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The de Burgh family association with Western Australian began with the arrival in 1841 of the brothers Henry and Robert on the “James Matthews”. Their history is recorded in ‘The Breakaways’ written by Robert’s great‐grandson William John de Burgh and his wife Margaret. This collection consists chiefly of personal letters written to Robert’s grandson, Robert Sidney Maxwell de Burgh by his own family, by members of the Lefroy family and of inward and outward business correspondence. Robert, always known as Sidney, was the eldest of the seven children of Henry Augustus de Burgh who had married Annette Elizabeth Lefroy in 1878. After being tutored with his Brockman cousins at Cheriton he was formally educated in England, firstly at Dulwich College and subsequently at King’s School, Ely. He took over the management of Cowalla on the Moore River in 1904, married Rachel Lukin in 1909 and farmed at Cowalla for the remainder of his life, whilst also being active in local government. Frequent mention is made in the letters of the proposed sale of Cowalla but it remained in the family’s hands until 1982. In 2002 the family bought back 250 acres that included the original homestead and cottage. Two brief genealogies have been added to the collection to assist in identification of the de Burgh and Lefroy family members among the letter writers.

Private Archives Manuscript Note (MN 647; ACC 1946A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES APPLICATIONS NOTEBOOKS APPOINTMENTS NOTES AGREEMENTS PERMITS CARDS PHOTOGRAPHS CERTIFICATES POEMS CORRESPONDENCE POSTAL HISTORY DIARIES POSTCARDS FILES PROGRAMMES FINANCE QUOTATIONS GENEALOGIES REPORTS INSURANCE RECORDS SCHEDULES INVOICES STATISTICS LEGAL DOCUMENTS SUBMISSIONS LETTERBOOKS TELEGRAMS LICENCES VALUATION LISTS

Acc. No. DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS 1946A/1 24 September 1908. Swan Location 2446. Plan on reverse. 26 September 1922. Registration of a Stallion.Printed

APPOINTMENTS 1946A/2 9 February 1921. Presiding Officer ‐ Election. Hints to Presiding Officers. (2) 6 August 1926. Presiding Officer ‐ Referendums. Printed

AGREEMENTS 1946A/3 4 May 1915. P. J. Fraser, Beermullah and Gingin Road Board. Original 1919. Hubert Leslie Troy and Lionel Thomas Troy ‐ Swan locations. Envelope with note. 4 pages and note.Typescript

CARDS 1946A/4 Acknowledgment of sympathy in bereavement. Morrison family, Water Hall, Guildford.

CERTIFICATES 1946A/5 1917. Appointment as Honorary Inspector ‐ Noxious Weeds Act. Release from duty ‐ Munitions of War Acts. (2)

CORRESPONDENCE Adamson, Mary nee Lukin. (1875‐1944) 1946A/6 28 April 1917, Haisthorpe, Beverley. Death of her daughter Jean. 2 January 1929, Haisthorpe, Beverley. Adamson, Robert Henry (1898‐1957) 14 September 1920, East Guildford. 22 December 1930, Yakabindie Station, via Lawlers. Federal politics and secession. Adamson, Jean (1899‐1917) 27 June 1912, Haisthorpe. Very pleased with her new pony. Adamson, Sara 20 December 1915, Haisthorpe, Beverley. Card enclosed. 2 May 1917, Haisthorpe, Beverley. 14 April 1919, New South Wales. n.d. Haisthorpe, Beverley. Engagement to Charlie Fisher. Allport C. H. 23 April 1907, “Maybenup”, Kojonup. Comments on condition of land and vegetation. Andrews n.d. Moore River. Note only Barker, Dr. G. W. 27 May 1935, West Perth. Medical advice. Barnes & Co. H. 6 February 1928, Fremantle. Wool carting. 1946A/7 Brockman, Anna nee de Burgh 11 March 1922, South Perth. Details of arrival of Robert and Henry de Burgh in Western Australia in 1841, their father, the Dean and his will.

MN 647 2 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 Brockman, Hubert September ‐ November 1909, Strathalbyn/Cowalla. Farm business. (7 letters) 17 August 1919. Luluigui Station, Derby. Station news, Julius (Brockman) has gone on the land again!!! Brockman J. H. April‐June 1903, Belele. Station life. (3 letters) 29 June 1918, Birdwood, South Australia. Wishes to sell Corrabidgee. Brockman, Kathleen n.d. Mandurah. Writes of Dr. Hackett and Deb. nee Drake‐Brockman. 17 March 1903, Woodbridge, Guildford. 9 December 1907, Perth 9 May 1908, Perth. Fossilised bones discovery. 1946A/8 Charles Moore & Co. 9 November 1909, Perth. Children’s Home, Parkerville Winter, 1920. Donation request. Crawford, Sheila nee Milne n.d. Welwyn Garden City, UK. News of her marriage. 1946A/9 Davies, Ethel 19 October 1915, Mayfair, London. Sightseeing in and around London. Darbyshire, B. H. 30 October 1928, Perth. Visit to Cowalla. 1946A/10 de Burgh, Annette Elizabeth. (1896‐1976.) Letters to Sidney de Burgh telling of family news and the domestic situation of their father and his second wife, May. n.d. Woodbridge/Albany. (8 letters) August/September 1913, Woodbridge. (2 letters) n.d. Woodbridge. Ernest de Burgh has enlisted. Early war years. Tavistock House, New Barnet. Family members enlisting. (4 letters) 1917, Woodbridge. Alice Milne and Geoffrey Drake‐Brockman marry. (3 letters) 1920, Sydney/Melbourne. (3 letters) 1 March 1921, Cowalla. November 1927, Bexhill. Touring in Europe. 28 June 1931, Scotland. November/December 1931, London. (2) 26 September 1932. Concern for May de Burgh and her children. 30 October 1935, UK. News of Monk and Milne families. (Fanny and Una, nee de Burgh) 1946A/11 de Burgh, Coralie Coralie’s letters were written to Sidney de Burgh telling of English and Irish family news and of her time spent in India caring for her widowed brother Eric’s two young daughters. 3 March 1901, Oldtown, Naas. 1917‐1923, Oldtown, Naas. (4 letters) 12 January 1926, Alassio, Italy. 1927‐1933, Oldtown, Naas. (5 letters) 1935/1936, Simla/Rawalpindi, Punjab. (2 letters) 1939, Returning to India per P & O Strathnaver.

