Correspondence, 1860-1905 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 692421
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Darley family
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1860-1905
- 4 cm. (3 folders).
- Summary:
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Correspondence of Frederick Darley, containing letters from him to his wife both before and after their marriage and letters from his brother, Cecil, nephew, niece and other relatives and acquaintances Includes photocopies of "Pedigree charts of the Darley family in Ireland 1700-1926" and "Notes on the Darley family".
- Biography/History:
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Sir Frederick Matthew Darley was born in Dublin in 1830 and died in England in 1910. Leaving England in 1862, Darley was admitted to the Bar of New South Wales in the same year. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1868-1886, and Vice President of the Executive Council in the third Parkes Ministry from 1881-1883. He was appointed Chief Justice in 1886, and Lieutenant-Governor in 1891. On a visit to England in 1902 he became a member of the South African War Commission. He died shortly after retiring to England. He married in 1860 Lucy Browne, sister of T.A. Browne the novelist, better known as Rolf Boldrewood.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 5545.
- Photocopies.
- Originals of these photocopies are held BY J.M. Bennett, Barrister, Sydney. Original of the Charts of the Darley Family are held in Dublin, Ireland by Robin Lewis Crosby.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; D350
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1860-1905
- Occupation:
- Judges
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1975 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1905
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1905
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