Guide to the Letters of John George Petingale (as filmed by the AJCP), 1834-1869

Summary

Collection number:

M384

Creator:

Petingale, John George

Extent:

17 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Original letters and handwritten transcripts and letters from John G. Petingale, mainly to his family in England. They are written from Sydney, Auckland and London and describe his voyage to Australia, first impressions of Hobart, Sydney and Auckland, his employment as a farmer in Australia and New Zealand, and the landscape and economic conditions of both countries.

Biographical / Historical:

John George Petingale (1808-1870) was the son of George Petingale (1779-1861), a farmer of West Bilney, Norfolk. Three of John's brothers emigrated to the United States of America, while John emigrated to Australia. He arrived in Sydney on the Lonoch in November 1833 and for some years had a store at Cowpastures. It seems that he visited New Zealand in 1838 and in 1844 he purchased a waterfront property at Whangarei, north of Auckland. In 1846 he left New South Wales and settled at Whangarei, where he kept a herd of cattle and established a substantial orchard. He was the pioneer of commercial fruit-growing in Whangarei. He sold some of his property in 1859 to a Scottish immigrant, Robert Reyburn. In the following year Petingale visited Australia and England.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2234094] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Mr J. Petingale. London, England

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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