Guide to the Papers of Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Earl of Carrington (as filmed by the AJCP)

Australian letters, 1885 - 1900 (File 2)

The letters are arranged chronologically. The New South Wales correspondents include Sir Joseph Carruthers, Sir Frederick Darley, Lady Darley, Sir Robert Duff, Edward Eddy, William McMillan, Archbishop Patrick Moran, Laidley Mort, Daniel O'Connor, Sir George Reid, Sir John Robertson, Admiral Lord Charles Scott, Bruce Smith, Sir Alfred Stephen and B.R. Wise. Correspondents in other colonies include Richard Baker (Adelaide), Lord Brassey, Sir Frederick Napier Broome (Perth), John Douglas (Brisbane, Thursday Island), Major-General J.B. Edwards (Melbourne), Sir Arthur Gordon (Kandy), Lady Hamilton (Hobart), George Higinbotham (Melbourne), A. Hood (Melbourne), Charles Kingston (Adelaide), Sir Thomas McIlwraith, Robert Murray Smith (Melbourne), Alfred Newman (Wellington), Louis Nouet (Noumea), William Shiels (Melbourne), Sir John Thurston (Suva), Sir George Verdon (Melbourne) and Sir Samuel Way (Adelaide).

Letters of resignation from premiers and others, 1885 - 1890 (File 3)

The letters were written by George Dibbs (16 Dec. 1885), Sir John Robertson (18 Feb. 1886), Julian Salomons (16 Nov. 1886), Sir Patrick Jennings (10 Jan. 1987), George Dibbs (6 March 1889) and William McMillan (20 Sept. 1890).

Letters of farewell to Carrington on his departure from New South Wales, April 1890 - November 1890 (File 4)

Includes letters from Archbishop Patrick Moran, Daniel O'Connor, Bruce Smith, Sir Alfred Stephen and Sir Samuel Way.

Correspondence concerning the New South Wales Regiment of Lancers (File 5)

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1885 - 1902 (File 6)

Includes letters from Sir William Des Voeux (Hong Kong), John Douglas (Cooktown), George Seymour Fort (Cape Town), Sir Charles Mitchell (Natal), Sir Charles Nicholson (Totteridge), H.C. Russell (Sydney) and Sir George Verdon.

Manuscript concerning the appointment of Sir Henry Blake as governor of Queensland, the dispute between the Colonial Office and Sir Thomas McIlwraith, and Blake's resignation, 1888 - 1889 (File)

Notes and printed documents of the Department of Public Instruction for Arbour Day speech, 1890 (File)

Draft of Auckland speech, 1890 (File)

Sir Henry Parkes. The Federal Government of Australia: speeches, 1890 (File)

Dedicated to Lord Carrington

Draft chapter entitled 'Beginning of Australian federation 1890', 1890 (File)

Queensland official papers and pamphlet on the Chinese question, 1877 (File)

Draft of Colonial Institute speech, 1891 (File)

Notes and newspaper cuttings for Commemoration Speech, University of Sydney, 1890 (File)

Draft speech, notes and newspaper cuttings on Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, 1891 (File)

Printed work entitled Freetrade versus Protection (31pp) (File)

Hints for a University speech, including draft speech, notes and printed works (File)

Newspaper cuttings for a speech on Irish Home Rule, 1890 (File)

Notes for a speech in Melbourne (File)

Copies of correspondence with Sir Henry Loch, Sir Henry Parkes and Sir William Jervois on a Naval Defence Scheme, 1885 - 1886 (File)

Notes and newspaper cuttings on a Naval Defence Scheme (File)

Scraps for Carrington's diary, mostly comprising newspaper cuttings, 1890 (File)

Scraps for speeches, comprising notes and newspaper cuttings (File)

Notes for a speech on the advantages of a classical education, 1890 (File)

Notes and official reports on Western Australia, 1881 - 1889 (File)

Typescript and manuscript copies of speeches of Lord Carrington, 1886 - 1890 (File)

Newspaper cutting books, mostly articles from British newspapers, 1888 - 1890 (File)

Printed papers and correspondence relating to the formation of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales, 1888 - 1891 (File)

The correspondents include George Coppin (Melbourne), Sir Samuel Way (Adelaide), Shadwell Clerke (London), Charles Stokes, Arthur Bray and Sir Archibald Campbell.

