William Stevens Paine family letters received, 1849-1902
William Stevens Paine family letters received, 1849-1902
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Date
1849-1902
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MLMSS 4564
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Contents
1 volume of textual material
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Fonds
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Microfilm : CY 1462
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Contents
50 letters mainly written by Charles, Edward and Mark William Paine, and by their sister Lucy Ann Marks, to their parents William Stevens and Sarah (nee Mortimer) Paine, and to other friends in Buckinghamshire. The letters describe inter alia, their passages to New South Wales, prices of goods and living conditions at the time of the early gold-ru...
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William Stevens Paine family letters received, 1849-1902
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Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-752 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Charles Paine, son of William Stevens Paine emigrated to New South Wales from Buckinghamshire with his sister Lucy Ann and her husband John Marks in 1849. He worked as a butcher on various ships and then established a meat business on the goldfield at Maitland Bar. After working as a baker John Marks became a shepherd at Kameruka near Bega and la...
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MLMSS 4564
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nGm4LmGY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4LmGY
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932299
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