Papers of Samuel Valentine 1856-1930 [manuscript]

Bib ID:
125634
Format:
Manuscript
Author:
Valentine, Samuel (Samuel G.)
Access Conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.
Description:
  • 1856-1930
  • 6 cm (3 folders)
Summary:

A collection of around 60 letters from Samuel and his wife Emma Valentine in Ballarat, Victoria, to his mother and family in England. The letters provide an insight into life in Ballarat from the 1850's to 1920's. Includes an undated picture-book of Ballarat and the region, and photographs of members of the Valentine family. Also includes the Liverpool & Australian Navigation Company's advertisement of 1856, "Steam from Liverpool to Australia, under 60 days". A contents list is included with the collection.

Biography/History:

Samuel Valentine worked his passage to Australia as a Schoolmaster on the 'Royal Charter' in 1856. It is understood that he worked in the goldfields of Ballarat, before being appointed inspector of the Ballarat Cattle Yards in 1864 and soon-after becoming a Stock and Station agent for Fisken & Gibson. By 1891 Samuel writes on the letterhead Fisken, Valentine and Co., and by 1901 the Stock and Station Agency has become S. G. Valentine & Co.

Notes:
Manuscript reference no.: MS 9627
Subject:
Also Titled:
Papers of the Valentine family 1856-1930 [manuscript]
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