Miscellaneous papers, 1889 - 1890 (File)

Includes a letter from Major-General J.B. Edwards (Brisbane), an address to Carrington from the Legislative Assembly (26 Nov. 1889), correspondence and memoranda on Australian medical men and the possible registration in Britain of Australian medical practitioners, notes for speeches on the uniform railway gauge and the birth 'crisis', copies of correspondence with Lord Knutsford (London), Lord Hopetoun (Melbourne), Sir Henry Norman (Brisbane) and Sir Henry Parkes (Sydney), diary notes by Carrington (April-May 1890), newspaper cuttings and notes on Australian federation, notes of a meeting with Sir Thomas McIlwraith (12 June 1890), farewell messages and telegrams, the program of a grand farewell concert, Centennial Hall, Sydney (29 Oct. 1890), a speech concerning the University of Sydney, and notes for a speech to be given when Carrington returned to England.

Program of the Sailors' Festival, New South Wales Centenary Celebrations, 31 January 1888 (File)

E.M.G. Eddy. The importance of a uniform gauge for Australia (3pp), March 1889 (File)

Statement on Australian Auxiliary Squadron, 12 September 1889 (File)

Lord Carrington. Memorandum regarding legal practitioners in New Zealand, Christchurch, 20 January 1890 (File)

United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Program of a banquet to commemorate the installation of Lord Carrington as Worshipful Grand Master, 18 September 1888 (File)

New South Wales Regiment of Cavalry. Invitation to a farewell dinner for Lord Carrington at Sydney Town Hall, 11 September 1890 (File)

Miscellaneous magazine articles, 1884 - 1886 (File)

Includes The evils of a university education (1886) and Impressions of Australia

Government House engagements, Centennial Week, January 1888 (File)

W.C. Windeyer. Ex parte Collins: a judgment, Sydney, 1889 (File)

Statistical view of the progress of New South Wales from the separation of Queensland in 1859 to the year 1889 (File)

Hugo Alpen Cantata for Vice-Regal inspection of Fort Street Model Public School, 25 July 1890 (File)

Government House, Sydney. Program for Queen's Birthday dinner, 24 May 1890 (File)

Letter from Major R. Gascoigne (Buluwago, Matabeleland) to Carrington, 10 February 1890 (File)

List of addresses presented to Lord Carrington (File)

New South Wales. Further correspondence respecting the proposed alteration of the constitution of Western Australia, 1889 (File)

Report of New South Wales Local Defence Committee (8pp), 2 June 1888 (File)

A bill for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and the government thereof and for purposes connected therewith, 1889 (File)

Letter from Major R. Gascoigne (Rhama's Country, South Africa) to Carrington, 8 January 1890 (File)

Official papers on military and naval defence of the Australian colonies, 1886 - 1890 (File)

Debate on the appointment of Australian governors, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 21 November 1888 (File)

St Paul's Cathedral. A form of prayer to be used at a memorial service for the men of Australia and New Zealand who have fallen in the War, 15 June 1915 (File)

Professor Anderson Stuart on Australia (File)

Letters from Justice W.C. Windeyer (Sydney) to Carrington, 24, 31 Aug 1889 (File)

Sir Henry Parkes Federation Scheme 1889 (23pp) (File)

Fall of the Jennings Ministry, December 1886 - 8 March 1887 (File)

Lord Carrington's private notes on the Chinese crisis in New South Wales (6pp), 1888 (File)

