MS 1146
Papers of the Faithfull Family



Scope and Content Note

  • Papers
  • c 1825-1946
  • 60 m. (38 boxes) + folios (4 folio boxes)
  • Available for reference

The papers were donated in several instalments between 1964 and 1988 to the National Library by Mrs. Florence Maple-Brown (nee Faithfull) from Springfield near Goulburn, N.S.W.

The papers include station records of Springfield and other family holdings, papers relating to the Faithfull family, including William Pitt, George Ernest, Augustus Lucian and Reginald Faithfull, papers of E.R. Deane and a gold medal known as the 'bushranger medal'.

Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Section and printed maps and survey plans have been transferred to the Map Section.

Biographical Note

William Pitt Faithfull (1806-1896), pastoralist, was the eldest son of William Faithfull (1774-1847). He acquired a grant of land near Goulburn in 1828 and founded the Springfield stud, breeding merino sheep. Springfield is claimed to be the oldest registered merino flock in Australia in the possession of the one family.

In 1844 William Pitt Faithfull married Mary, daughter of Thomas Deane and they had nine children, including George Ernest (1846-1910) and Reginald (1850-1992). Springfield was left to their youngest son, Augustus Lucian (1855-1942), and later passed on to Lucian's daughter, Florence who married Irwin Maple-Brown (1899-). Jim Maple-Brown is the current owner.

E.R. Deane was the nephew of Mary Deane who married William Pitt Faithfull.

For a copy of the family tree see Appendix 1 (not included here)

>Reference: Springfield, the story of a sheep station , Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1987.


Series Description

NOTE: This list was made in October/November 1993 by Barbara Ross and supersedes all other lists. It lists the material exactly as it was found by her in the boxes at that date and reproduces the number identifications - folder 1,2, Plastic Bag A, B etc. - as put there previously. Because of numerous attempts at sorting, the lists previously made bore little or no relation to the actual contents of the boxes as they stood in October 1993.

Box 1

Folder                                                                   

1.           Account book of W.P. Faithfull 1837-42,  Account book of    
             W.P. Faithfull 1858-73 including mortgages, loans,          
             securities held, Deedbook, lands purchase at Brewaranna     
             1875 - (see also Diary 1877, folder 3), Letterbook          
             1849-1852 including accounts re Domenick Farrall and Hedi   
             Station, Ovens River, 1848-1850, Letterbook 1851-1854       

2.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1874                                  

3.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1877                                  

4.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1881                                  

5.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1882                                  

6.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1883                                  

7.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1891                                  

8.           W.P. Faithfull, Diary 1892                                  


Box 2

Folder                                                                   

9.           Notices of lands taken from W.P. Faithfull for Cooma to     
             Goulburn railway 1883                                       

10.          Agreement between W.P. Faithfull and Thomas Snape, and      
             plans, re carpentry, joinery and shingling of a house       
             adjoining the Faithfull residence at Springfield, 1858 and  
             various accounts relating to building at Springfield 1858   

11.          Shearing records 1864 to early 1900s in notebooks and       
             loose pages                                                 

12.          Correspondence and documents relating to Bungendore to      
             Goulburn Road 1870-78                                       

13.          NSW Gazette March 1877 re proclamation of Bangalore-Gap     
             Roads                                                       

Items in plastic bags                                                   

A.           General personal expenditure, housekeeping and wages book   
             1833-52                                                     

B.           General personal expenditure, housekeeping and wages book   
             1876-91                                                     

C.           General personal expenditure, housekeeping and wages book   
             1889-189?                                                   


Box 3

Folder                                                                   

14.          Letter to father requesting loan 1875.   Various business   
             correspondence 1859-1884.   Some accounts to 1897.          

