Records, 1824-1952.

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Records, 1824-1952.

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Records relating mainly to the earlier years of the company to Robert Dawson and the McArthur Family, including despatches and correspondence, land registers, contracts and conveyances of land sold, maps, 1824-1952; and typescript copy of Jesse Gregson's The Australian Agricultural Company, 1824-1875 (which was published Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1907).

58 v. + 8 ms. boxes + maps.

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7071318

Libraries Australia

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Dawson, Robert

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Robert Dawson was a soldier in the Royal Scots who served in Archangel, Russia, 1918-1919, and later taken prisoner by the Bolsheviks. From the description of In Bolshevik hands, 1918-1920, undated. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 621524999 From the guide to the In Bolshevik hands, 1918-1920, undated, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) Epithet: Muggletonian British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descr...

Australian Agricultural Company

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A Company formed in London in 1824, originally for the purpose of cultivating a million acres of land in New South Wales. In 1826 it was offered by the Home Government the Newcastle Colliery, then being run at a loss by the Colonial Government. After several years' negotiations, the Company accepted the colliery and a further grant of Newcastle land, thereby obtaining a virtual monoply of the Colony's coal trade. From the description of Records. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record...

Gregson, Jesse, 1837-1919

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Gregson, 1837-1919, arrived in Australia 1856 where he became involved in the pastoral industry in N.S.W. and Queensland. In 1875 he joined the Australian Agricultural Company acting as General Superintendent until c. 1905 while also chairman of the Association of Northern Collieries. After retirement he lived at Mt. Wilson collecting botanical specimens. From the description of Memoirs with related papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225792416 ...

McArthur family.

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