MN 647 3 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 1939. New Delhi, Christmas card with photograph. 1940/1941 Simla/New Delhi. Letter and postcard. 30 September 1945, Ard Caein, Co. Kildare. For further letters from Coralie de Burgh refer to MN 2623 Acc 7179A/20. 1946A/12 de Burgh, Edward J 16 September 1935, N. Devon. Coralie’s (de Burgh) tragic love affair. de Burgh, Eric. (1881‐1973) 1 June 1902, Bloomfontein, Orange River Colony. On active service ‐ Boer War. 10 November 1908, Oldtown, Naas. 21 October 1934, Punjab. Death of his wife and third child. 23 December 1944, Ard Caein, Co. Kildare. Family members news and war activities. 1946A/13 de Burgh, Ernest C. (1892‐1977) Ernest was writing to his brother Sidney, except where indicated 20 March 1903, Woodbridge. 1908/1909, Woodbridge. School years. (2 letters) 1913, Perth. Farm business. (4 letters) c. 1914, Perth/Melbourne. Military service. (2 letters) 21 April 1914, Sydney. Farming or Journalism? 15 December 1916, Cowalla. Farm business, Sidney is on an extended holiday in the UK. 1917, South Perth/Signallers Corp. Farm business & military service. (2 letters) August/September 1917, Ascot Vale. On active service. (3 letters, including 1 to his sister Bess) November 1917, Military camp, Seymour. (2 letters) 1917, On active service. At sea. 27 January 1918, Salisbury Plain. Incomplete to Rachel, his sister‐in law. Pages 1 & 2, and 4 & 5. 30 January 1918, Salisbury Plain. On active service. April 1918. Bedford/Shefford, UK. Family war experiences. Expecting to embark for France. (2 letters) 30 June 1918, France. On Active Service. To Uncle Charlie. (LeFroy). Living in a good Dugout. August 1918, Red Cross Hospital, Christchurch. Mustard gas injuries. (2 letters) October 1918, Wiltshire, UK. Convalescing. (2 letters) 11 December 1918. Plans on discharge from army. Envelope‐Active Service. 1946A/14 January/April 1919, France/Belgium. Plans for return to Cowalla. (2 letters) 1 October 1920, Gingin. Lettercard. 26 December 1921, Perth. n.d. West Australian Office. Farm business. 7 April 1921, Gingin. To W. R. McCormick. Possible sale of part or whole of Cowalla. October/November 1921, Perth/Cowalla. Death of Henry Augustus de Burgh. Farm and family business. (4 letters) January‐June 1922, Cowalla/Perth. Estate of Henry Augustus de Burgh. Farm and family business. (10 letters) July‐September 1922, Perth. Family affairs and farm business. (9 letters

MN 647 4 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 including copy of letter to May de Burgh, widow of Henry Augustus) 8 January 1923. Negotiations with Walder. September/October 1924, Perth. Lease of Kakarin Lakes. (2 letters) 28 December 1927, Perth. Engagement to Cecil (sic) Hungerford. January/February 1928. Perth. Ministerial trip ‐ ‘talk up the property from all points of view’. (2 letters) August/September 1930, Subiaco. Farm and financial problems. (2 letters) 27 December 1931, Subiaco. 1932‐1933 Subiaco. Opposition to Secession proposal. (2 letters) 1 May 1939, Subiaco. Una’s cottage‐possible sale. 25 July 1941, Perth. Journalist’s group to Indonesia as guests of the Netherlands Govt. 1946A/15 de Burgh, Fanny. (1885‐1939) Fanny was writing to her brother Sidney He was on his way to the Kimberleys in March 1903. n.d. 2 pages of incomplete letter. March ‐ June 1903, Woodbridge/Bergala. Family activities, Smith’s Mill murders. House building at Bergala. (9 letters) 21 January 1909, S. S. Sauric. Sightseeing in Durban. 7 & 19 February 1909, S. S. Sauric/UK. Morning in Cape Town, shipboard life and flirtations, Una’s forthcoming marriage to Ernest Milne. (1) 25 February 1909, The Vicarage, Stapleford. Meets the Milne family, (Alice Milne became the first wife of Geoffrey Drake‐Brockman in 1917, their marriage ended with her death in 1918) Sightseeing in Cambridge. March 1909, Roehampton. Planning for Una’s wedding, sightseeing in London. (4 letters) 1946A/16 April 1909, London/New Barnet. Una’s wedding to Ernest Milne and order of service, sightseeing in London with grandmother. (5 letters) May 1909, Oxford/Oldtown, meets George Monk (they marry in 1915), ‘Oldtown filled me with envy‐those beautiful woods & the comfort & joy of such a life’. (5 letters) June 1909, New Barnet/Hampton/Southampton. Test match v Australia at Lords, theatres. (4 letters) July 1909, New Barnet. Theatre ‐ Macbeth, cricket at Lords, Henley Regatta. (2 letters) 12 September 1909, Woodbridge. Postponement of Sidney’s wedding. 11 November 1909. Guildford. Lettercard note. 1946A/17 5 February 1912, Guildford. Purchases block of land at Darlington. September‐December 1912, Guildford/Perth. Possible return visit to England. (4 letters) March/April 1913, leaving for England per R. M. S. Otway. Port Said, Red Sea and Naples. (3 letters) May 1913, Tavistock House, New Barnet. London theatres, plans trip to Switzerland with Una. (2 letters) 4 June 1913, Grand Hotel de Finhaut, Switzerland. July 1913, Uckfield/Leicester. House hunting in south of England with the Monks. (2 letters) August 1913, /Tavistock House/Oxford/ Wadhurst. Engagement to George Monk. (3 letters) September‐November 1913, Wadhurst/Oldtown. Zoe de Burgh teaching her