15.          Land receipts 1856-62                                       

16.          Registration of brands, earmarks etc. 1875-76               

17.          Sheep and Stud books 1943-46                                

18.          George Ernest Faithfull Account book 1855-64.               
             Springfield Sheep Book 1945.  Manuscript Sheep Book         
             Undated.                                                    

19.          Agreements 1845-53                                          

20.          Letters re various official appointments                    


Box 4

Folder                                                                   

21.          Sheep and Stud Book c1942                                   

22.          Fonthill Ram Sales 1930-44                                  

23.          Mating Record 1946-47.   Springfield Horse Book 1848-49     

24.          Stud sheep, cattle and horse books 1947-49                  

25.          Stud sheep, cattle and horse books 1944-49                  

26.          Station Wages Book 1944-48                                  

27.          Station Wages Book 1948-56                                  

28.          Miscellaneous correspondence and documents re sheep and     
             wool 1875+                                                  


Box 5

Items in plastic bags                                                         

A.           Letter book Faithfull and Co. 10 August 1850 includes        
             Agricultural Dairying and Pastoral Statistics 1945-47        

B.           Letter book Faithfull 1943-44                                

C.           Station wages book Faithfull 1945-51                         

D.           Ledger, Faithfull 1856-59                                    

E.           Wages book - Cooks - 1872-76                                 

F.           Account Book.  Mr George McDonald 1873-79                    

G.           Faithfull family Sales Ledger 1932-34                        

H.           Sales Ledger 1946-50                                         


Box 6

Folder                                                                    

29.          A.L. Faithfull : correspondence with F.A. Buckland re  race  
             horses 1891-92                                               

30.          E.R. Deane - Ledger 1894-97, end of volume has 13 pages re   
             horses 1881-85                                               

31.          F.F. Gibson (grandson of William Faithfull) : cattle sales   
             book 1856-59                                                 

32.          E.R. Deane (surveyor, brother of Mrs W.P. Faithfull) :       
             Field survey book "Rough Journal" (undated)                  


Box 7

Items in plastic bags                                                         

A.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "Instruction Book",          
             1862-1863                                                    

B.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 15", 1864-1866          

C.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 7",  1865-1866          

D.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 6",  1865-1866          

E.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 21",  1872-1874         

F.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 18",  1872-1875         

G.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 11",  1865-1869         

H.           E.R. Deane, Licensed surveyor Memorandum Book (copies of     
             letter of the Surveyor General) 1864-1867, loose page of     
             petty accounts 1871-79                                       

I.           E.R. Deane, letters received from J.N. Buckland, Wonbobbie,  
             near Warren, NSW 1895-1900                                   

J.           Regulations for the Guidance of Licensed Surveyors           
             connected with the Survey Department of New South Wales      
             1864                                                         


Box 8

Folder                                                                    

33.          Correspondence between W.R. Woodham and A.L. Faithfull,      
             1909-10 re horses and races                                  

34.          E.R. Deane, Applications, correspondence and circulars       
             about Surveyor's licences 1838-90                            

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 4" 17 February 1864 to  
             13 December 1864                                             

B.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 12" 11 July 1868 to 2   
             March 1872.  Road from Ginninderra to Gundaroo with branch   
             road Beddullock Road, Gundaroo Stone Reserve                 

C.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 26" 27 May 1876 to 1    
             December 1876                                                

D.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 27" 30 November 1876    
             to 7 December 1864                                           

E.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 29" 16 August 1872 to   
             28 May 1878                                                  

F.           E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book  "No. 30" 1st June 1878 to    
             10 May 1879  "Collector, Marulan, Bredalbane"                

G.           A.L Faithfull Account Book "479" 1872-1884                   

H.           Petty Cash book kept while Mr and Mrs A.L. Faithfull were    
             in London 1901                                               


Box 9

Folder                                                                    

35.          Deed of Co-partnership between W.P. Faithfull and George     
             Faithfull 1846                                               

36.          Partnership deed between W.P. Faithfull and George           
             Faithfull 1848, Mortgage J.T. Hughes and Bank of Australia   

37.          Miscellaneous deeds, 1846 Sale of sheep : 1848 Agreement to  
             make bricks : 1861 Petition re trust of Andrew Gibson :      
             1883 Will of Andrew Gibson.                                  