New South Wales. Chinese Restriction and Regulation Act 1888, 1888 (File)

Sudden defeat of Sir Henry Parkes' Ministry (16pp), 1889 (File)

The Admiral complains of officers of H.M. colonial warship Wolverine wearing the Naval uniform, Sydney (1p), May 1889 (File)

Supplement to the New South Wales Government Gazette, 20 June 1882 (File)

Question of the precedence of the Admiral with regard to other Australian governors on a visit, 1888 (File)

Claim of Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Scott to the title of 'His Excellency' in official correspondence with the Ministry of New South Wales (8pp), July 1890 (File)

Journal of the Royal Colonial Institute, February 1891 (File Vol. 22)

Includes an article by Carrington, 'Australia as I saw it' (pp. 165-88)

Proceedings of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales from July 1889 to June 1890 (71pp), 1889 - 1890 (File)

New South Wales. Parliamentary Debates, 13-15 Nov., 20-22 Nov. 1888 (File)

Manual of public examinations held by the University of Sydney for the year 1890 (51pp), 1890 (File)

Papers set at the public examinations held in September 1889 (61pp), 1889 (File)

University of Sydney. Directions to examiners in the Faculty of Medicine (2pp), 1888 (File)

By-laws of Faculty of Medicine and Prince Alfred Hospital (File)

Intercolonial Medical Congress, Melbourne 1889 Address by T.P. Anderson Stuart, M.D. (20pp), 1889 (File)

New South Wales Legislative Council. Report and minutes of evidence of the select committee on law respecting practice of medicine and surgery (181pp), 1 December 1887 (File)

Correspondence about the marriage of Rupert Carington, 1889 - 1891 (File)

Correspondence with the Colonial Office, 1887 - 1892 (File)

Private letters to Carrington from Sir Henry Holland, later Lord Knutsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Robert Herbert, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Colonial Office. The letters refer to naval defence, the 1887 Colonial Conference in London, Chinese immigration, Sir Henry Parkes, the Blake affair in Queensland, Sir Henry Loch, honours, Australian Federation, the possibility of the Australian colonies separating from the Empire, the appointment of Lord Jersey as governor, and Carrington's return to England.

Aroz Le Bam, Eventide; a romance. (manuscript, 236pp) (File)

Aroz Le Bam was the pseudonym of Zora Mabel Campbell. Her novel Aceldama, published by William Brooks & Co. in Sydney, was also dedicated to Lord and Lady Carrington.

Addresses to Lord and Lady Carrington on their return to England from the High Wycombe Literary and Scientific Institute, the Carrington Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, and the 'Bud of Hope' Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, December 1890 (File)

There is also a poster headed 'Welcome home! Lord & Lady Carrington to High Wycombe, December 23rd 1890'

Program of a reception to the Prince of Wales at the Belgatchia Villa, Calcutta, 28 December 1875 (File)

Lord Carrington's arrival in New South Wales. (File)

Typescript with manuscript amendments. (43pp, pp. 35-38 are missing)

John Lackey. Horses and horse breeding (35pp), 1873 (File)

Typescript copy of a paper read by John Lackey at a meeting of the Agricultural Society, Sydney, with Sir Hercules Robinson presiding.

John Lackey. Reminiscences of horse racing and sporting in the early years, 1887 (File)

Typescript (8pp)

Speech by Carrington at the opening of the Centennial Hall, Sydney (1p), 27 November 1889 (File)

Queensland. Parliamentary Debates, 9 July 1890 (File)

Australasian Federation. (5pp)

Notes and newspaper cuttings on Australian Federation, 1889 (File)

Despatch from Carrington to Lord Knutsford on Australian federation (printed, 9pp), 21 November 1889 (File)

Federation of Australia (printed, 36pp), 15 June 1889 - 22 February 1890 (File)

Sir Henry Parkes' Federation scheme (printed, 23pp), 15 June 1889 - 29 November 1889 (File)

