Guide to the Guide to Papers of Sir Timothy Augustine Coghlan (as filmed by the AJCP)
M807-M814, M828
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
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Series. Correspondence, 1878 - 1926
Apart from a few early letters, the correspondence dates from 1890 to 1926. It refers to Coghlan's contributions to the Bulletin, his appointment as New South Wales Statistician, statistical queries, the distribution of statistical publications, staff appointments, Coghlan's appointment to the Public Service Board (1896), the Federal Conventions, Federal revenue, the Imperial Service Order (1903), free trade and protection, Coghlan's appointment as Agent-General in London (1905), Australian literature, the appointment of the first Commonwealth statistician (1906), British immigration to Australia, New South Wales finances, Coghlan's contributions to journals and reference books, the transfer of State debts to the Commonwealth, the 1907 Imperial Conference, Coghlan's knighthood (1914), the 1916 conscription referendum, Coghlan's publications and his business interests. The correspondents include J.F. Archibald, Sir Henry Parkes, Emily Heron, Henry Hayter, George Dibbs, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, Henry Cargill, Lord Jersey, Sidney Webb, Michael Mulhall, Sir John Forrest, Rose Scott, Richard O'Connor, John See, Alfred Deakin, Lord Beauchamp, Sir Harry Rawson, John Le Gay Brereton, B.R. Wise, Sir Joseph Carruthers, Winston Churchill, William Macleod, Andrew Fisher, Sir Charles Dilke, F.W. Ward, T.W. Heney, Charles Wade, Robert Johnston and Sir George Reid.
Series. Letterbooks, 1906 - 1915
Letterbook, 30 March 1906 - 30 October 1906 (File)
Official and private letters of Coghlan dealing with State debts, New South Wales finances, immigration, trade, Australian social services, the appointment of George Knibbs as Commonwealth Statistician, the 1907 Imperial Conference, the Peel River Company, industrial arbitration, exchange rates, public service appointments, introductions and social events. The recipients include Joseph Carruthers, Alfred Deakin, Sir John Forrest, Andrew fisher, Nicholas Lockyer, Lord jersey, Sir Horace Tozer, Sir Charles Dilke, Cecil Coghlan, Winston Churchill and J. Barling (255pp).
Letterbook, 18 December 1908 - 17 May 1911 (File)
Official and private letters of Coghlan dealing with Australian politics, loan transactions, the transfer of state debts, customs and excise, trade exhibitions, social services, the establishment of the Australian High Commission, the 1910 Federal election, the Pacific Cable Board, Australian literary magazines, and social events. The recipients include Sir Joseph Carruthers, William Macleod, Thomas Waddell, J.W. Holliman, Sir Charles Lucas, Andrew Fisher, Nicholas Lockyer, J.L. Williams, Sir Horace Tozer, Alfred Deakin, Sir Bernard Mallet, Sir George Reid, W. Preedy and D.C. McLachlan (510 pp).
Letterbook, 29 June 1911 - 17 June 1915 (File)
Official and private letters of Coghlan dealing with financial matters, the Pacific Cable Board, cable rates, negotiations with companies, public service appointments, the Commonwealth Bank, the International Institute of Statistics, Coghlan's knighthood, his future as Agent-General, the outbreak of war, and a proposal to send Belgian women and children to New South Wales. The correspondents include Sir John Forrest, J.W. Holliman, W. Preedy, T.W. Heney, Cecil Coghlan, Sir George Reid, H.S. Gullett, A. Griffith, Robert Johnston, J. Davis, Sir Charles Lucas, Capt. R.M. Collins, B.R. Wise, Louis Harcourt, Sir Robert Nivison, W.A. Holman, J. Leslie Williams and D.C. McLachlan. The writing in some pages of the letterbook is very faint (470 pp).
Series. Congratulations on Knighthood, 1914
Letters and telegrams congratulating Coghlan on his knighthood, January-April 1914. The correspondents include Robert Johnston (Hobart) and G.A. McKay (Melbourne), but the great majority of letters are from individuals and organisations in the United Kingdom.