38.          Partnership deed W.P. Faithfull and George Faithfull 1846    

39.          Partnership deed W.P. Faithfull and George Faithfull 1846.   
             Letter Patent summoning W.P. Faithfull to attend N.S.W.      
             Legislative Council                                          

40.          Will of W.P. Faithfull                                       

41.          Wills and Letters of Administration                          

42.          Land Grants 1840s                                            

43.          Bills of Sale                                                


Box 10

Folder                                                                    

44.          Station Ledger 1840-1846                                     

45.          Station Ledger, one undated, blank; and one with date        
             7.2.1870                                                     

46.          Brewarrana Letter Book 1855-1859;  Bank Account Book 1882;   
             Account Book A.L. Faithfull 1872-79;  Account Book 1876-77;  
              Book "Public Funds and Estate Memorandums" 1847-50          

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           W.P. Faithfull's ledger 1872-1885                            

B.           Ledger 1835-1837 plus enclosures                             

C.           Ledger (with brass fastening) c. 1870s                       

D.           Robert Lionel Faithfull's Ledger 1870-71                     

E.           "Tirranna Ledger" 1876-1877                                  

F.           Sheepwashing 1873-85                                         


Box 11

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           R.C. Joplin:  letter book c 1860-1894                        

B.           Manuscript volume entitled "Practical Gold Mining in         
             Australia and California" by R.C. Joplin, 1853               


Box 12

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           Disconnected fragments of poetry selected for preservation   
             by their author (? initials ? W.P. Faithfull) 1840-56        

B.           Springfield staff and rations issued 1876-82                 

C.           Cathedral Fund Committee Treasurer's Account Book 1891       
             (Goulburn)                                                   

D.           Springfield Staff and rations issued (beef, flour, tea and   
             sugar) 1876-84                                               

E.           Springfield Wool Book 1885-1900 (fleeces, kind of sheep,     
             quality of wool, weight). Also pamphlets with photographs    
             entitled Springfield Merinos bred by A.
Lucian Faithfull     
             Esq., Springfield Goulburn Daniel Brother, Goulburn 1898     


Box 13

All folders contain letters received by W.P. Faithfull; mostly business letters re sales of wool or other Springfield property matters

Folder                                                                    

47.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1829-60                   

48.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1861-62                   

49.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1863                      

50.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1864                      

51.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1865                      

52.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1866                      

53.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1867-68                   

54.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1869-70                   


Box 14

Folders 56-62 contain further letters received by W.P. Faithfull; mostly business letters re sale of wool or other Springfield property matters

Folder                                                                    

55.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1871-72                   

56.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1873-76                   

57.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1877-78                   

58.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1879                      

59.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1880-81                   

60.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1882-84                   

61.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull 1885-86                   

62.          Letters received by W.P. Faithfull and A.L. Faithfull        
             1887-88, 1891, 1917                                          

63.          Newspaper cutting Daily Telegraph 27 June 1900               


Box 15 (formerly Box 13a)

Folder                                                                    

64.          Letters received by A.L. Faithfull 1886, 1900, 1906,         
             1908-13                                                      

65.          Letters received by A.L. Faithfull 1915-18                   

66.          Letters received by A.L. Faithfull 1920-22                   

67.          Letters received by A.L. Faithfull 1923-27                   

68.          Letters received by A.L. Faithfull 1929-39                   

69.          Undated papers and financial calculations                    

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           Rainfall Observations, Springfield 1911-29, 1941-47          

B.           Kelburn Sales, Springfield butter sold 1875-76               


[Box 13b - items from this box distributed as indicated]

  • Surveying maps and plans, tracing from Hoddle's Field Book 1834, Windellama Creek 1868, items from Field Books 10 and 12. Transferred to Map Section 10 November 1993.
  • Folder containing Drawing Book N.D. (Mrs Deane?) Mrs Deane's household account book with Messrs Welch and Eldridge 1840-1842 and modern photographs of early designs for furniture. Now in Box 18.
  • Letters received by E.R. Deane from J.N. Buckland, Wonbobbie, Nr. Warren, NSW 1895-1900. Now in Box 7.
  • Army note book of Capt. J.F.R. Wilkinson O.C. 1st Australian Horse, containing copies of letters and memos, Dec. 1900 - Mar 1901 in South Africa. [Note: Enquiries must be made about this book; is there any connection with the Faithfulls? Has it been misplaced?] Now in Box 18
  • Unsorted Surveying plans and maps. Transferred to Map Section 10 November 1993.
  • Australian Trotting Register, compiled by E.R. Deane, November 1894, now in Box 17]

