N.S.W.) -- History
- Time Coverage:
- 1812-2005
- Occupation:
- Graziers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Rutledge family
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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