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This collection is an accumulation of items donated to the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society by various families, businesses, community groups and individuals. It includes personal letters, family photographs, rainfall records, postcards, diaries, farm records, business ledgers, scrapbooks, cards, certificates, and other ephemera.
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This probate document relates to the Will and Testatment of "Hugh Mackay, otherwise McKay, late of Mile Gully in the Parish of Manchester in the County of Middlesex and Island of Jamaica, Planter and Gentleman" who died on 5 July 1834. Administration of his Will was granted to John Jean Mackay, the brother of the deceased.
Various receipts; Letters; An agreement between Alexander Davidson and George Forsyth re sale of land; Letter re Wagga Wagga Bridge Company controversy from Frederick M Darley; Titles of pieces of music and note re acknowledgement of receipt
This plan depicts an area of land labelled as Bullingbong Plain (an estimated area of 17943 acres) and includes the location of the house paddocks, the house, stable yard and stables. Also marked are Government Mark Trees, "Irvine's Claim", Bullenbong Creek, and Blind Creek.
The full title of this framed plan is: "Plan of the Run called Bullinbong. Murrumbidgee District. Occupied by Mr. Alexander Davidson." The plan is signed by WM McCulloch, surveyor, February 1st, 1856.
![De Gruchy & Co.'s New Squatting Map of Riverina District of NSW shewing all the townships, reserves, roads, stations, &c. &c. with their appproximate boundaries and replete with general information to the latest dates: togehter with alphbetically arranged index of all the Squatting Stations 1877 [lithograhed and published by De Gruchy & Co. 21 Elizabeth St, Melbourne]](/uploads/r/rw/2/3/2/2329958d34e3787632452358fbdab31cb6144f92eb72528525c1933913b33d80/RW5_070_142.jpg)
Papers belonging to Henry Pickering mostly relating to No. 111 No Surrender Loyal Orange Lodge, Wagga Wagga, including By-Laws, a subscription card (for the No. 15 King William 3rd Loyal Orange Lodge, Newtown), lecturer certification for Lodge No. 134 (Forbes) and No. 111 (Wagga)), a flyer advertising 12-13 July 1891 celebrations in Wagga Wagga, and a publication sheet entitled "Some Reasons for the Need of the Orange Institution".
Bank Pass Book belonging to Miss Margaret Nugent, and receipts and invoices addressed to Mr James Nugent of Umbango from businesses including The Daily Advertiser, Hanson's Co-operative Butchery and Refrigerating Chambers, Hume Pastures Protection Board, Newtown Butchery, R.G. Nesbitt (furniture warehouseman), W Martin and Co (tailors and outfitters), Bailey and Baumer (monumental masons), Charles Hardy and Co (building contractors), Prescott Ltd (farm and dairy produce), and David Copland and Co.
