Grenfell family - papers, 1857-1956

Title	Grenfell family - papers, 1857-1956
Subject	Australia--Social life and customs Gold mines and mining--History Families--History New South Wales--History Farmers--Economic conditions Bushrangers Portuguese language Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement 2. National boundaries 3. World War I
Creator	Grenfell Family
Current holder	State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference	1857 – 1956
Link	https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KBMLa1
Series number	MLMSS 5873
Item number	Y0KBMLa1
Access rights	Request at location
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Bathurst Sydney Bourke Forbes
Language	Portuguese English
Description from source	1857-1866; Correspondence. Mainly letters from John Granville Grenfell to his father John Pascoe Grenfell and to his mother (the latter in Portuguese). Also includes letters from Susie Grenfell (wife of J.G. Grenfell) and Alexander Dick to John Pascoe Grenfell. These letters were written from various places in NSW including Sydney, Bathurst, Forbes, Lachlan goldfields, Gulgoa River and Bourke. They discuss such matters as farm management, conditions on the goldfields, political policies affecting the goldfields, bushranging and routine family matters. 1866-1934; Material concerning the murder of John Granville Grenfell by bushrangers. Includes correspondence, newscuttings, booklet entitled 'Extracts and correspondence relating to the death of John Granville Grenfell Esq.' with typscript transcript. 1890-1956; Various family papers. Includes correspondence, newscuttings and printed material concerning land settlement and farming. Also includes passports of J.G. Grenfell and bank book and chequebooks of G.A.M. Grenfell.
Physical format	Correspondence Letters Newspapers Books Typescripts