Box 16 (formerly box 14a)

E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book (no number) (Road from Goulburn to Pomeroy) 1864
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "2" 1864-1865
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "3" 1864
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "5" 1865
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "6" 1865
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "8" 1867-1869
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "10" 1865-1869
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "13" 1867-1868
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "14" 1868-1877
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "16" 1866-1868
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "17" ("This book is No. 20 I believe" 1869-71)

Box 17

E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "19" 1872-73
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "20A" 1869-72
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "20B" 1872-74
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "22" 1874-77
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "23" 1874-75
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "24" 1875-79
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "25" 1875-76
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book "28" 1877
E.R. Deane : Field Survey Book (no number) 1879-85
Australian Trotting Register compiled by E.R. Deane, November 1894.
W.P. Faithfull : "Level Book" 1863-1871 18...? with some accounts, 2 vols.

E.R. Deane's copy of A new and complete set of Traverse Tables shewing the Differences of Latitude and the Departures to every minute of the Quadrant and to five places of Decimals together with a table of the lengths of each degree of latitude and corresponding degree of longitude from the Equator to the Poles with other tables useful to the Surveyor and Civil Engineer by Captain J.T. Boileau HEIC Bengal Engineers, London. W.H. Allen. 1839.

Box 18 (formerly Box 14)

  • 2 Folders of survey plans transferred to Map Section 10 November 1993.
  • One Folder of papers and letters belonging to Robert Deane including draft-legal assignment of interest under Will of Robert Deane, Letter from Robert Deane to his brother William in Exeter, Devon from Bombay 1806 (altered to 1801?). 1830s Cheque Book of Messrs Sanders & Sons, Exeter.
  • Manuscript volume with sections on Courts, Actions, original writs and many other legal matters. Robert Deane, Exeter 1825 inside front cover. 1 vol.
  • Manuscript volume in Robert Deane's handwriting with common form of various types of legal documents, mortgage, Will etc. followed by copied verses. 1 vol. N.D.
  • Small notebook 'Sanders and Sons in account with Mr Robert Deane 1837-38"
  • Small volume with broken metal clasp - a diary with brief but interesting entries on work done on property, garden, etc. Kept by ?W.P. Faithfull. Includes numbers of cattle branded at Brewaranna by Rogers 1855-1862. 1 vol. 1862-69.
  • Army note book of Capt. J.F.R. Wilkinson O.C. 1st Australian Horse, containing copies of letters and memos, Dec. 1900 - Mar 1901 in South Africa. [Note: Enquiries must be made about this book; is there any connection with the Faithfulls? Has it been misplaced?]
  • One folder containing Drawing Book, N.D. (Mrs Deane's). 1 vol. "Mrs Deane's household account book with Messrs Welch and Eldridge 1840-42 ", and one small account book, with lists of household linen etc. 1 vol, 1841. Also modern photographs of early designs for furniture. N.D. originals not present.

[formerly Box 15]

Survey plans - parishes of Baw Baw to Cavan transferred to Map Section 10 November 1993. Transferred to Map Section, 10 November 1993.

[formerly Box 16a]

Survey plans parish of Upper Tarlo. Transferred to Map Section, 10 November 1993.

[formerly Box 16b]

Survey plans Cullulla to Marula. Transferred to Map Section, 10 November 1993.

[formerly Box 16c]

Survey plans Parishes of Melbany to Tyrl Tyrl. Transferred to Map Section, 10 November 1993.

Box 19 (formerly Box 17)

W.P. Faithfull's diaries (written in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal with a week to an opening). These are concerned principally with details of work on the properties 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1883. 6 vols.

