OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Manuscript by David Reid. Early Pioneering and Exploration of Vctoria

DATE1905 to 1905

MEDIAArchive

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1085

HISTORY

Mrs Moore is the great-granddaughter of A.B. Balcombe, “The Briars”, and a previous owner with her sisters, the late Elizabeth a’Beckett and Ann Armit. Mrs A.B. Balcombe was the sister of David Reid Jnr.

DESCRIPTION

Unpublished manuscript of “Recollections” by David Reid 1905. Account of David Reid’s life involving exploration and early settlement of Victoria.

SUBJECTS

Exploration, Goldfields, Pioneers, Settlers

KEYWORDS

Armit, Ann, Balcombe, A. B., Exploration, Goldfields, Moore, Owen Mrs., Pioneers, Reid, David, Settlers, The Briars, a’Beckett, Elizabeth