MN 647 5 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 golf. (4 letters) 20 March 1914, R.M.S. Orsova. Traveling with Una and her children who are returning to England. October/November 1914, Woodbridge/R. M. S. Moldavia. Preparing for voyage to England and marriage in 1915 to George Monk. Two days at Colombo, much military activity en route to Mediterranean, Malta and Marseilles. (6 letters) December 1914, Tavistock House. War activities of family members. (3 letters) January/February 1915, Tavistock House, UK. Wedding plans. (3 letters) 1946A/18 de Burgh, Henry Augustus (1853‐1921) n.d. Woodbridge. de Burgh, Gwendolyn nee Hall Gwen was writing to her father‐in‐law Sidney de Burgh. Her husband Robert was in the Air Force July/August 1941, Kew, Melbourne. (2 letters) 2 January 1942, Kew, Melbourne. de Burgh, Dr. Hugo 21 October 1943, Sydney. Visit from Robert de Burgh. de Burgh, Isobel May nee Alcock. (1877‐1963) 4 March 1920, Caversham. 21 November 1921, Cottesloe. To Bessie de Burgh who is caring for her sons after the death of their father Henry Augustus. de Burgh, Mary. Nicknamed Tommy in her later schooldays. Mary was writing to her parents Sidney and Rachel. 1927, Perth. Note and letter. (2). 1927/1928, Perth College. (6 letters) n.d. Cowalla/Perth College. (2 letters) 1931/1932, Perth College/Cowalla. (9 letters) de Burgh, Maurice Maurice was writing to his cousin Sidney de Burgh on leaving Western Australia and from his home in Ireland. 1909, S. S. Runic/Oldtown, Naas. Shipboard entertainments, sightseeing in Durban, return to Ireland. (2 letters and postcard) 1914 ‐1915, Oldtown, Naas. War news of family members. (2 letters) 1917 ‐1918, Oldtown, Naas. Family, war news and engagements. (3 letters) 1919 ‐1920, Queenstown, Oldtown. (2 letters) 1928 ‐1931, Oldtown. Family news. (4 letters) 1934 ‐1936, Furness, Naas. Political and family news. (7 letters) 1939 ‐1940, Osberstown, Naas. (2 letters and envelope) 1946A/19 de Burgh, Una. (1881‐1967) Una was writing to her brother Sidney. March/April 1903, Woodbridge/Esplanade Hotel, Busselton. Lively, gossipy letters, local identities. (5 letters) May/June 1903, Woodbridge, Guildford. Cottage building at Caversham. (4 letters) July‐October 1908, Cowalla/Guildford. Planning return to England to marry Ernest Milne. Domestic situation of her father Henry and his second wife at Nalyering. (5 letters including 1 to Rachel de Burgh, 1 envelope) 21 January 1909, S.S. Suevic. Sightseeing in Durban and Cape Town.

MN 647 6 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 February‐April 1909, New Barnet/Roehampton. Wedding arrangements. (6 letters) 1946A/20 de Burgh, Rachel nee Lukin. (1884‐1966) Rachel was writing to her husband Sidney. n.d. Beverley. Letter card. n.d. Guildford Preparatory School. n.d. East Yangedine. n.d. Haisthorpe. (2 letters) August/September 1911. St. Ronan’s, West Guildford. Hope of selling ‘Jacksonville’. Social activities and business matters. (4 letters). August to October 1912, St. Ronan’s, West Guildford. Birth of her second son, William John. Plans for a cottage for the Lukin girls, Doris, Katie and Ruth. Social activities and business matters. (11 letters) 1946A/21 1913, Cowalla. Domestic and farm matters. (4 letters) 1 February 1913, Guildford. ‘putting Haisthorpe up for sale’. Sale of Seaton Ross blocks. February 1913. In Albany on holiday. (3 letters) 19/20 February 1913, East Yangedine. Rumours about W. A. Bank. (2 letters) March/May 1913, Cowalla. (2 letters) July/August 1913, Guildford/ Haisthorpe. (5 letters) 6 December 1915, Cowalla. Sidney’s plans for visit to England. 1946A/22 February/March 1916, West Midland. Birth of her daughter Mary. (5 letters) n.d./December 1916, Cowalla. Death of her brother Richard, killed in action. (2 letters) n.d. Guildford Preparatory School/ Woodbridge. (3 letters) n.d. St. Winnols. Offer for Baramba by Walder. 2 October 1917, Perth. Letter card. July 1918, The Mount Hospital. (2 letters) c. 1918, Perth. Brearley looping the loop over the Swan River. September 1918. Perth/Woodbridge. (2 letters) July 1919, Woodbridge. Return of brother‐in‐law Ernest de Burgh after discharge from army. 1919, East Yangedine. 16 November 1919, Guildford Preparatory School. 1920, Cowalla. May 1920, Kareenya (Hospital), Perth. (3 letters, including one to her son Bobbie) 11 June 1920 Haisthorpe. 1946A/23A n.d. Said to be 1921. Beverley, Perth, Cowalla, Woodbridge, Haisthorpe, East Yandegine. Family and farm matters. Possible sale of Cowalla and renting another property with right to purchase. (13 letters) 1946A/23B June ‐ August 1921, East Yangedine. Decision made about Cowalla. (9 letters) September 1921, Haisthorpe. Death of father‐in‐law Henry Augustus de Burgh. (2 letters) October/November 1921, Beverley/East Yangedine/Haisthorpe. (8 letters) January 1923, Haisthorpe. (2 letters including one to her children) 1946A/24 March 1928, Woodbridge/King Edward Hotel, Perth/ Haisthorpe. Enjoying social activities in Perth. Mary Adamson nee Lukin hopes to sell Haisthorpe. (3 letters) July/August 1928, Mount Kareenya/Haisthorpe. (2 letters)

MN 647 7 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 1932, Cowalla. Farm activities and family news. (2 letters) 1933, Thomas St., Subiaco. Varied social activities. 31 August 1934, Mount Kareenya Hospital. ‘Such a nice lot of nurses and such a superior type to the average nurse’ 1946A/25 de Burgh, Robert Sidney Maxwell. (1880‐1946) n.d. Gingin. To Mr. Kitskis, Meckering. n.d. To Keane & Harper. Moondah proposition. 1903, Kimberley. To Dr. Kelsall ‐ eye problems. 7 September 1916, London. Doctor’s certificate and prescription. November 1921, Mount Street. To Rachel and Ernest. Sale of Cowalla. (2 letters) 6 February 1929. To my dear Uncle. 8 August 1929, Cowalla. To Lands Dept. re Karakin Lakes. August/September 1929, Cowalla. To my dear Uncle. Farm finance. (2 letters) 21 March 1930, Cowalla. To Dr. A.H. Gibson ‐ on behalf of Arthur William Brockman. 27 August 1930, Cowalla. To his sister Una Milne. Financial matters. March/May 1931, Cowalla. To my dear Uncle. Financial matters. (2 letters) 19 June 1931, Gingin. To John Lefroy, Merredin. August/September 1931. To my dear Uncle. (2 letters) 11 May 1932, Cowalla. To my dear Uncle. 20 May 1935, Cowalla. To my dear Uncle. 29 March 1937, Cowalla. To Prescott Harper. Making Aunt Ruth’s income safe. 4 June 1941, Cowalla. To his son Robert re financial problems. (2 letters) 1946A/26 de Burgh, Robert H. (1910‐1965) Robert was writing to his father except where indicated. 1927, Sydney. To Aunt Ruth (Lefroy). Comments on Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. 1931, Hospital. Farm machinery advice. November 1932, Cowalla. Farm business. (2 letters) July ‐ December 1940, R.A.A.F. Air Force life, enquires about farm progress at home, engagement to Gwendolyn Hall. (12 letters) May ‐ July 1941, Melbourne. Family planning. (3 letters) August/December 1941, R.A.A.F. /Melbourne. Hall family problems, kindness of Robertson family compensates. (5 letters) February/March 1942, Wallala, South Australia. Flying instruction. (2 letters) 1946A/27 de Burgh, Thomas (1851‐1931) 4 August 1907, Oldtown, Naas. Maurice de Burgh on way to WA to work on farm for Sidney de Burgh. Medical certificate provided. 17 November 1907, Oldtown, Naas. Maurice proving satisfactory under his circumstances. 1 January 1908, Oldtown, Naas. Second marriage of Henry Augustus de Burgh. January ‐ May 1909, Oldtown, Naas. Sidney’s engagement to Miss (Rachel) Lukin. Maurice to return home. (3 letters) de Burgh, Zoe. 23 December 1909, Oldtown, Naas. Her parents wedding present for Sidney and Rachel. de Burgh, William John

