Papers and photographs relating to the Oakes, Byrnes and Small families, 1827-1918
Papers and photographs relating to the Oakes, Byrnes and Small families, 1827-1918
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Date
1827-1918
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8294
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Physical Description
Contents
0.04 metres of textual material and 15 black and white photographs (one box)
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright. However, photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright.
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Contents
Includes (1) handwritten letter from Maria St. Quintin, Portman Square, London, dated 15 March 1827, regarding the death of her husband Henry in Batavia; (2) handwritten letter from Alfred Cadell, Managing Director of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Co., dated 20 December 1888, to the Bank of New South Wales; (3) newspaper clipping regarding the dea...
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Full title
Papers and photographs relating to the Oakes, Byrnes and Small families, 1827-1918
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Michael and Gwynneth Bell, 2006
Administrative / Biographical history
Francis Oakes, Esq., (1770-1844) landed in Sydney Cove in early 1798 on the 'Nautilus' and settled at Parramatta. Francis married Rebecca Small, daughter of John Small and reportedly the first female born in New South Wales of British parents.
William Byrnes (1809-1891) married Ann, second daughter of Francis Oakes on 6 December 1834. Willia...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8294
Record Identifier
1xqZlPQY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZlPQY
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Reference code
958039
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