[Extract of James Ritchie's diary - account of a trip taken into the Western District November-December 1841]

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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-1974008400003Scope and ContentAn account of a trip taken into the Western District November - December 1841. References to Aborigines, hospitality as well as remarks about his impressions of the country that was later to become Blackwood Station. Copied by Arthur Ritchie in 1896 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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CreatorRitchie, JamesRoleProvenance

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Date1841

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Previous System ID1974.0084.00003Finding Aid Reference1/3/2

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Feature CollectionThe Ritchie Family Collection