Series[UMA-SR-000002540] 1/3 Papers and correspondence of James RitchieAccession[1974.0084] RITCHIE FAMILY AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCEPart of Item[1974.0084.00115] James Ritchie correspondence and diary extractsIdentifierUMA-ITE-1974008400002Scope and ContentShort account of events from 1841 to 1850. Copied by Arthur Ritchie in 1896 from the original which was at that time in the possession of Blackwood Ritchie. Details of value of land and state of sheep, numbers shorn etc. In 1842 James Ritchie took out a license covering the area that became the Blackwood run. Freehold was secured, and the ownership successively passed to James' brothers Daniel (a doctor who had previously served nineteen years as a Royal Navy surgeon) and John, then to Daniel's son Robert (also a businessman and politician, his son Alan and grandson Robin Ritchie. The successive Ritchie generations have nurtured the prosperous pastoral interests, particulary their merino stud.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1974.0084 Unit 0001Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
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