[From James Ritchie at Blackwood to Daniel Ritchie, 14 December 1855]

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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-1974008400004Scope and ContentFrom James Ritchie at Blackwood to Daniel Ritchie. James "bought a great deal of land" (8,000 acres) at Mount Rouse. Run capable of grazing 40,000 sheep. Describes how he has discovered a method of "washing and dressing" (drenching) sheep so that he can do as many as 8,000 per day. 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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Date14 December 1855

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Previous System ID1974.0084.00004Finding Aid Reference1/3/3/1

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Feature CollectionThe Ritchie Family Collection