MN 647 8 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 1920/1921, Beverley/East Yangedine. (2 letters) 1927, King Edward Hotel, Perth. 1927/1928, C. E. G. S. Guildford. School life, exams and activities. (6 letters including one to his mother) 6 April 1931, Yakabindie. With his cousin Robert Adamson. October/November 1932, Cowalla. Farm activi‐ties, Biddaminna, Baramba, Kowagin and Limestones. (2 letters) 6 March 1938, Cowalla. Machinery installation. 1946A/28 de Lancourt 12 October 1925, Derby. Leaving Derby for three month trip to Wyndham. D, J. S. 25 October 1922, Parliament House. Attention warranted for district. Drummond, J. M. & Co. 16 July 1915, Perth. To Mrs. (Fanny) Monk. Land at Darlington. Dulwich College Register 30 November 1929, London. Two letters and questionnaire. Dobson, E. R. 17 February 1930, Perth. Financial assistance. 30 December 1941, Kalgoorlie. Pastoral and mining news. 1946A/29 Edgar, A. W. n.d. Strathalbyn. Farm business. (3 letters, note added by Prescott Harper) 13 July 1917, Strathalbyn. News of Irwin House. Edgar, Alex 1929 ‐1940, Glencoe, Gingin. Farm business, optimistic hopes for short war. (5 letters) Edgar, Mary 26 February 1932, Mt. Lawley. Engagement to Prescott Harper. Edwards, Jenny n.d. Dunmow, Essex. Meeting de Burgh and Lefroy family members. 15 December 1938, London. News of George and Fanny Monk nee de Burgh and daughter Una. 4 July 1939, London. Death of Fanny Monk. 12 August 1940, University Women’s Club, London. To Ruth Lefroy. Bessie de Burgh has married Andre Bellanger. 8 January 1940, University Women’s Club. To Ruth Lefroy. Death of Anne Hawes, nee Lefroy. 8 January 1941, University Women’s Club. 1946A/30 Ferguson, P. D. n.d. Moora. Nomination as a C.P. candidate. 1929, Parliament House. Kangaroo protection. (2 letters) Gardner Bros. n.d. Perth. Gillett, Mary 1 November 1921, Haisthorpe, Beverley. Her engagement or marriage. 1946A/31 Hall, Gwendolyn n.d. Kew, Melbourne. Introducing herself to her future father‐in‐law. 13 September 1940, Kew, Melbourne. Harper, Mary, nee Edgar 1 June 1941, Koorian, Gingin. Red Cross donation. Harper, Charles

MN 647 9 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 8 April 1900, Woodbridge. Seed collecting. 23 April 1908, Woodbridge. Ernest de Burgh’s education and employment prospects. 24 June 1908, Oxford. Phosphate rock discovery. Harper, Clara Julia March 1903, Guildford. Lively, gossipy letter. Harper, Fanny nee de Burgh (1849‐1925) 10 January 1917, Woodbridge. Financial help for May de Burgh. 26 February 1920, Woodbridge. Family financial matters. Harper, ‘Ginger’ n.d. East Guildford. Harper, Kitty 4 June 1908, Regent’s Park, London. Visits Oxford ‘beautiful undergraduates’ n.d. “Hillside”, Perth/Woodbridge. Her engagement to Duncan ?. (2 letters) 19 February 1932, Maybenup. Forthright comment on Sir James Mitchell. Harper, Prescott n.d. Koorian/Gingin. Break up and sale of Cowalla. (3 letters) 1914/1916, Gingin. Farm business. (2 letters) 25 March 1917, Woodbridge. Farm business. 1920/1921, Gingin/Forrest House, Perth. Ex‐servicemen to place in employment. (4 letters) 20 December 1927, London. News of Sidney’s sisters and their families. 1932, Gingin/Koorian. His engagement to Mary Edgar. Elections. (2 letters) 6 June 1940, Gingin. Sidney’s son Robert to join the RAAF. 31 December 1942, Gingin. Cancellation of debt. 1946A/32 Hawes, Anne nee Lefroy. (1861‐1940) 12 August 1900, Kings’s School, Ely. News of Sidney’s former schoolfellows. 1907/1908, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. Sidney’s engagement to Rachel Lukin. (2 letters) 30 November 1911, Stapleford. News of (Jenny) Edwards’ family. 1913/1914, Stapleford. News of her four children and their education. (2 letters) 20 December 1924, Cambridge. November 1931, Cambridge. Daughter Bessie now married to Douglas Tweedie. (3 letters including one to Rachel) 1936/1938 ‐1940, Windsor/Ardmoher/ Cambridge. Family news, she now has three grandchildren. (6 letters) Hawes, Bessie Rachel 21 January 1918, West Kensington, London. Sidney has returned to Australia after his extended holiday. 1946A/33 Herbert Noyes, M. E. nee Bussell. Daughter of Alfred and Ellen, was first married to James Guy (Gentleman) Thomson. n.d. Perth. Employed by Dr. Ferguson‐Stewart. Kingsmill, Walter 1919, Parliament House. Provision of trees and tree seeds for general beautification of Moore River area. (3 letters) Kruger Ottilie C. 17 July 1928, Perth. Care of Rachel de Burgh. Juett, Dr. Alex 4 August 1929, Near Suez. Advice for future health of Bill de Burgh.

