Guide to the Papers of Dermot Casey

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MS 10401

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: March 2018

Collection Summary

Creator
Casey, Dermot
Title
Papers of Dermot Casey
Date Range
1840-1976
Collection Number
MS 10401
Extent
2.01 metres (5 archives boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 large folio box + 1 large packet)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the family of Dermot Casey, including personal and business correspondence, documents, family history material, his military service during World War I and photographs. Many of the papers relate to Dermot Casey's grandfather Cornelius Gavin Casey, a surgeon who arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1833. In 1834 Cornelius Gavin Casey was posted to the penal settlement at Port Arthur, and went on to work in various districts around Tasmania. When his wife Letitia died in 1863 he left the colony for Victoria with his 16 year old son Richard Gardiner Casey. A substantial part of the collection comprises the papers of Richard Gardiner Casey, who became a pastoralist and businessman, served as a member of the Queensland parliament and was Chairman of the Victoria Racing Club.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7582109).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Dermot Casey, National Library of Australia, MS 10401, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Item Descriptions

Class 1. Original consignment received January 2018, 1840-1944

Papers relating to the family of Dermot Casey, including personal and business correspondence, documents, family history material and photographs. Many of the papers relate to Dermot Casey's grandfather Cornelius Gavin Casey, a surgeon who arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1833. In 1834 Cornelius Gavin Casey was posted to the penal settlement at Port Arthur, and went on to work in various districts around Tasmania. When his wife Letitia died in 1863 he left the colony for Victoria with his 16 year old son Richard Gardiner Casey. A substantial part of the collection comprises the papers of Richard Gardiner Casey, who became a pastoralist and businessman, served as a member of the Queensland parliament and was Chairman of the Victoria Racing Club.

Series. Correspondence

Letters received by Evelyn and Richard Casey, 1886-1889 (File 1) - Box 1

Includes correspondence from George Harris, accounts, wedding telegram, letters between Evelyn and Richard, poetry, Warrego election ephemera, wedding acceptances and regrets, letters from Sydney Casey

Letters and financial documents relating to Cornelius Gavin Casey and Richard Casey Senior and Junior, 1840-1882 (File 2) - Folio-Box 2

Includes Last Will and Testament of Letitia Casey, business memoranda, Deed of Agreement between CG Casey, Richard Armstrong and others relating to the Derwent Steam Boat Company, papers relating to administration of Lieutenant General Tod's estate I, Profit and Loss sheets from Terrick Station; press clippings

Cornelius Gavin Casey papers relating to administration of Lieutenant General Tod's estate, 1874-1880 (File 3) - Box 1

Correspondents include Sir Robert Officer, Charles Elliston, Butler McIntyre and Butler

Cornelius Gavin Casey papers mainly relating to Forthside, 1869-1882 (File 4) - Box 1

Correspondents include James Blundell, Arthur Carney and tenants of his land at Forthside, Tasmania. Properties include Seith and Penguin

Cornelius Gavin Casey papers relating to administration of Lieutenant General Tod's estate I, 1848-1882 (File 5) - Box 1

Correspondents include Tod, Chief Justice Sir Francis Smith, Arthur Corney, Elliston and Featherstone Solicitors, David Aitkin, tenants and land holders at Forest Green, contains examples of cross-thatched letters and legal documents

Cornelius Gavin Casey papers relating to administration of Lieutenant General Tod's estate II, 1848-1882 (File 6) - Box 1

Correspondents include Tod, Chief Justice Sir Francis Smith, Arthur Corney, Elliston and Featherstone Solicitors, David Aitkin, tenants and land holders at Forest Green, contains examples of cross-thatched letters and legal documents

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1884-1920 (File 7) - Box 1

Letter an prospectus for the British and Australian Investment Company; newspaper clippings; Letter from Colonel T S (Tom) Hall to Evelyn Casey; correspondence regarding Lieutenant John Simpson, bank book

Correspondence to RG Casey Senior relating to the partnership with Donald Wallace, 1885-1895 (File 8) - Box 1