Australian Federation. Speech by the Hon. Julian Salomons, Q.C., M.L.C. (printed, 33pp), 4 June 1890 (File)

Frank Wilkinson. Australian Cavalry: the N.S.W. Lancer Regiment and the First Australian Horse (64pp), 1901 (File)

Published in Sydney, Angus and Robertson

Major George Lee. New South Wales Lancers. A diagrammatic history of the engagements of the Regiment in the Boer War, 1899-1900 (printed, 2pp), 1899 - 1900 (File)

Carrington's private notes on the Chinese crisis in New South Wales (printed, 26pp), March 1888 - September 1888 (File)

Government House engagements. Centennial Week, 22 January 1888 - 31 January 1888 (File)

List of guests at dinner at Government House, Sydney, 27 January 1888 (File)

Photograph of largest black rock cod ever seen in Australia caught by Carrington on the Queensland coast, 1889 (File)

Album of newspaper cuttings on the departure of Carrington and the appointment of Lord Jersey as the next governor of New South Wales, June 1890 - December 1890 (File)

The album also contains a few notes, letters, cables and copies of letters.

Papers on the appointment of Carrington as governor of New South Wales and major events and issues during his term as governor, 1885 - 1891 (File)

Includes letters, despatches, speeches, official documents, programs and newspaper cuttings. Most of the printed documents are duplicated elsewhere in the collection, such as papers on the Chinese crisis in 1888, the views of the Admiral of the Australian Station on precedence, the Mount Rennie case, Australian federation, the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales, and the New South Wales Lancers. There is an extensive series of speeches by Carrington, some of which are duplicated elsewhere. The papers on Carrington's appointment in 1885 include letters from Lord Derby, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Granville, the Foreign Secretary, and Sir Robert Herbert, Robert Meade and John Bramston of the Colonial Office. Among these papers are documents relating to the conferral of the KCMG on Carrington. Other correspondents include Sir Frederick Darley, Sir Francis Knollys, Sir Henry Ponsonby, Lord Charles Scott, Lord Roberts, Justice William Windeyer and Walter Vernon. There are also typescript copies of letters from Sir Alfred Stephen, Sir Henry Parkes, Lord Jersey, Henry Gullett, Laidley Mort and others.

General register of 157 horses belonging to Carrington, 1860 - 1914 (File)

Records date of purchase, the name of the vendor, the price, the name of the horse, the class of the horse, the date when sold and the purchaser. At the end of the register is a list of winners and horses placed second and third in the Epsom Derby, 1781-1838.

Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, 1888 - 1890 (File)

Illuminated address to Lady Carrington on her last attendance at the Council of the Queen's Jubilee Fund, Sydney, 1890 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1881 (File)

Diary Diary of Lady Carrington, 1883 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1884 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1885 (File)

The diary refers to social events at High Wycombe and London, meetings with Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, the offer to Carrington of the governorship of New South Wales (3 March 1885), the defeat of the Gladstone Government (June 1885), the award of the GCMG to Carrington, preparations for the journey, the departure from London (26 Oct. 1885), the journey overland to Paris, Turin, Bologna and Brindisi and the voyage on SS Carthage to Suez, Colombo, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney (11 Dec. 1885), meetings with ministers and leading figures in the colony, social events at Government House, and the opening of the Art Gallery at the Sydney Domain (23 Dec. 1885).

