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Created: 2019

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Fonds. Quarter Session Records, 1786 - 1845

Series. Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1786 - 1845

The calendars list prisoners tried at both Assizes and Quarter Sessions. There are some gaps in the sequence. For the period 1786-1800 Volume la is far more complete than Volume 1. Many of the prisoners were transported to Australia...

Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1786 - 1817 (File 1)
Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1817 - 1834 (File 2)
Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1834 - 1839 (File 3)
Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1840 - 1845 (File 4)
Calendars of Prisoners, Shrewsbury Gaol, 1786 - 1800 (File 1a)

Fonds 81. Papers of Leeke Family, 14 June 1813

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Lord Sidmouth to Ralph Leeke (Shrewsbury), 14 June 1813 (File 558)

Sentence of transportation on T. Woodnoth commuted to 18 months imprisonment; on release he should be given some employment by Leeke.

Fonds 465. Papers of Sandford Family of the Isle, August 1842 - 8 February 1904

Series 779-885. Papers of Jonathan Sandford, August 1842 - 3 April 1865

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Map of district of Adelaide. (London, 1839) Sections 264-65, 270-72 alloted to J. Sandford (File 877)
Circular letter of N. Morpeth (London), August 1842 (File 878)

Sends copy of survey of Light River District; interview with Col. G. Gawler about Wellington Survey.

Map of Adelaide and environs (File 881)
Lease of Section 264, Adelaide, from Rev. E. Sandford (Elland, Yorks.) to C. Luhrs (Adelaide), (draft), 1864 (File 882)
Lease of Sections 270-71, Adelaide, from Rev. E. Sandford to J. Scott (Adelaide), (draft), 1864 (File 883)
Plan of lands in Section 300, Adelaide, sold by auction, 3 April 1865 (File 884)

Series 886-900. Papers of Humphrey Sandford, 15 May 1873 - 8 February 1904

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Lease of Section 1048, River Light, South Australia, from H. Sandford (Salop) to Margaret Griffin (Waterloo, S.A.), 15 May 1873 (File 891)
Memorandum of agreement between H. Sandford and A. Tennant (Port Lincoln) concerning sale of Sections 270-71, Adelaide, 8 October 1874 (File 892)
Plan of township of Edgerton, near Magill (Adelaide), to be sold by auction on (printed), 11 October [1881?] (File 894)
Conveyance of Section 1048, River Light, from H. Sandford to J. Janson (Steelton, S.A.) (draft), 1878 (File 895)
Plan of Wellington Run, property of H. K. Hughes and E. C. Hughes, near Wellington, River Murray, to be sold by auction, 9 September 1880 (File 896)
Fenn and Hardy (Adelaide) to H. Sandford, 29 September 1886 (File 897)

Sends bill of costs for legal business.

Fenn and Hardy to H. Sandford, 3 August 1887 (File 898)

Requests payment.

Fenn and Crosthwaite (London) to H. Sandford, 2 December 1887 (File 899)

Non-payment of bill.

Pedigree of Australian branch of Sandford Family, 8 February 1904 (File 900)

Descendants of Edward Sandford (b. 1823), barrister, who emigrated to Sydney in 1841. Compiled by E. Sandford.

Series 906-908. Papers of Edward Sandford, 24 October 1863 - 10 January 1887

Edward Sandford (Melbourne) to Folliot Sandford, 24 October 1863 (File 906)

Details of legal career; seeks any business for firm of Nutt, Sandford and Allport; interest in pedigree.

E. Sandford (Melbourne) to F. Sandford, 25 January 1866 (File 907)

Appointment as Solicitor of Titles under Real Property Act; thanks for photograph; seeks information on English Land Transfer Act.

Cutting from Argus (Melbourne), 10 January 1887 (File 908)

Concerning award of medal to Arthur Sandford, medical student at Edinburgh.

Fonds 484. Papers of Venables Family, 16 August 1878 - 7 August 1882

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W.V. Ewart (Chester) to [unknown], 16 August 1878 (File 1086)

Power of attorney while Ewart is overseas.

W.V. Ewart (Hamilton River, Queensland) to uncle, 5 August 1879 (File 1087)

Death of father; heavy rains; shortage of provisions; description of property; stock prices; labour; daily routine.

Will of William V. Ewart of Rockhampton, 8 October 1879 (File 1088)

Clerk of Peace (Chester) to [R.G. Venables (Malvern)], 7 August 1882 (File 1090)

Estate of W.V. Ewart; refers to investments of £6,000 which he received from colony. (incomplete).

