Guide to the Records of Gidleigh Station and the papers of the Rutledge family, 1812-2005

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Summary

Collection number:
MS Acc05.167; MS Acc14.094; MS Acc15.113
Creator:
Rutledge family
Extent:
16.95 metres and (10 ms cartons + 67 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 5 large folio boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Gidleigh Station and the papers of the Rutledge family, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
MS Acc05.167 comprises the station records of Gidleigh Station and includes station diaries, ledgers, cash books, journals and other financial records, weather readings and stock books.MS Acc14.094 comprises material relating to the initial conveyance of land that would later make up part of the Gidleigh estate. Other documents refer to properties Glenriddle, Carwoola and Gunningbar, also managed by the Rutledge family. Other material includes business and personal correspondence from 1876 to 1982, company tax returns and balance sheets, sheep records 1844-1865, letter books from 1876-1920, meteorological records, conveyancing and land transfer records, mortgage documentation, and stock returns. The collection also holds some of the earliest known research on wool quality in Australia.MS Acc15.113 comprises letters and telegrams sent to the Rutledge family during the First World War, 1914-1918. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent by Thomas (Tom) Rutledge to his mother, Jean Rutledge. They include letters sent from Holsworthy, at sea, Maadi Camp, Gallipoli,Cairo, Port Said, the Soldiers Club at Kantara, and Europe. Also included are letters sent to Mrs Rutledge by her sister, Dame Alice Chisholm.
Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Agriculture
Society and culture

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn 3957621).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Gidleigh Station and the papers of the Rutledge family, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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