Box 20

W.P. Faithfull's diaries 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1893. 7 vols.

Box 21 (formerly Box 18)

Reginald Faithfull's diaries, 1868, 1869 (in Letts Ninepenny diary and Almanack), 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, (in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal with a week to an opening). 6 vols.

Box 22

Reginald Faithfull's Diaries 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880 (in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal with a week to an opening). 5 vols.

Box 23 (formerly Box 19)

A. Lucian Faithfull's diaries 1872 (in Colonial edition of Letts Diary or Bills Due Book and an Almanack) 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, (in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal with a week to an opening). 8 vols.

Box 24 (formerly from Box 19 and 20)

A. Lucian Faithfull's diaries 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886 in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal. 7 vols.

Box 25 (formerly Box 20)

A. Lucian Faithfull's diaries 1887, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1901 (in Letts Australasian Rough Diary or Scribbling Journal with a week to an opening) 1902 (in Cooper's Sheepman's Diary), 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939 (in Collins Midget Diaries). 13 vols.

Box 26 (formerly Box 21)

Folder                                                                    

70.          Wool Books  8 items  c1865-1902                              


Separate volumes entitled: Springfield Ram Merino Stud Flock 1889+, giving details of pure merino ewes bred by David Taylor of F.K. Johnston, Tasmania and progeny of ewes bred at Springfield by Lucian Faithfull 1879. 1 vol; Springfield Clip Book 1901-1920. 1 vol.; A.L. Faithfull Stud ewes classed. 1 vol.; Stallion Service Record 1887+. 1 vol.; Shearing Book 1871 - 73, 1873-82. Shears, stones supplied, names of workmen, number of sheep, number of sheep in various flocks. .Also wages of workmen.

Box 27

A.L. Faithfull. Records of Shepherds and sheep 1872+. 1 vol. Miscellaneous shearing and sheep breeding small pocket notebooks - some in the Cooper Note Book for Stock Owners or the Sheepman's Notebook. 1904-1936. 21 items.

Box 28 (formerly Box 22)

Contains the following volumes
Rations Book. 1865-71. Items listed under names of staff, then date of disbursement for beef flow, tea, sugar.
Rations Book. 1872-81. "Ledger" As above.
Rations Book. 1872-76. Disbursements in date order.
Store Book. 1876-84. Quantities used each month or disbursed. 1 notebook

Box 29

Rations Book. 1885-95. Amount in hand. 1 vol.

Box 30

Rations Book. 1896-1910. Disbursements in date order to staff with section - totalling disbursements each month. 1 vol.

Box 31 (formerly Box 23)

Folder                                                                    

71.          Accounts for items purchased by Miss Faithfull 1895          

72.          General station accounts, invoices etc. 1894-1905.   Also    
             report re quality of fleece 1923, 1924, 1935                 

73.          Letters received by Lucian Faithfull 1884-1885.   Offprint   
             from the Pastoralists' Review of an article entitled         
             "Springfield, the property of A. Lucian Faithfull Esq.,      
             Goulburn, NSW" 1-12 pp.   No date, 2 copies                  

74.          Commercial Banking Company, Sydney, W.P. Faithfull's         
             account book, 1838-42,  1845-47, 1847-55, 1860-69,1864,      
             1870, 1884-89                                                

75.          "Motor notes" re drives made 1912 - Shearing tallies and     
             workmen's tallies, wages, 1889 - c. 1904                     


Box 32

Folder                                                                    

76.          Shearing 1915-1933                                           

77-80.       Rams - shearing and breeding records 1927-1935               


Box 33 (formerly Box 24-27, 28)

Note: This box is actually labelled Box 24 - 27 and Box 28, which may indicate that its contents were previously, possibly whilst at Springfield, in boxes labelled 24- 28.

Folder                                                                    

81.          Faithfull Family photographs not all identified also a)      
             Springfield Public School Empire Day Picnic 1909 and b)      
             Horse dray with wool packs                                   

82.          Faithfull family photographs, including the Faithfull        
             brothers, William George, Henry and Reginald who resisted    
             the bushrangers Gilbert, Hall and Dunn, 6 February 1865.     