Fonds 631. Marrington Hall Collection, 15 January 1862 - 1878

Series 3. Correspondence and Personal Papers, 15 January 1862 - 1878

Subseries 3/1-1228. Papers of Davies Family of Brompton, Peniarth and Marrington, 15 January 1862 - 12 February 1863

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Charles Snape (Warialda, N.S.W.) to [Rev. R.J. Davies], 12 February 1863 (File 237)

Death of brother Tom; no opening for medical practice in Warialda; plans to return to Sydney; drought; family news.

Eliza Snape (Morpeth) to Philip Snape, 27 October 1862 (File 238)

Matrimonial experiences of Tom Snape; emigration to Australia in 1854; financial difficulties. (extract)

Will of Thomas Snape of Daylesford, Victoria, 15 January 1862 (File)
Subseries 3/1229-3184. Papers of Price Family, 1877 - 1878

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Correspondence concerning emigration of Lewis Kay to Queensland, 1877 - 1878 (File 2292-2308)

The letters refer to Kay's departure in 1877, poverty in Brisbane, his inability to find work, mining papers, cotton production, and his return to England in 1878. Correspondents are L.R. Price (London), Fanny Kay (Florence), Lewis Kay (Brisbane), G.J. Davis...

Fonds 731. Bygott Collection, 1874 - 1877

Papers of Hill Family of Hawkstone.

Series Box 230. Papers concerning mines in Queensland, 1874 - 1877

Lord Hill owned a mining lease at Ravenswood, Queensland. The papers comprise reports, correspondence, financial papers, plans and sketches. They deal with the treatment of Ravenswood pyrites, assays on samples of ore, reports by E. Briscoe, Lord Hill's agent, mission of E. Haste to Queensland in 1876 to inspect mine and investigate London Pyrites Company, possible formation of new company, and winding up of mine in 1877...

Fonds 1040. Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Jenkins, 1857 - 1865

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Log kept by Capt. R. Jenkins (H.M.S. Miranda) while serving in New Zealand War, 1 December 1863 - 3 June 1865 (File 2)

Although mainly a log, with brief remarks, there are detailed accounts of the attack on Gate Pah, Tauranga, by 68th Regiment and Naval Brigade (29 April 1864), defeat of Maoris at Te Ranga (21 June 1864), and meeting between Sir George Grey, Sir Duncan Cameron and Tauranga natives (5-6 Aug. 1864). There are some copies of despatches and letters and a sketch map of Auckland and Waikato districts. H.M.S. Miranda left New Zealand on 7 February 1865 and returned to England via Cape Horn.

Letterbook, 1857 - 1865 (File 4)

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Extracts from despatches concerning service of R. Jenkins in New Zealand, 1864 - 1865 (Item i)

Includes despatches of Sir Duncan Cameron, C. Paget (Admiralty), W.G. Romaine (Admiralty) and E. Cardwell and extracts from London Gazette. (10pp.)

Copies of unofficial letters concerning service of R. Jenkins, 1857 - 1863 (Item ii)

Letter of General D. Cameron concerning gunboats for Waikato, September 1863. (3pp.)

Fonds 1060. Papers of Leighton Family of Sweeney Hall, 4 March 1878

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Commission appointing Stanley Leighton (Oswestry, Salop) South Australian Commissioner at Paris Universal Exhibition, 4 March 1878 (File 313)

Fonds 1104. Papers of W. Watkins-Pitchford of Bridgnorth, 25 January 1877

Series Box 2. Papers of Hubert Smith concerning Bridgnorth Grammar School, 25 January 1877

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H. Richards (Hororata, Canterbury, N.Z.) to H. Smith (Bridgnorth), 25 January 1877 (File)

Purchase of Tales and legends of Bridgnorth School by Smith; climate of New Zealand; recommends investment in New Zealand land; progress of education; requests Salop potatoes.

Fonds 4255. Records deposited by Lady Maybury, 1887 - 1913

Series 10. Photographs, 1887 - 1913

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Fonds 4682. Papers of Sidebotham Family of Newport, 1898

Series 2. Photographs

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Photographs of New Zealand (File 267-74)

Fonds 18294. Corbet (Sundorne) MSS: Papers of Piggott Family, 23 October 1853 - 7 June 1876

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Frederick Piggott (Cape of Good Hope) to Mrs Piggott (Shrewsbury), 23 October 1853 (File)

Voyage to Australia on Earl Selkirk; drunkenness of captain; thefts by crew; health; plans to go to diggings.

Frederick Piggott (Tamberoora, N.S.W.) to Frank, 4 June 1854 (File)

Journey from Sydney; experiences on goldfields; climate and resources of N.S.W.

Frederick Piggott to Mrs Piggott, 20 April 1855 (File)

Lack of success at diggings; drought; advantages of life in bush.

J. Brooke (Shifnal) to Piggott, 7 June 1876 (File)

Unsuccessful inquiries in Australia about Frederick Piggott.


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