Series. Death of Coghlan, 1926
Letters and telegrams to Lady Coghlan concerning the death of her husband, April – May 1926. The correspondents include S.M. Bruce, Sir Joseph Cook and D.C. McLachlan (Melbourne), as well as some relatives and friends of Lady Coghlan in Australia. The majority of letters are from individuals in the United Kingdom.
Series. Miscellaneous papers, 1878 - 1922
Papers concerning a process for degreasing wool, including Coghlan's application for a patent (18 July 1921) and the Australian patent granted to Coghlan (20 July 1921) (File)
Patent application 18/07/1921 and patent granted 20/07/1921.
New South Wales Parliamentary Papers: correspondence between the Attorney-General and Coghlan and report by Coghlan on the management of the Agent-General's Department, 16 November 1899 - 29 November 1900 (File)
Parliamentary papers 4pp and report 3pp
Supplement to the New South Wales Government Gazette: electorates created under the 1904 Redistribution Act., 22 April 1904 (File)
Series. Coghlan Family Papers, 1905 - 1955
Letters from Coghlan to Helena (Lena) Coghlan, written from London and Matlock, 1910 - 1913 (File)
15 letters
Letters from Helen Coghlan to Coghlan, written from Romsey, Shawford (Hampshire) and Rome, 1905 (File)
45 letters
Letters from Helen Coghlan to Coghlan, written from London and Shawford, 1906 - 1909 (File)
37 letters
Letters from Helen Coghlan to Coghlan, written from London, Sandown (Isle of Wight), Loch Lomond, Eastbourne, Munich, Lake Como, Montreal and Adelaide, 1910 - 1913 (File)
51 letters
Letters from Lady Coghlan to Coghlan, written from London, Windermere and Dinard (France), 1914 - 1923 (File)
20 letters
Letters from Lady Coghlan to Coghlan, written from London, Bath, Sandown, Rome and Cannes, undated (File)
33 letters
Letters from Coghlan to his daughters Eden and Marjorie, written from London, Paris, Munich and Wildbad (Germany), 1909 - 1913 (File)
21 letters
Letters from Helen Coghlan to her daughters Eden and Marjorie, written from London, Folkestone, Paris, Munich and Sydney, 1910 - 1914 (File)
24 letters
Diary of Helen Coghlan on a visit to the United Kingdom, 1897 (File)
The diary commences on 12 June 1897 and describes her travels from Portsmouth to London, Aldershot, Chester, Edinburgh, Obam, Clasgow, Inverness and Loch Lomond.
Transcript of recollections of Sir Timothy Coghlan, recorded by his children Austin Coghlan and Eden Willats, 11 November 1969 (File)
19 school reports of Austin Coghlan, covering his time at 134 Sloane Street, London and Downside School, Bath, 1915 - 1923 (File)
Letters from R.S. Trafford (Downside School) to Coghlan and Lady Coghlan, 1922 - 1924 (File)
4 letters
Series. Newspaper Cuttings, 1855 - 1926
The earliest cuttings are mostly from Sydney newspapers, particularly the Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, Bulletin, and Evening News. In general, however, the coverage is quite broad, including cuttings from the Argus (Melbourne), Age (Melbourne), Register (Adelaide), Advertiser (Adelaide), Morning Herald (Perth). After 1905 the cuttings are mostly from English newspapers, such as the Times, Morning Post, Daily Mail, Economist, Daily Chronicle, Daily Graphic, Pall Mall Gazette, Western Morning News (Plymouth) and the Statist. The cuttings include many references to Coghlan and reviews of his books and other publications, as well as articles on various subjects that interested him.
Series. Photographs, 1922 - 1925
Thirty photographs, including portraits of Coghlan, Lady Coghlan and other individuals and some group photographs. They are mostly unidentified, with the exception of the listed files.