Correspondents include The Union Mortgage and Agency Company; papers relating to the business partnership between DS Wallace and RG Casey; advice from Riggall of Blake and Riggall; Draft will by RG Casey; handwritten memo of RG Casey's state of affairs; embroidered skull and cross bones

Letters from Evelyn Jane Casey to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1894-1902 (File 9) - Box 1
Papers relating to the Estate of RG Casey Senior, 1899-1915 (File 13) - Box 3

Correspondence between RG Casey and Queensland Trustees; other correspondent include Charles Lumley-Hill, tenants in Casey's properties; legal documents

Correspondence received after the death of Richard and Evelyn's daughter Eileen, 1894 (File 14) - Box 3

Letters of condolence, cards, telegrams

Letters to Dermot Casey, 1913-1915 (File 22) - Box 4

Correspondence from his parents; copy of a letter from Richard Casey Junior to his parents from aboard HMS Orvieto; photographs and postcards from a trip to the United States; postcard from Richard Casey Junior to Dermot Casey from Alexandria; newspaper clipping; letter from Richard Casey Junior to Dermot from the Hospital Ship Gascon, Gaba Tepe, Anzac Cove, Mount Morgan; copy of Dinkum Oil War News

Letters to Cornelius Gavin Casey, 1881-1883 (File 24) - Box 5

Correspondence from R J Lucas; The Bank of Australasia; R C Tod; David Aitkin; Catherine Howells; extract from the Hobart gazette; financial accounts relating to the sale of Forest Green

Letters of D S Wallace to Richard Casey Snr, 1885 (File 25) - Box 5

Includes letter and telegrams relating to their business partnership

Correspondence marked as private, 1885-1886 (File 26) - Box 5

Correspondents include A P Blake, A B Malleson, A Ricketson, K. Edward Brodriff, A Ricketson, Mrs Wallace, J P Simpson

Correspondence between J C Bowden of Balranald and Richard Casey, 1887-1893 (File 30) - Box 5
Letters from Charles Martin, 1887 (File 31) - Box 6

Letters from Charles Martin at Kilcummin to Richard Casey at Normanby

Letters and telegrams from D S Wallace to Richard Casey, 1888 (File 32) - Box 6

Telegrams relate to the purchase of two foals from St Albans stud one out of Repartee and the other out of Sea Spray

Letters from D S Wallace to Richard Casey, 1887 (File 33) - Box 6

Contains a copy of a letter from Wallace to Thomas Rome Esquire

Letters from Cornelius Gavin Casey to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1885-1891 (File 35) - Box 6
Letters and telegrams from Union Mortgage and Agency Company to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1887 (File 36) - Box 6

Contains a letter from G O Beardmore, Secretary of the Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company

Letters to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1886-1888 (File 37) - Box 6

Correspondents include Theresa Brodriff, Edward Brodriff, Mathilde Burdorff, Sydney Casey, McNamara and Norton; Certificate of Appointment to the Marsupial Board; memo of necessary improvements on Kilcummin and Avon Downs

Letters from Charles Martin, Manager, Kilcummin Station, 1885 (File 38) - Box 6
Letters from Union Mortgage and Agency Company to Richard G Casey, 1885 (File 39) - Box 6

Includes a telegram from George Fairbairn

Letters from A M Valantine, 1886-1889 (File 40) - Box 6

Contains copies of letters Messrs Casey and Wallace sent including accounts

Series. Business papers

Papers associated with Kilcummin Station, 1888 (File 15) - Box 3

Agreement with Ontario Well Boring Company; handwritten accounts

Papers associated with Terrick Station, 1885-1888 (File 16) - Box 3

Stock lists, sheep returns, analysis of results of wool clip in London, Statement of Accounts

Papers related to the business partnership of RG Casey and DS Wallace, 1887-1888 (File 17) - Box 3

Correspondence, Mount Morgan Mining Share contract, Normanby Station Profit and Loss account, Terrick Station Profit and Loss sheets; Kilcummin Station Profit and Loss sheets; partnership Profit and Loss sheets

Papers related to the business partnership of RG Casey and DS Wallace, 1886 (File 18) - Box 3

