OBJECT TITLE / NAME

White Family collection 1859 - 2001

DATE1859 to 2001

MEDIAArchive

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.A137.101

HISTORY

John White emigrated from Ireland with members of his family in 1856, and after several years working in the area, bought land in what is now Tyabb, and established a farming property. This was developed and passed down through his family

DESCRIPTION

The collection consists of: List of contents; 2 handwritten letters of explanation; 9 sheets of genealogical material; 10 photos, originals and copies; 2 negatives; 1 newspaper cutting; 1 typed tenancy agreement (3 p.); 1 typed document; 2 typed and handwritten share certificates; 1 typed financial document (original and copy); 92 handwritten pages of exercises from Stott’s Correspondence College; 1 partial handwritten letter (original and copy); 86 handwritten documents; 1 rate notice; 8 sheets of photocopied land title information; 5 sheets of reminiscences by Mrs Anne Thresher

SUBJECTS

Farming, Genealogy

KEYWORDS

Aitken and Downes, Colonial Bank of A/sia, Davies, M. H, Grogan, Mary, Hurry and Major, Major and Armstrong, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency, O’Donnell, Thomas, O’Loghlen, Bryan, Stott’s Correspondence College, Stuart, Francis, Thresher, Anne, Tyabb Co-Operative Trading & Cool Stores Limited, White, Andrew, White, Anne, White, James, White, John