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University of New England and Regional Archives, Heritage Centre
 
[Repository details]
Reference:A0344
Date Range:1716 - 1953
Description:

A large and varied collection of Dangar family and business documents, including inter aliis the marriage bond of William Dangar and Elizabeth Pike (1724), the Will of William Dangar of East Looe in Cornwall (1785), copies of the journals of Henry Dangar dealing with his survey of the Liverpool Range, c.1824 (of which the originals are held by the Mitchell Library), the agreement between Henry Dangar and the Australian Agricultural Company for Dangar's employment as a manager (1829), the Will of F.H. Dangar (1874-77), the Will of W.J. Dangar (1886), catalogues of the most impressive coin collection assembled by H.C. Dangar (1953), correspondence amongst Peter Dangar, E.C. Rowland and others on the history of the Dangar family (1947-52), the Will of M.M. Dangar (1956), the Will of L.A. Dangar (1957), records of Dangar land dealings in Sydney, the Hunter Valley, New England and Queensland, papers relating to the partnership of Dangar Bros (1870-97), correspondence on the management of Dangar properties in Cornwall (variously dated), and a small quantity of photographs.

Quantity:4 Photographs (3 m)

Reference:A0235
Date Range:1866 - 1868
Description:

Journal. Dangar letterbook, 1878-1896. Microfilm copies of: (i) Business letterbook of A.A. Dangar, 1878-1896 (1137) (ii) A short account of Thomas Spencer's trip to Australia, January 1866 - July 1868. (M38).

Formats:2 reels mfm
Related Entities:Spencer Family

Reference:A296 & 296a
Date Range:1846 - 1894
Description:

Copies of Dangar family correspondence, 1846-1862 and1889-1894. This accession also contains copies of a biography of William Dangar (1800-1860) by Elisabeth Dangar, published 1964, and an explanation of the Last Will and Testament of Henry Dangar based on research by J.B. Dibbs (typescript, 1964).

Formats:7 folders and containing 47 letters

Reference:A0980
Date Range:1994 -
Description:

Lecture:'The Dangar Family in Singleton'


Reference:A1017
Date Range:1857 - 1922
Description:

Papers including some business correspondence exchanged among R.C. Dangar, Henry Dangar, F.H. Dangar and A.H. Palmer, dating variously within the period 1857 - 1867; a small group of legal documents, mostly of a financial nature, from the same period; and a collection of copies of Dangar birth, marriage and death records.

Formats:18 folders

Sub-series Title:Dangar, Henry Family Documents
Reference:A0103a
Date Range:1865 - 1888
Description:

Baptismal record of the children of Henry Cary Dangar and Lucy Jane Lamb.

Related Entities:Dangar, Henry (1796 - 1861)

Title:Letterbook
Reference:A0235
Date Range:1878 - 1896
Description:

Spencer's Journal, 1866-68. Microfilm copies of: (i) Business letterbook of A.A. Dangar, 1878-96 (M37); (ii) A short account of Thomas Spencer's trip to Australia, January 1866 - July 1868. (M38) Albert Augustus Dangar (1840-1913) was born at "Neotsfield" near Singleton, N.S.W., the fourth son of Henry Dangar, surveyor and pastoralist. As a boy he spent 3 years at sea; but in 1858 was placed at "Gostwyck" station, Uralla where he studied stock-breeding. In 1863, he took over the management of "Gostwyck" and other Dangar properties. A.A. Dangar was uniformly successful both as a stockbreeder and as a businessman. He died at Baroona near Singleton, on 5th April, 1913.

Quantity:2 Reels Microfilm
Related Entities:Dangar, Albert Augustus (1840 - 1913) | Dangar, Henry (1796 - 1861)
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Published by The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 5 April 2004
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Updated: 23 February 2010
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