George Thomas Bennett, diaries and photographs, 1854-1944
George Thomas Bennett, diaries and photographs, 1854-1944
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1870-1920
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9844/Box 1X
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Physical Description
Contents
0.44 meters of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Out of copyright : Applies to photographs - created before 1955
Copyright status : In copyright - this collection has multiple copyright holders - applies to manuscripts
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. Appointment diary, 1876 - patterned cover with drawings and indentifying statements on the inside front cover. Test is laid out in three columns, with the dates (day and number - year and month are only stated when there is a change) running down the page on the far left, 1-2 sentences summarising the key events of the day in the centre, and a o...
Alternative Titles
Full title
George Thomas Bennett, diaries and photographs, 1854-1944
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Item 1: "George Bennett St Marys. South, Creek" - inside front cover diary 1.
Item 2: "Letts's No. 26 Diary 1880" engraved on cover.
Item 4: "Alleyne Street Willoughby" stamped on bottom right corner of backing board.
Item 5: "Alleyne Street Willoughby" stamped on bottom right corner of backing board.
Item 6: "4th from right (hat on, next to wheel) M[?] only - Dad's father" - handwritten on verso....
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Margaret Hamilton, February 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
The Bennett family were well known in the St Mary’s (South Creek) area. They operated wheelwright and coach building businesses from the 1860s until the 1920s. George Thomas Bennett (G.T. Bennett) learned the trade from his father James Bennett Snr and went into business with his brother James in 1875. James went on to set up his own business leavi...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9844/Box 1X
Record Identifier
9qoaDBO1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoaDBO1
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Reference code
1001298
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