Guide to the Papers of General William H.A. Feilding (as filmed by the AJCP), 1871-1924

Summary

Collection number:

M1199 - M1200

Creator:

Feilding, William Henry Adelbert, General

Extent:

15 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:

The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, cuttings and drawings of General Feilding. They deal with his visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1871-72 to select land for the Colonists' Land and Loan Corporation; his visit to Queensland in 1881-82 to advise on a railway from Roma to Point Parker; and the work of the Transcontinental Railway Syndicate. There is also a diary of Charlotte Feilding on a trip to Canada, New Zealand and Singapore in 1894-95.

Biographical / Historical:

General William Henry Adelbert Feilding (1836-1895), a younger son of the 7th Earl of Denbigh, served in the Coldstream Guards and was Inspector-General of Recruiting Headquarters, 1891-94.

In 1871, as agent of the Emigrants' and Colonists' Aid Corporation, he visited Australia and New Zealand and selected 100,000 acres of land near Palmerston North, New Zealand. The town established at the settlement in 1874 was named Feilding.

General Feilding again visited Australia in 1881 and New Zealand in 1894.

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-vn2253372] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The private residence of the Right Honorable Earl of Denbigh. Warwickshire, 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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