Guide to the Papers of the Angas Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1842-1988

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Summary

Collection number:

M2513

Creator:

Angas Family

Extent:

8 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

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Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

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Background

Content Summary:

1. Correspondence 1906-54 of Lillian Angas, including letters of Sir Keith Angas, Fay Angas and H.F. Angas.

2. Watercolour by Charles Howard Angas.

3. Copy of a diary 1855 kept by John Howard Angas on a voyage from London to Adelaide on the barque Fop Smit.

4. Land grant 1842 to John B. White.

5. Manuscript biography of Lillian Angas by her grand-daughter Daphne Rance.

Biographical / Historical:

George Fife Angas (1789-1879), who was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a coachmaker, shipowner and banker. In 1832 he joined the committee of the South Australian Land Company and in 1835 he formed the South Australian Company to purchase land in the proposed colony. He recruited many migrants for the colony, including German Lutherans who settled in the Barossa Valley in 1842. His two sons migrated to South Australia in 1843 and Angas and his wife followed in 1851. He made his home at 'Lindsay Park', near Angaston in the Barossa Valley. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1851 to 1866.John Howard Angus (1823-1904), the son of George Fife Angas, was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He sailed to South Australia in 1843 to take charge of his father's properties in the Barossa Valley. He purchased good shorthorn cattle and merino sheep and the estate began to prosper. In 1854-55 he visited England where he married Susanne Collins. On their return, they settled at 'Collingrove' near his father's estate. He was president of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and a member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly (1871-76) and the Legislative Council (1887-94).Charles Howard Angas (1861-1928), the son of John and Susanne Angas, was born in London. He accompanied his parents to South Australia in 1863. He married Eliza Etty Dean in 1887. After his father died in 1904, Charles carried on the management of the property. He was a prominent member of the Royal Agricultural Society.Lilian Gertrude Angas (1862-1958) was the daughter of John and Susanne Angas. She married George Bazley White in 1891. Following their divorce, she and her children reverted to the name Angas in 1911. She lived for many years in Surrey, England.(Lawrence) Lee Bazley Angas (1893-1973), the son of George and Lilian White, spent his early years in South Australia and in 1906 accompanied his family to England. During World War I he served with the 1st Cheshire Regiment, attaining the rank of major and winning the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre. He attended Magdalen College, Oxford and later became a stockbroker and economic forecaster in London and New York. Among his publications were Reparations, trade and foreign exchange (1922), Germany and her debts (1923), The coming American boom (1934), Problems of foreign exchange (1935) and Investment for appreciation(1936). Sir (John) Keith Angas (1900-1977), the son of Charles and Eliza Angas, was born at Angaston. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide, and Geelong Grammar School. On the death of his father, he inherited the family property, Lindsay Park, where he bred sheep and horses. He served on numerous organisations, including the Liberal and Country League of South Australia, the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, the South Australian Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Elder Smith Co. Ltd. and the Anti-Cancer Foundation of South Australia.

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