MN 647 10 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 17 January 1932, Perth. Recommends seaside recuperation. 1946A/34 Lefroy, Rev. Charles E. C. (1862‐1940) Charles was writing to his nephew Sidney de Burgh 3 June 1908, Roehampton, UK. Sidney remembered at Dulwich College. 21 May 1909, Perth. Una de Burgh’s marriage to Ernest Milne. 1912/1914, Sydney/London. Legacy from Aunt Sophia. (2 letters) 10 February 1915, London. Fanny de Burgh’s marriage to George Monk. 18 December 1917, Godalming, Surrey. 1 January 1928, St. Winnols. Offers advice on development of farm. Ernest’s (de Burgh) engagement to Miss Hungerford. 1928, Guildford, UK. Family news and financial matters. (2 letters) 1946A/35 1929, Guildford, UK. Family financial matters and advice on farm management. (8 letters) 1930, Guildford, UK. News of Fanny and George Monk. (3 letters) 1931 Guildford/Wisbech St. Mary, UK. News of family in UK, financial and farming advice. Death of Ada Lefroy nee Hamersley. (10 letters including one to Rachel) 1946A/36 1932/1933, Guildford, UK. Charles Lefroy continues to show his great interest in the welfare of Sidney and his family. (11 letters) 21 August 1934, Guildford, UK. Bessie de Burgh is returning to WA. 20 June 1935, Guildford, UK. England courting Germany, turning her back against France. 1936, Guildford, UK. Death of Uncle Max (Lefroy). Advice on farm management. (4 letters) 1937, Guildford/Winchester. Thoughts on purchasing Baramba and the impending war in Europe. (5 letters including one to Ruth Lefroy) 1938 ‐1940, Winchester, UK. Death of Fanny Monk and the future for George and daughter Una. Engagement of Bessie de Burgh to Andre Bellanger. (5 letters) 1946A/37 Lefroy, Freda. (1870‐1958) 4 June 1903, Nalyering. Future of Cowalla. 1909, St. Winnols. Weddings of Sidney to Rachel Lukin and Una to Ernest Milne. (2 letters) 11 September 1917, Chester, UK. Sightseeing in Chester, war news of family members. 1929/1931/1932, Emerald Terrace, West Perth. Continued schooling for Mary de Burgh. (3 letters) 25 January 1939, Emerald Terrace, Perth. 30 May 1939, Devon, UK. Traveling in South‐West England, preparations for war. 14 July 1940, Emerald Terrace, Perth. Family and war news from England. 1946A/38 Lefroy, Benjamin 14 May 1903. Swan Bachelor’s Dance. Lefroy, Annette nee Bate. (1837‐1920) 4 June 1909, New Barnet, UK. Meets Milne family, visits London and Oxford. Lefroy, George Anthony. (1860‐1928) n.d., Guildford. Karakin Lakes. 21 January 1900, York. Take over of Cowalla. 27 December 1915, Guildford. Invitation to holiday in Melbourne and Tasmania. ‘She (my wife) says she will put up with you if you come’

MN 647 11 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 31 March 1916, Guildford. Pony to break into harness for your aunt. July/August 1918, Viking House, Perth. Proposal to take up block of 60,000 acres near Sandstone. (2 letters) 1919, Perth/Guildford. Business matters. Death of Benjamin Lefroy. (6 letters) July/August 1920, Guildford. Death of Sidney’s grandmother, Annette Lefroy nee Bate. (2 letters) October 1921. (2 notes) Lefroy, John Henry Maxwell 19 February 1916, West Perth. Recommends Edward Hamersley as traveling companion. 1919/1920, West Perth. To Sidney (2) and Ernest. Farm business. (3 letters) 3 December 1931, St. Winnols. ‘I expect to hear that Henry Ford has left me his entire estate’. 16 August 1932, St. Winnols. Now a widower ‘still feeling miserable, my life is only a living death now’ Lefroy, Marian nee Watkins 1908/1909, Guildford/ S. S. Paroo, nr. Singapore. Vivid description of calls at Broome and Sourabaya. (2 letters) 11 May 1913, Guildford. 1930/1931, Guildford. (2 letters) Lefroy, John 1929/1930, Perth/Merredin. Awaiting sale of property before remitting proceeds as loan. (3 letters) 1931, Merredin. Remittance from Uncle Charles (Lefroy). (3 letters) Lefroy, Henry Bruce 10 December 1913, Parliament House. Cattle disease problem. 17 March 1915, Walebing. Gascoyne Vermin Board. 5 February 1917, Department of Lands and Surveys. To Ernest de Burgh. Mail services. 15 February 1921, Walebing. Forthcoming election. Lefroy, Phoebe Ruth. (1874‐1953) Ruth’s life has been detailed in full by William de Burgh in ‘Early Days’, The Journal of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Volume 11, Part 2, 1996. “Phoebe Ruth Lefroy: A Woman of Determination” was drawn, with other sources, from the following letters which date from 1903 to 1942. Ruth letters were written in the main to her nephew Sidney. (R. S. M. de Burgh). They include news of the de Burgh and Lefroy families, engagements, weddings, travels in UK and Europe, war activities and casualties, her work with Children’s Homes, births and bereavements. 1946A/39 n.d./1921. (35 letters including one to Bobby and Billy. 1946A/40 1926/1927. (9 letters) 1946A/41 1928. (14 letters including one to Rachel). 1946A/42 1929/1930. Also last two pages of letter circa 1929. (10 letters) 1946A/43 1931. (15 letters including one to Rachel). 1946A/44 1932. (13 letters) 1946A/45 1933. (9 letters) 1946A/46 1934/1935. (7 letters) 1946A/47 1936. (7 letters) 1946A/48 1937. (10 letters)

MN 647 12 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 1946A/49 1938. (19 letters) 1946A/50 1940. (16 letters including two to her sisters) 1946A/51 1941/1942. (17 letters including one incomplete to Ernest) 1946A/52 Le Souef, Lance 27 February 1923, Perth. Lewis, Edward M. 27 May 1930, Bury, Lancashire. To Cousin Charlie. (Rev. Charles E. C. Lefroy) Request to officiate at his wedding. 21 July 1932, Surrey, UK. To Cousin Charlie. Lukin, Dick 26 August 1915, In camp near Cairo. Lukin, Rachel 8 November 1909, Yadgawine. Anticipating her wedding to Sidney de Burgh. 1946A/53 Marris, Dick 12 October 1941, Trawler Base, Gibraltar. To Bill de Burgh. Account of sharing neutral North Africa with the enemy. McCann A. J. 18 September 1930, Moora. To Dear Jim. Mills, Frank, 8 March 1900, Narra Tarra station. Interest in purchasing Kowilla. (Cowalla) 1946A/54 Maxwell, Zoe nee de Burgh Zoe was writing to her cousin Sidney circa 1917‐1918 relating news of her family and their war service. n.d. Oldtown, Naas. (2 letters) 1917/1918, Oldtown, Naas/Edinburgh. Photograph of her son enclosed. (2 letters) Milne, Mrs. E. 28 March 1910, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Birth of Hubert to Ernest and Una Milne, nee de Burgh. Milne, Alice n.d. Tavistock House. Alice Milne became the first wife of Geoffrey Drake‐ Brockman. Their short married life ended with her death in 1918. Milne, Ernest Laidlaw Ernest was writing to his brother‐in‐law Sidney de Burgh except where indicated. 7 August 1907, New Barnet, Hertfordshire. Engagement to Una de Burgh. 25 February 1909, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Wedding date set for 20th April 1909. 26 April 1909, Lynton, Devon. To Fanny de Burgh. ‘I am turning out a model husband’ 4 April 1913, Tavistock House, New Barnet. 30 April 1916, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Una on way to WA with her two children. Milne, Hubert 14 February 1929, New Barnet, UK. To ‘Dear Uncle Charles’ (Lefroy) Milne, Sheila. (1912‐1993) Sheila was writing to her uncle Sidney de Burgh 25 November 1930, New Barnet, UK. Introducing herself. 29 July 1932, New Barnet, UK. Engagement to Daniel Crawford. 1946A/55 Milne, Una nee de Burgh. (1881‐1967)