83.          Family photographs, nearly all of women                      

84-86        Sheep of the Springfield stud.                               


Box 34 (formerly Box 28)

Folder                                                                    

87.          One volume  'Set of Rental and Books of Book keeping'        
             containing Day Book, Invoice Book and Cash Book Accounts     
             with A.P. Faithfull's signature on the outside but contents  
             refer to [?]. Pass Book, Sydney Banking Company William      
             Faithfull 1841-49.  Pass Book, Union Bank of Australia.      
             Messr W. & Geo Faithfull Port Phillip 1847-52.; 1 vol.       
             copies of letters sent by W.P. Faithfull 1855-59;  1 vol.    
             copies of letters sent by W.P. Faithfull and a Financial     
             Day Book 1848-51; 1 notebook, shears supplied, shearers and  
             sheep shorn.  Reginald Faithfull 1869.                       

88.          Original and xerox copy of diary of ? Robert Deane ? 1841,   
             Essays, "R.D. (Robert Deane)  N.D.                           

89.          Copies of newspaper items re Faithfull family, and           
             photographs of Tavistock, U.K.                               


One bound volume containing copies of the National Library's accession slips, briefly cataloguing books received from Mrs A.I. Maple-Brown. Referred to as The Springfield Collection, numbers starting from rear of book go from 0005701 to 0006121, dated 1.4.1968 - 11.4.1968.

In large plastic bag, 33 pamphlets, sale catalogues, exhibition catalogues, annual shows etc. re sheep, cattle and trotting stock. Must be listed individually c. 1876-94.

Box 35 (formerly unnumbered)

Sale plans of Goulburn subdivisions: Kingsdale 1880 : Lansdowne 1882. Brisbane Grove 1883. Map of Sydney showing municipal words. N.D. Transferred to Map Section 10 November, 1993.

Folder                                                                    

90-92        Pay vouchers to Licensed Surveyor Deane from                 
             Surveyor-General 1871-79.                                    

93.          Charting Branch.   Communications from the Surveyor-General  
             to Deane 1875-79.                                            

94.          Printed instructions, circulars and other communications     
             from the Surveyor-General to L.S. Deane 1870-73.             

95.          Printed instructions, circulars etc. to Deane for            
             Surveyor-General 1875-79                                                                  


Box 36 (formerly unnumbered)

Folder                                                                    

96.          Letters re bushrangers, and awarding of gold medal           
             1865-1885 (Gold medal kept in Manuscript Section, Strong     
             Room)                                                        

97.          Legal Documents relating to Frances Mary Piguenit 1766-1832  

98.          Newspaper cuttings                                           

99.          Photocopies of correspondence                                

100.         Correspondence relating to the granting of Springfield       
             1828-75                                                      

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           Diary of Surveying activities ? probably G.E. Faithfull's.   
             2 vols. 1874                                                 

B.           Contents of 1874 Diary, letters, notes, cuttings, re survey  
             work?  G.E. Faithfull                                        


Box 37 (box formerly unnumbered)

Folder                                                                    

101-3.       Papers of E.R. Deane, licensed surveyor, drafts, copies,     
             surveys, plans, letters to the Surveyor General and various  
             private individuals re surveyed areas including goldfields   
             1872-1886.  Folder 103 contains a MS book of reference       
             numbers to County of Argyle.   Surveyed areas with loose     
             sheets also detailing numbers used for and in parishes       

104.         Papers of E.R. Deane re Trotting, Horses                     

105.         Miscellaneous correspondence and documents re sheep and      
             wool (includes  Sale of horse Boston)                        

106.         Miscellaneous correspondence and agreements re property,     
             work, etc.                                                   

107.         Miscellaneous correspondence and agreements re property,     
             work, etc. 1870-1890's                                       

108.         Farm receipts and financial papers, includes sale of horses  
             at Braidwood, c.1870-1895.                                   

109.         Miscellaneous family papers - Sydney Grammar School, Exam    
             Papers, family genealogies, letters 1878 +,  N.D.            