Wages and staffing for Kilcummin; balance sheets for Wallace and Casey; Profit and Loss sheets for Kilcummin, Normanby, Terrick and General

Papers related to the business partnership of RG Casey and DS Wallace, 1884-1886 (File 19) - Box 4

Wages and staffing for Kilcummin; balance sheets for Wallace and Casey; Profit and Loss sheets for Kilcummin, Normanby, Terrick and General

Papers related to the business partnership of RG Casey and DS Wallace, 1885-1886 (File 20) - Box 4

Papers related to the Terrick Station wool clip 1885-1886

Papers related to the business partnership of RG Casey and DS Wallace, 1888-1889 (File 21) - Box 4

Promissory notes, Memorandum of Purchase, Share contracts, duplicate order book containing copies of letters from RG Casey to DS Wallace; correspondence from GS Murphy accountant; Statement of Partnership between Messrs. Wallace, Casey and Bowden; share certificate Vasco de Gama Gold Mining Company; Promissory notes with state postage stamps, Cheque book

Accounting Correspondence to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1884-1889 (File 28) - Box 5

Correspondence is mostly between Richard Casey and A M Valentine Accountants

General Correspondence to Richard Gardiner Casey, 1887 (File 29) - Box 5

Correspondents include A M Valentine, Union Mortgage and Agency Company, F J Murphy

Epitome of Agreement, 1881 (File 34) - Box 6

Sale of Kilfera Station Agreement

Series. Family history papers

Standard of the Governor General of Bengal possibly from a motor vehicle, c. 1944 (File 10) - Box 1
Standard of the British Minister of State, c. 1942 (File 11) - Box 1
Gold and red standard with a stylised letter M embossed in gold on red (File 12) - Box 1
Casey Family papers, 1862-1871 (File 23) - Box 4

Letter from Cornelius Casey to Letitia; Letter from Sydney Casey to Leta; notes on the Family history by Gwen Peyton-Jones in 1970; References for Sidney Casey by Arthur Everett and Till Till Station Proprietor Andrew Crombie; copy of a letter to Teresa from Cornelius Gardiner; newspaper clipping of C. G. Casey; Epitome of Last will and Testament of John Reid, St. Kilda; Printed booklet of the Genealogy of the Casey family from 1833 and the Gardiner Family from 1700; notes on the family; press clippings

Papers on the Engagement and wedding of Richard Gavin Casey to Evelyn Jane Harris, 1888-1889 (File 27) - Box 5

Congratulatory telegrams and letters. Correspondents include Edith Taylor, Tillie, Evelyn Harris; correspondence regarding Casey's return from Queensland; letters from Stanley Harris, Ellen Brodriff. Telegrams from W Taylor, F A Brodie, F R Murphy, M W Langdin, John Russell, C. Gavin Casey, Robert Simson

Three Photographic Albums, 1919-1923 (File 41) - Folio-Box 7

1919-1921; 1919-1922; 1923 New Guinea

Class 2. Consignment received December 2020, 1898 - 1976

This consignment includes correspondence between Australian anthroplogist and archaeologist Dermot Armstrong Casey and his parents Richard and Evelyn Casey, his brother Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey (Baron Casey of Berwick), correspondence between Niall and Evelyn Casey, family photographs and objects from his time serving in World War I.

Series. Family history papers

Family photographs, Most Noble Order of the Garter Order of Procession, 1898 - 1976 (File 42) - Box Shared, Piece 8 (MS 10401)
WW I ephemera including SMS EMDEN Cap Tally Band, piece of German paper sand bag, cloth tags, Dermot Casey's Record of Service Army book, packet of German gas shell fuse pins, brass collection exemption card from Chateau Peruweltz, 1914 - 1918 (File 43) - Box Shared, Piece 8 (MS 10401)

Series. Correspondence

Correspondence between Dermot Casey and his parents and brother Dick; between Evelyn Casey and Niall, and a letter from Dicky Casey to Dermot regarding Bartholomew Casey, 1907 - 1919 (File 44) - Box Shared, Piece 8 (MS 10401)

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