MN 647 13 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 Una was writing to her brother Sidney. April 1909, Lynton, Devon. Wedding to Dr. Ernest Milne. (3 letters) May‐July 1909, Bedford, UK. Anticipating Sidney’s wedding to Rachel Lukin. George Monk and Fanny de Burgh becoming very attached. They marry in 1915. (7 letters) 17 August 1909, Strathcarron, Scotland. Holidaying with the Milne family. September‐October 1909, New Barnet, UK. Expecting news of Sidney’s marriage. (3 letters) 10 November 1911, St. Leonards, UK. 30 May 1912, Bedford, UK. 7 November 1912, Minehead, UK. Convalescing with children Hubert and Sheila. January‐March 1913, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Urging Sidney to make a visit to England for the good of his health. (4 letters) 21 November 1913, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Mention of Brockmans, Julius and Karl. 1946A/56 July 1914, Water Hall, Guildford/ R.M.S. Otranto. Returning to England with her children and sister Bessie. (2 letters) August ‐ December 1914, Tavistock House, New Barnet/Alexandra Palace, Wood Green. Preparing for Voluntary Aid Detachment duties. Assisting Belgian refugees. War activities of family members. (14 letters, one incomplete) n.d. 1915. Letter card. January ‐ November 1915, Tavistock House, New Barnet. Marriage of Fanny de Burgh to George Monk. Family members war service. (9 letters) 1946A/57 1917, Tavistock House, New Barnet/Blackpool. Sidney has returned home to Western Australia. Geoffrey Drake‐Brockman and Alice Milne are married. (5 letters) 1921, Ardmohr, New Barnet. Death of her father Henry Augustus and arrangements for his widow May. (2 letters) 14 May 1928, Ardmohr, New Barnet. To ‘Dearest Uncle’ (Charles Lefroy). Death of his brother George. 2 May 1929, Ardmohr, New Barnet. Concern over her Will. 5 December 1929, Swan & Edgar Restaurant, Piccadilly. Declining health of her sister Fanny Monk. 14 October 1936, Ardmohr, New Barnet. New arrangement proposed for May de Burgh and her sons. 1946A/58 Monk, George L 1913, Oxford/Northern Nigeria. Engagement to Fanny de Burgh. (2 letters) 29 July 1930, West Dulwich, UK. To ‘My Dear Uncle Charlie’. 6 January 1931, West Dulwich, UK. Monk, Fanny nee de Burgh. (1885‐1939) Fanny married George Monk in 1915. She was writing to her brother Sidney. Christmas card from Fanny and George. February 1915, Arundel, UK. Marriage to George Monk. (2 letters) March/April 1915, Harrogate/Wadhurst, UK. Comments on wartime life and conditions. (4 letters) 1915/1916, Nigeria. Describes her life as the wife of a political officer. (12 letters including one to Ruth Lefroy) 1946A/59 March/April 1917, Wadhurst, UK. News of family and their war service. (2

MN 647 14 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 letters) November/December 1917, Wadhurst, Sussex, UK. Three D.S.O’s. for three de Burgh brothers. (2 letters) January ‐ May 1918,Wadhurst/Queen’s College, Oxford. Anticipating an end to the war. (3 letters) October/November 1918, Goudhurst, UK. Her brother Ernest moving into Germany with the 4th Army, death of Alice Drake‐Brockman, nee Milne. (2 letters) January/April 1919, Goudhurst, UK. ‘Lloyd George may have won the war but ‐ the fatal combination of him and President Wilson will lose us the peace’. (1 letter) October/November 1919, Nigeria. ‘We start on a month’s trek ‐ among the cannibals ‐ I hope they won’t eat us’. (2 letters) 1946A/60 1920/1921, Goudhurst, UK. Birth of her second child Richard. Family bereavements, Clara Morrison nee de Burgh among others. (3 letters) 1923, Nigeria. Progress of her children and nephews and nieces. (2 letters) 13 May 1926, Bexhill on Sea, UK. Surviving the General Strike. 21 March 1927, The Residency, Makurdi, Nigeria. ‘we are contemplating a horrible journey up to Kaduna ‐ a day and night on the railway ‐ still in the hands of the construction people. 24 November 1927, Bexhill on Sea, UK. 1928, Nigeria. Experiences during George’s final Nigerian tour of duty. (3 letters) 1930 ‐1932, West Dulwich, London. George resigns from Government Service. Visits of family members from Western Australia. (3 letters) 1935/1936, West Dulwich, London. These letters were dictated to and written by her husband. Her daughter, ‘Una goes up to Oxford in October’. (4 letters) Monk, Una Barbara. (1917‐ 2003) 24 January 1932, The Manor House, Limpsfield. To Uncle Charlie (LeFroy). ‘school not so bad’ 22 November 1939, Ashton under Lyne, UK. To Aunt Ruth (Lefroy). 1946A/61 Moore, Ethel 31 May 1908, Adelaide. On her honeymoon. Morgan, Margaret 2 December 1928, Judd School, Tonbridge, Kent. Caring for Una Monk whilst her parents are in Nigeria. Murray, C. P. 12 October 1909, Strathalbyn. Sidney’s forthcoming wedding. Morrison, James (1846‐1927) March ‐ May 1912, Water Hall, Guildford/Perth. Business matters. (6 letters) Morrison, Stanley October 1931 ‐ August 1932, Mia Mia/ Hill Springs/Maroonah Pas. Coy. Shearing experiences on Gascoyne pastoral stations. (3 letters) 7 April 1936, Hill Springs. Farm business. Morrison, Walter 13 October 1908, Guildford. Phosphate samples to be analyzed. 1946A/62 Rayner, Eleanor M n.d. Caversham. Purchase of a de Burgh house. 17 November 1921, Caversham. Condition of the ‘8 acres’ which she wishes

