Letter. 1912.

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Letter. 1912.

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Copy of a letter from William Ridley, "Balgownie," Military Road, Mosman, Sydney, 17th June 1912, to Sir John Henniker Heaton, London, giving a biography of Rev. Ridley.

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Ridley, William, 1819-1878

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William Ridley came to Australia in 1849, worked as a classics master at the Australian College, Sydney, was ordained by the Presbyterian Synod and appointed to Balmain in 1850, Dungog in 1851 and New England in 1852. He studied aboriginal languages, especially Kamilaroi, and customs. He published works on Australian aborigines and aboriginal languages. From the description of Papers [microform], 1824-1878 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702164660 William...

Heaton, J. Henniker

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Title: 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x00003b John Henniker Heaton was born in England and came to Australia in 1864. After working for some years as a jackeroo, he turned to journalism. In 1879 he published the reference work "Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time". He left New South Wales in 1883, and in 1886 began his campaign for imperial penny postage and for cheaper teleg...