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1886 (File)

The diary was mostly written at Government House and 'Hill View', the governor's summer residence at Moss Vale. The entries refer to visitors to Government House, social events, drives, horse riding, harbour cruises, race meetings, regattas, church services, visits to hospitals, schools and orphanages, the agricultural show, occasional political events, such as the resignation of Sir John Robertson as Premier, and news from England. There are also accounts of travels to Bathurst, Newcastle, Maitland and Melbourne. The entries cover the period 27 November – 31 December.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1887 (File)

This diary has two days to the page and the entries in this diary are generally shorter than those in the 1886 diary. Apart from a brief trip to the Blue Mountains, Lady Carrington spent the whole year at Government House in Sydney and at 'Hill View' near Moss Vale. She stayed at 'Hill View' almost continuously from January to April. The entries refer to social events, cricket matches, visits to schools and hospitals, meetings of the Queen's Jubilee Fund, and visitors to Government House, including long visits by Sir Henry and Lady Loch and Lord and Lady Brassey.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1888 (File)

This diary has one day to the page, but the entries are generally fairly short. The exceptions are the Lady Carrington's accounts of the Centenary Celebrations (Jan. 1888), her cruise on HMS Nelson to Norfolk Island and Brisbane (May 1888) and the Exhibition of Women's Industries in Sydney (Oct. 1888). Apart from the cruise and visits to Melbourne and Katoomba, the entries were all written at Government House in Sydney and 'Hill View' near Moss Vale. There are many references to meetings of the Women's Industries Exhibition Committee, the Queen's Jubilee Fund, and the Horticultural and Floral Fete Committee, as well as social events, visitors to Government House, church services, race meetings and other sporting events. Political events are occasionally mentioned, especially the debates about Chinese immigration and anti-Chinese demonstrations in Sydney.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1889 (File)

The diary has one day to the page, but the entries are shorter than those in the other diaries. They were all written at Government House in Sydney or at 'Hill View', where Lady Carrington spent the first three months of the year. They refer to the birth of her daughter Judith (27 Sept. 1889), a kindergarten at Government House, visitors to Government House, including Lord and Lady Onslow from New Zealand, church services, visits to the theatre, tennis matches and race meetings, and the opening of Centennial Hall (27 Nov. 1889). There are also references to the London dock strike and the substantial Australian contribution to relief funds for the families of the dock labourers.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1890 (File)

The diary has one day to the page. The Australian entries were mostly written at Government House in Sydney and 'Hill View' near Moss Vale, with the remainder written at Bourke, Stanwell Park, Widgiewa Station in the Riverina, and Melbourne. They refer to visitors to Government House, including Sir Robert and Lady Hamilton and Lord and Lady Hopetoun, social events, visits to the theatre and the races, the Queen's Jubilee Fund, the Women's College Committee, Lord Carrington's visit to New Zealand, the Australasian Federation Conference (Feb. 1890), parliamentary debates on federation, the appointment of Lord Jersey as Carrington's successor, the inauguration of the Sydney Town Hall organ (9 Aug. 1890), the great maritime strike (Sept. 1890) and the enthronement of Bishop Saumarez Smith as Primate of Australia (9 Oct. 1890). The later entries describe farewells given to the Carringtons, their departure from Sydney (30 Oct. 1890) and Moss Vale (2 Nov. 1890), the rail journeys to Melbourne and Adelaide, the voyage on the Orizaba to Albany, Colombo, Suez and Naples, the overland journey to Rome, Milan and Calais, and their arrival in England (10 Dec. 1890).

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1891 (File)

The entries start on 25 July and continue to the end of the year.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1892 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1894 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1895 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1896 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1897 (File)

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1900 (File)

The only entries are dated 2-3 April, 6-7 April, 23 April and 5 May.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1902 (File)

The only entry is dated 25 March.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1903 (File)

The only entries are dated 4 January – 12 February, 7 April, 30 May, 15 June, 1 July, 3 August, 10-11 August, 5 September, 8 September, 26 September, 26 October, 30 October, 2 November, 16-24 November and 1 December.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1906 (File)

Many days have no entries and there are no entries after 11 September.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1907 (File)

There are intermittent entries from 23 March to 26 August and from 23 October to 31 December.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1909 (File)

There are only two pages of notes.

Diary of Lady Carrington, 1913 (File)

There are intermittent entries from 23 January to 11 March and 25 April.