Box 38 (formerly unnumbered)

Items in plastic bags                                                    

A.           Kelburn Dairy and Springfield Account Book.  'Reg            
             Faithfull' inside cover.  1 vol. 1870-72                     

B.           Kelburn Dairy.  Expenses of Starting,  Sheep and Cattle      
             Book - details of purchases,  Sales, hides and sheepskins,   
             1 vol. 1896-1917                                             

C.           One volume labelled 'Kelburn' : sales of butter, bacon,      
             eggs, cheese to Springfield 1870-72.  ('Mr Walter Curry'     
             inside front cover)                                          

D.           'Springfield Book'  Accounts. July +, no year.  Note inside  
             says John Barret took charge of Kelburn Dairy 18/3). no      
             year.  1 vol.                                                


Also here items of box formerly labelled "1A" added September 1969

Folder                                                                    

110.         Greeting Cards                                               

111.         Miscellaneous personal letters received by members of the    
             Faithfull family 1867-94.                                    

112.         Printed material including "French Garden" Catalogue 1855;   
             Advertisement for the Misses Deane's school for young        
             ladies Macquarie Place, Sydney 1834;   Advertisement for     
             Miss Gunton's Millinery Shop, King Street, East Sydney.      
             List of Runs for N.S.W. 1877.   The Land Acts 1861. etc.     
113.         Business correspondence mainly re wool 1858-1877             

114.         Miscellaneous agreements, receipts etc. 1862-1880.           

115.         Miscellaneous papers - pres. "The Neglected Child", speech   
             of William Hicking Esq. at the Stratton Literary             
             Institution October 1936.                                    

116.         Legal documents 1835-1890                                    


Folio, non-standard or unboxed items

f.1          A plastic bag of 24 drawn survey plans backed with linen     
             and kept between 2 pieces of cardboard.  Very few are        
             identified by either place, date or surveyor.  All but       
             three have a contemporary A and number stamped on back so    
             the items have been listed in that order.  Names of land     
             holders or other easily extracted features have been added   
             to the list to help identify items.   
             All f.1 transferred to Map Section, 10 November 1993.        

A233         N.D.  place [?] Moore, Morgan, Chamberlain                   

A234         N.D. letter 66/122 August. 18.  3 portions of parish of      
             Mullengullenga.                                              

A235         N.D. [1866] Plan of a portion of land containing 5 acres,    
             31 perches at Gullen in the Parish of Pegar in the County    
             of Argyle applied for as a site for a General Cemetery.      

A236         N.D.  Copy of Newberry's part map of Evansdale               

A237         N.D. [?] Pat Riley, Peter McKay                              

A266         N.D. [?] Evans 50 ac.                                        

A267         N.D. [?] Moore, Carey, Harmer, Lodge                         

A290         N.D. [?] 'McArthurs'                                         

A334         10 January 1838  Survey of the Portions of land at           
             Greenwich Park, County Argyle parish of Cookbundoon applied  
             for by Jno Jamieson, to purchase under Reg. 1531, 1836.      
             (A339.642)                                                   

A335         N.D. [?]  John & Phillip Jamieson                            

A399         N.D. [?]                                                     

A443         N.D.  Marulan Railway Station.  Book 13, 11, 9.              

A444         7 Feb. 1863.  Plan of 3 portions of land on the Binda road   
             near Pegar in the parish of Wayo in the County of Argyle.    
             Tracing of original survey A949.642.                         

A445         N.D. [?]  Clarke, Rabrier, Wray - near Stoney Creek and      
             Wollondilly River                                            

A446         N.D. [?]   Bannister, Old Paddock                            

A447         N.D. [?]  Book 3, page 13, 'to Bungonia' - Bassingthwraite   

A448         N.D. Plan of Three allotments on the Bungalore Creek parish  
             of Mongalore, County of Argyle                               

A449         N.D. [?] Thomas Woore, Saxe, Bannister.                      

