1. Approximately 170 letters 1858-64 written by Hobhouse and his wife to relatives in England, most of them addressed to his sister Eliza but some of those obviously intended for circulation within the family. The letters contain: descriptions of the voyage to New Zealand; the settlement at Nelson; details of domestic and church life; Hobhouse's numerous journeys around his vast diocese and his work among the settlers and the Maoris. Mary Elizabeth Hobhouse sometimes accompanied her husband on his travels and her letters describe the countryside around Nelson and settlers there, as well as her impressions of visitors to the district and of churchmen. Domestic life in New Zealand is outlined in great detail, but the letters also reveal her interest in the provision of schooling for local children. Nearly all the letters are accompanied by typed transcripts.
The consignment comprises a pair of letters written by John Challenor to a trusted employee of his family's law firm in Leek, Staffordshire. The letters describe the difficulties and potential of the pearling industry in Western Australia at the turn of the twentieth century.
Printed pamphlet entitled Letters from New Zealand by an ex-Canterbury resident, published in London, and dedicated to John Bull, Esq., Junior. It consists of ten letters and is mainly a philosophical comment on the New Zealand way of life but with important notes on particular features such as the importance of the discovery of gold, the need for railways, and Maori agitation. There is very little personal detail although the last letter on the botanic system of medicine relates his own experiences.
This collection comprises 51 postcards and 20 letters from Peter Porter to Albert Hirst discussing literary matters and Porter's work as a poet and associated activities. Also includes a copy of Porter's essay on Robert Browning: "Browning's Important Parleying: Stylistics across two centuries", Leo S. Olschki Editore, Firenze, 1991.
This collection comprises letters, photographs and signed agreements sent to Peter Solness regarding his "Tree Stories" project. The bulk of the letters are from tree enthusiasts from all around Australia writing about their favourite trees. The letters were the result of multiple talk-back radio sessions Solness did at the time on the ABC evening show, which had a national broadcast. It was a way of sourcing material in the production of the book. Solness asked listeners to send details for possible inclusion in the book. The signed agreements are from those listeners and other contributors whose writings were included in the book.
Includes: letters of Gregory Bateman to his brother Rev. Stafford Bateman, written from Liverpool, Melbourne, Kerang, Bendigo and Moama. They describe Bateman's journey to Australia on board the Marco Polo in 1858, life in Australia and family news; papers relating to Bateman's death in 1895 and his estate.
The Bunbury Family Papers contain 215 letters written by Hanmer Bunbury to his wife Sarah, Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury to their parents and letters received by Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury. The letters described Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury's voyage to and life in Australia.
The collection contain 12 groups of correspondence: 1. Letters of Capt. Richard Hanmer Bunbury to his wife Sarah Bunbury, 1840-1857 (41 letters); 2. Letters of Capt. Richard Hanmer Bunbury to his father Sir Henry Bunbury, 1840-1850 (52 letters); 3. Letters of Capt. Richard Hanmer Bunbury to his step-mother Lady Bunbury, 1840-1844 (5 letters); 4. Letters of Capt. Richard Hanmer Bunbury to his father-in-law R. C. Sconce, 1839-1840 (7 letters); 5. Letters of Capt. Richard Hanmer Bunbury to George Repton, 1842-1843 (3 letters); 6. Letters of Sarah Bunbury to her father R. C. Sconce 1840-1846 (54 letters); 7. letters of Sara Bunbury to her mother and to Sir Henry and Lady Bunbury, 1840-1850 (8 letters); 8. Letter of Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury, 1840-1843 (18 letters); 9. Letters of Rev. R.K. Sconce to R. Hanmer Bunbury, 1844-1846 (4 letters); 10. Miscellaneous letters to R. Hanmer Bunbury, 1824-1856 (7 letters); 11. Miscellaneous letters to Sarah Bunbury, 1843-1870 (17 letters); 12. Miscellaneous documents, including bapmistal certificate of Bunbury.
The collection comprises approximately 477 letters and 60 poems written by Kenneth MacKenzie to Jane Lindsay, Lionel Lindsay, Norman Lindsay and Rose Lindsay, from Sydney (1940-1944), Dubbo and Liverpool (April-May 1943) and Cowra (1943-1944).
This collection comprises letters dating from 1985-1988 from Norman Wood to Peter Solness, following Solness' visit to Paraguay to document the survivors and descendants of the New Australia Colony, a socialist utopian settlement established by William Lane in 1893-1894. The letters describe Wood's life and his reflections on Paraguay, as well as discussing the correspondence he received from Australians after Solness published an article about the Colony.