Family history

 
Containers:
Box 5-6
Component identifier:
Series 8
Content Summary:

This series contains several items relating to the family's history. The first is an architectural drawing dated 28 March 1846 by Charles Aldous, Allan Aldous' great grandfather. Aldous records that Charles came to Australia in 1852, hoping to find gold but was not successful. As there was little call for architects he began a carpentry business.

The second item is a photograph album recording a journey across the Nullarbor by car in 1930 by the Aldous family and others, including the press clipping from when the party reached Adelaide. Also included are some cuttings and a letter from a close family friend, Dr. Eric White, a pioneer in the development of radio, television and radar, as well as a file of miscellaneous family papers.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated by Allan Aldous on 1 April 1997.
Names:
Allan Aldous

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1533827).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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