MN 647 15 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 to lease. Roberts, C. J. 8 April 1900, Yathroo. Social event in aid of the Indian Famine Fund. Roberts, John A. 1908, Yathroo. Sidney’s engagement to Rachel Lukin. (2 letters) 22 November 1915, Carn Brae, Moora. Lease at Bull Frog well. Roberts, M. W. 13 October 1930, East Cannington. Property of A. J. McCann and mortgage. Robertson, Lucie nee Lefroy 27 December 1908, Roehampton, UK. Sidney’s engagement to Rachel Lukin. Rock, J n.d. Bermullah. Note. Rose, Percy June/July 1903, Lower Liveringa Station. Station business. (2 letters) 21 July 1907, Liveringa Station. Station business. Sadleir, Mary E 25 September 1909, Agett Road. To my dear Miss Ruth (Lefroy). Retirement presentation. Scott, A. P. 28 September 1909, Strathalbyn, Gingin. Election result. Shenton, Geo. 23 February 1900, Crawley Park. Loan application. Stables, H. 9 September 1918, Royal Hotel, Perth. Thanking for hospitality at Cowalla. Stone & Burt (in Liquidation) 10 December 1919. Death of Mr. Burt. Sulman, Florence 1917, Oxford. Family war service and subsequent bereavement. (2 letters) Thomas n.d. Moore River. Note. Tinley S. G. 27 April 1936, Essex, UK. To Mrs. (Anne) Hawes. Trench, C. C. (1839‐1933) 1927/1929/1931, Camberley, UK. To My dear Charley (Lefroy). Religious doctrine and Indian politics. (3 letters). Funeral ‐ Order of Service. Tristram, Flora, nee de Burgh 29 July 1909, Hampton, Middlesex. To Dearest Fanny (de Burgh). Fanny has returned home to Western Australia leaving many pleasant memories of her visit. Turner, H n.d. Baramba. Note. 1946A/63 Watt ? 17 January 1908, Black Castle, Co. Meath. Publication of novel. Wedge, J. 26 September 1914, Gingin. Wedge, Fred. A 1927/1928, Whakea, Gingin. Movements of farm stock. (2) 8 January 1942, Whakea, Gingin. Local leadership in times of national danger. Wells, Fred’k. 5 July 1020, Gingin.

MN 647 16 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 Western Australian Bank 7 May 1903, Perth. Williams, F. April ‐ June 1903. In the Kimberley learning to shear. (4 letters) Williams F. R. April/September 1909, Mount Anderson. Gold rush to Tanami. (2 letters) Wilson, Grace 5 March 1917, New Barnet, UK. Sidney has returned home to Western Australia ‐ a well liked visitor. Writers not identified n.d. Mt. Lawley. To ‘Dear Alex’ from ‘Mother’. n.d. From M. L. To ‘My dear Sidney’. 7 March 1903, Christ’s College, Cambridge. To ‘Dear de Burgh’ from Walter ?. 1909, To ‘My poor dear Girl’ (Rachel Lukin, on the death of her mother) 28 April 1914, Freemason’s Hotel, Bridgetown. To ‘Dear Sidney’. 11 July 1914. To ‘Dear Sid’ from Jim ? 23 July 1917, Melbourne. To ‘Dear Sir’. Mail Services. 16 March 1931, Tasmania. To ‘My dear Ruth’ from Alfred. 20 December 1936, Nurses Quarters, Perth Hospital. To ‘Dear Cousin Sid’. 6 August 1939. From Clara to ‘My dear Sid’ on the death of his sister Fanny Monk. Business correspondence. 1946A/64 n.d./1899 ‐1908. Inwards. Purchase of Bullfrog coast from H. Brockman, selection of Melbourne Loc. 1309 and granting of reserve 10986. Mrs. Goold‐ Adams Estate. Fossil bones discovery. Samples of phosphatic earth. Note by W.J. de Burgh. 1946A/64A 1900/1901/1902/1904/1908. Outwards. Valuation of Yathroo. Dispute with Mr. W. King. (5 letters) 1946A/65 1909 ‐1912. Inwards. Dispute with Mr. W.T. King. Estate of Mrs. E. Hawkins. 1946A/66 1911 ‐1916. Outwards. 1946A/67 1913 ‐1915. Inwards. Mrs. Goold‐Adams Trust. Phillips & Co v de Burgh, 1946A/68 1916. Inwards. Dispute with Walder. Bandy’s Mail Service. Irrigation plans. Family (Financial) Settlement. 1946A/69 1917. Inwards. November/December ‐ Family Settlement. 1946A/70 1917. Outwards. 1946A/71 1918. Inwards. September ‐ Stone & Burt and H.A. de Burgh re property. Mail contracts. Public misbehaviour of Jones’s bull. 1946A/72 1918. Outwards. 1946A/73 1919. Inwards. Flu epidemic. ‘We had Dr. Roberta Jull for a few days with very good results’. 1946A/74 1919. Outwards. 1946A/75 1920. Inwards. Estate of late uncle. Sale of Cowalla. Estates Ed. Shenton and John Thomas 1946A/76 1920. Outwards. Includes sale notice for Cowalla. 1946A/77 1921‐1922. Outwards. Includes schedule of offer of 3500 acres of Cowalla to the Crown. 1946A/78 1921. Inwards. Sale of Cowalla ‐ ‘please do not destroy any old letters or journals’. Estate of John Thomas deceased. 1946A/79 1922 ‐1929. Inwards. Deceased estates. Possible eviction of May de Burgh. Closer settlement of Moore River district.

MN 647 17 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 1946A/79A 1923/1924. Outwards. 1946A/80 1924 ‐1944. Outwards. Includes telegrams requesting special leave from army for Robert H. de Burgh to deal with bush fire damage at Cowalla. One inward letter from Bank of NSW dated 4 December 1933. 1946A/81 1930/1932‐1936/1939 ‐1941. Inwards. Sale of block M1140 to McCann. Matter of L. T. Troy, Gingin. Miss P.R. Lefroy‐Trust Account.

DIARIES 2387A 1874. Diary of Fanny DeBurgh’s trip to Ireland. Typescript, photocopied 1946A/82 1925. Dewar’s Diary. Sparse entries.

FILES 1946A/83 Rates assessments. 1916. Dandaragan Road Board/Vermin Board. 1916/1918. Gingin District Road Board/Vermin Board. 1917/1920/1923. Swan Road District. 1920. Greenmount Road Board/Vermin Board. 1942. Gingin Road and Vermin Board. 1946A/84 n.d. Transfer of property and intended bequests. (4 pages) 1897. Statement of distributions from the Estate of The Right Hon’ble Anne Dowager Lady Rathdonnell. (2 pages) 20 January 1899. Purchase of land, Karakin Lakes. 100 acres, 123/55. 2 February 1899. Conditional purchase of land receipt. No. 191/55. 1907. Minister of Works ‐ construction of bridge over Moore River at Kowigin. (4 pages and letter from Municipality of Gingin)

FINANCE 1946A/85 1928 ‐1930. Balance sheets and Profit and Loss accounts. (6) 1946A/86 Miscellaneous handwritten financial notes and accounts. 1946A/87 1900/1902/1907‐1909. Accounts with Stone & Burt. 1946A/88 Dalgety & Company/Elder, Smith & Co. ‐ Wool sales. 1946A/89 1915 ‐1917/1923. Accounts with Parker & Parker. 1946A/90 Miscellaneous records ‐ wages, sundry creditors, medical expenses, share issues, rents.