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1888 (File)

The diary, which has two days to the page (and one page for Saturdays), has mostly short entries referring inter alia to meetings of the Executive Council, correspondence, conversations with the Premier, deputations, appointments of judges and royal commissioners, parliamentary debates, visits to Melbourne, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Brisbane, Wellington, Bourke, Wilcannia and Broken Hill, anti-Chinese demonstrations, the Chinese Restriction and Regulation Bill, laying the foundation stone at Parliament House (30 Jan. 1888), the erratic behaviour of Sir Henry Loch, the arrival of Royal Navy vessels in Sydney, visitors to Government House, social events, regattas, tennis, race meetings, riding, shooting excursions, visits to the theatre, and news from England and Europe. Many newspaper cuttings have been inserted in the diary. There are some photographs at the beginning of the volume and at the end a list of letters from Britain.

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1889 (File)

The entries in the diary, which has two days to the page, refer inter alia to meetings of the Executive Council, the resignation of Sir Henry Parkes (Jan. 1889), the New South Wales general election (Feb. 1889), the resignation of George Dibbs (March 1889), conversations with the Premier, despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, deputations, visits to Melbourne, Bathurst, Junee, Narrandera, Hay and Cootamundra, the opening of the Hawkesbury River Bridge (1 May 1889), honours, appointments to Carrington's personal staff, visitors to Government House, social events, church services, concerts, visits to the theatre, lectures, and news from England and Europe. The volume contains many newspaper cuttings. They mention parliamentary proceedings, race meetings, Carrington's visit to Adelaide and Melbourne, the report of Major-General James Edwards on Australian defences, and the strong interest of Sir Henry Parkes in Australian federation.

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1890 (File)

The diary contains numerous newspaper cuttings and, as a result, there are no entries for many days and most entries are quite short. The major exception is Carrington's tour of New Zealand in January 1890, which is described in some detail. The entries refer inter alia to the Australasian Federal Conference in Melbourne (Feb. 1890), conversations with ministers and others about federation, Executive Council meetings, debates in the New South Wales Parliament, activities of Rupert Carington and other staff, deputations, visits to Gundagai, Bourke, Dubbo, Wagga, Melbourne, Hobart and Launceston, flooding of the River Darling, honours, the arrival of Royal Navy vessels in Sydney, the great maritime strike (Sept. 1890), visitors to Government House, visits to schools, concerts, race meetings, plans for Carrington's return to England, the appointment of Lord Jersey as his successor, the farewell levée at Government House and other farewell gatherings, the departure of the Carringtons from Moss Vale (2 Nov. 1890), the journey to Melbourne and Adelaide, and the voyage on the Orizaba from Adelaide to Naples.

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1891 (File)

The 1891-93 diaries contain occasional references to Australia, such as Carrington's lecture entitled 'Australia as I saw it' (1891), the 1891 Australasian Federal Convention in Sydney, the marriage in New Norfolk, Tasmania, of his brother Rupert Carington and Edith Horsfall, and meetings with visitors from Australia, such as Sir Samuel Way (1891) and Sir George Dibbs (1892).

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1892 (File)

The 1891-93 diaries contain occasional references to Australia, such as Carrington's lecture entitled 'Australia as I saw it' (1891), the 1891 Australasian Federal Convention in Sydney, the marriage in New Norfolk, Tasmania, of his brother Rupert Carington and Edith Horsfall, and meetings with visitors from Australia, such as Sir Samuel Way (1891) and Sir George Dibbs (1892).

Diary of Lord Carrington, 1893 (File)

The 1891-93 diaries contain occasional references to Australia, such as Carrington's lecture entitled 'Australia as I saw it' (1891), the 1891 Australasian Federal Convention in Sydney, the marriage in New Norfolk, Tasmania, of his brother Rupert Carington and Edith Horsfall, and meetings with visitors from Australia, such as Sir Samuel Way (1891) and Sir George Dibbs (1892).