A450         N.D. Mulwaree, road to Bungonia, Bassingthwraite             

A509         N.D. 'Village of Taralga copied from map in possession of    
             Mr Gannon.                                                   

A538         N.D. Terralong.  John Ritchie, F. Campbell                   

f. 1         6 August 1833   'R. Hoddle Surveyor' roads to Mulwaree x     
without 'A'  Goulburn Rhode, Cooper, Kenny.31 August 1967.  'Letter       
Nos.         67/49.  Parish Crookwell, County of King by John Howard      
             N.D.   Plan showing land taken up as mineral selections,     
             County of Georgiana, adjoining the Peelwood Mines  
             NOTE; All f.1 sent to Map Section, 10 November 1993          

f.2.         One large volume with a printed label "Court of Requests".   
              This label bears no relation to its contents.  The book     
             has two parts (a) Details of Money paid to the Commercial    
             Bank by the Survey Office to Deane and details of its        
             disbursement via work done by Deane, which is listed         
             according to its place and cost.  This is in essence an      
             over view of his surveying work in the Springfield District  
             from 1867-1879 (b) Halfway through the volume there is a     
             numerical listing of survey plans done by Deane.  These      
             numbers tie in with plans in f.1.   Presumably the county    
             Argyle accounts for the prefix A.   The others are for the   
             County of Georgiana.   This is therefore a listing of        
             survey plans in f.1, and also plans in what were formerly    
             boxes 14B, 15, 16a, b, c and which were transferred to Maps  
             Section, 10 Nov. 1993.  They were all done by E.R. Deane,    
             Licensed Surveyor.   A photocopy has been made and has been  
             given to the Map Section.   One photocopy is also available  
             in Manuscript Section                                        

f.3          Letter press books of letters sent by Licensed Surveyor      
             Deane to the Surveyor-General.  1865-95, 4 vols. as listed   
             below.f3/1  1865-1873 - also to Commissioner in charge of    
             the Southern Gold Fields.  Surveying matter only f3/2        
             1874-77 f3/3   1877-95   Surveying matters but also some     
             general estate matters e.g. horse selling.f3/4   1865-68     
             Surveying matters                                            

f.4          Ledger Book, Faithfull family 1846-1856.   Details of        
             purchases of tea, sugar, soap, tobacco, shirts, trousers,    
             blankets, wheat, barley and sundries etc. from differing     
             individuals                                                  

f.5          Wages book 1856-1859 for Springfield employees gives         
             details of wages and payments in cash and kind under each    
             workman and his trade or occupation Members of the family    
             also included.  The name "F.F. Gibson" (i.e. grandson of W.  
             Faithfull is written on the outside), but he is unlikely to  
             have been the writer of the contents                         

f.6          Wages book and cash book 1836-1861.  Payments made under     
             varying headings - individuals wages in cash and kind, but   
             also under activities - mowing, washing sheep, shearing      

f.7          One volume (in very bad condition) labelled 'Springfield     
             Stud Book'.  Entries start on No. 201 and detail 'sire,      
             dem, when foaled, and how disposed' from 1864-1909 with      
             loose leaves to 1913.  Includes separate booklets "Muster    
             of Horses 1854" and "Muster of Horses 1866" and also loose   
             printed items.   Sent to Preservation Services early         
             November 1993.   Returned in non-standard box 12 November    
             1993                                                         

f.8          Certificate awarded to A. Lucian Faithfull by Yass Pastoral  
             and Agricultural Association for Exhibition, 1906, of Ram    
             Hogget.   Lithograph by S.T. Leigh and Co. Sydney -          
             roundels of  cattle, horses, wool bales, sheep, farmyard,    
             harrowing, and allegorical female figure with wheat, sickle  
             and cornucopia.   To be kept flat in folio drawers in        
             Manuscripts Treasury Wing                                    

f.9          Miscellaneous photographs Faithfull family, Springfield,     
             outbuildings and scenes                                      


Manuscript strong room

Gold medal known as the 'bushranger medal'

Guide prepared October 1994. Last updated 7 August 1996