GENEALOGIES 1946A/91 Brief family trees ‐ de Burgh and Lefroy. (2). Note. 27 August 1968, de Burgh, Lefroy and Lukin.

INSURANCE RECORDS 1946A/92 South British Fire & Marine Insurance Company. (4)

INVITATIONS 1946A/93 1933. Wedding. Sheila Claire Milne/Daniel Crawford.

INVOICES 1946A/94 1893. Statement of account from James Morrison, Perth. Calls on bank shares. 1900/1901. Stone & Burt, Connor Doherty & Durack. Ltd. Levi Green, J. B. Kline, Charles Moore & Co., Federal Boot Co., Piaggio & McKinlay. Wm.

MN 647 18 of 21 Copyright SLWA ©2010 Padbury. Farm equipment and supplies. 1903, J. Maxwell, Bootmaker. William Sandover & Co. Charles Moore & Co. Guildford Grammar School. A.O. Parkes, J. & A. Ellis, J. W. Barnard, S. Freedman, Midland Railway Company. G. A Lefroy account for survey ‐ Karrikin Lakes, 1967 note by W. J. de Burgh. 1904. Prior Brothers, Day Dawn and Gingin. H. France, Bootmaker. R. B. McKinlay. George Wills & Co. West Australian Newspaper Co., Ltd. 1905. Forrest, Emanuel & Co. Parker, Jones & Company. Fred. Metters & Co. J. V. Jones, Gingin. Couche Calder & Co. E. R. Jones, Good Well, Gingin. Millars’ Karri & Jarrah Company. E. Roberts. Campbell & Collopy. 1906. Sutherland & Dadd. 1907. F. W. Britain, Ltd. 1908. Elder, Shenton & Co., Limited. A. W. Dobbie & Co. 1909. J. S. Deykin, Freemasons’ Hotel, Albany. Perth Medical Dispensary. D. R. Bott. W. & G. McIntosh. Arthur Yates & Co. Lefroy & Co. Wm. R. Philbey 1910. The Midland Advertiser, Moora. Kruger & Cooke. James de Burgh Morrison. 1911. Robert Smith & Co. A. W. Edgar, Gingin. 1912. M. K. Grant, Gingin. 1913. Caris Bros. 1914. Stewarts and Lloyds. 1915. Phillips & Co., Ltd. 1916. Malloch Bros. 1917. Stroud, Son & Richards, London. Massey Harris Co. Boan Bros. 1919. Optical & Photo Supplies Co. Douglas Jones & Co., Ltd. Sidney Simpson, Carriage Builder. 1920. E. Symonds. Anderson’s Saddlery Works. 1922. W.H. Halliday. 1925. S. B. Devenish & Sons. 1935. Darbyshire & Gillett.

LEGAL DOCUMENTS 1946A/95 January 1908. Elder Shenton & Co. Conveyance of sheep. 1916. Indenture made between Walder and R.S.M. de Burgh ‐ dividing fences. 21 February 1925. Declaration ‐ Stock Diseases Act 1929. Deed of Covenant ‐ C.E.C. Lefroy and Sidney de Burgh.

LETTERBOOK 1946A/96 1927‐1931, Cowalla. Farm Business.

LICENCES 1946A/97 11 April 1896. Conditional Purchase License to Henry Augustus de Burgh. 48/1569. Miscellaneous ‐ transport. (4)

LISTS 1946A/98 n.d. Voting powers ‐ Central, West and North Wards. (2). Addresses

NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS

NOTE BOOKS 1946A/100 1927‐1929. Day Book ‐ Cowalla. 1924‐1925 Cooper Note Book. Complementary notebook from Richardson Purser & Co. (3)

NOTES 1946A/101 Farm history written by Geraldine de Burgh (3 pages). Sale notice ‘A Gingin Farm’ Owner: ‐ J.H. Brockman. Treatment for Pneumonic Influenza. Dalgety & Co. Ltd ‐ wool reports. (2) 1946A/101A Miscellaneous farm notes. (24)

PERMITS 1946A/102 26 February 1925. To cut timber ‐ Swan Loc. 465.

PHOTOGRAPHS 1946A/103 B/W prints. George & Fanny Monk, nee de Burgh and Fanny Monk, 1915. (2). Cowalla 1915. The Rectory, Chiddingfold, note on reverse. Extracts from journals ‐ Dulwich College Masters, 1924. Wedding of Eric de Burgh to Miss Fanshawe. A collection of photographs relating to Children’s Home, Parkerville. Transferred to Pictorial Collection

1946A/104 POEMS Atavism. Written by Una Monk, daughter of Fanny Monk, nee de Burgh. 7 July 1934. Quid Refert ? Written by Grace Lefroy.

POSTAL HISTORY 1946A/105 Envelopes ‐ 4 Australian postmarks, one UK.

POSTCARDS 1946A/106 n.d. From Naughty Baby. To Master Robbie de Burgh. n.d. From Aunty. n.d. Ely Cathedral. From Fanny Monk. 27 April 1909, S. S. Runic. From Maurice de Burgh. 11 September 1909, Edinburgh. 19 July 1929. Neath Southern Skies. From R. Masters. 31 July 1929.Colombo, Ceylon. From A. Juett. n.d. Egypt. From Ethel Moore. 12 September 1908. Set of four coloured views of Ely Cathedral. From Charles Lefroy

PROGRAMMES 1946A/106A Alleyn Club Annual Dinner Programme. Sidney attended Dulwich and Ely schools.

QUOTATIONS 1946A/107 October 1914. Frank R. Perrot ‐ Pumping plant for Cowalla. (3 pages).

RECEIPTS 1946A/108 20 April 1903. Registration of Hunting dog. 20 December 1917. Receipt of ballot box.

REPORTS 1946A/109 School reports ‐Guildford Grammar School ‐1908, E. C de Burgh. 1928, W. J. de Burgh.

SCHEDULES 1946A/110 1922. Offer to Crown of land ‐ 3500 Acres freehold. Plan 30/80.

STATISTICS 1946A/111 1921‐1922. Rainfall observations. (2)

SUBMISSIONS 1946A/112 Development of the Moore River district. (5 pages)

TELEGRAMS 1946A/113 Social and family matters. (8) 1946A/114 Farm and financial business. (17)

VALUATIONS 1946A/115 n.d. Cowalla. Holdings = 96cm.

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