Una Fraser’s investigations into the Booth family tree

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Series[UMA-SR-000000158] Personal papers of Una FraserAccession[2007.0053] Papers of Una FraserIdentifierUMA-ITE-2007005300051Scope and ContentIncludes, Booth Family ‘Tree’ listed by J Felix Booth, 1962; four copy negatives [undated] of two late nineteenth century figures, one male, one female and one group of four older males and one group of three middle aged females, c. 1870-1890. The copy negative of the group of four older males have the names ‘Pope, Booth, Hordern and Tom …’ at the lower edge of the copy negative. The copy negative of the single male figure is of the same man listed as ‘Booth’ in the group of four older males; three letters in response to Una Fraser’s enquiries regarding the Booth family’s (Una’s mother’s family) settlement in the Milton area of New South Wales. Includes, letter dated 14 July 1981 from Shoalhaven City Council; letter dated 28 July 1981 from Marjorie Kendall with two accompanying booklets: Nulladolla, published by Milton, Ulladulla and District Historical Society, South Coast, NSW Australia, Dec 1972, booklet includes Una Fraser’s notes on the Booth family history and the Milton School Centenary booklet, The First Hundred Years. Built 1877 - Occupied 1878: Milton Public School, Milton Ulladulla and District Historical Society, ‘King House’, Wason Street, Milton, NSW Australia, Dec 1977 [see p. 20 for Booth family history]; letter dated 31 August 1981 from Hartley L Butson with two photographs of the ‘Booth’s inn at the time of its dismantling about 12 or so years ago prior to which it had been used as a private residence’ and ‘some notes on the Booth family tree’. Also included, references to the Booth family history in an extract from Rev. J H L Zillman’s,
Career of a Cornstalk, 1914 [undated].Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2007.0053 Unit 0001

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CreatorFraser, UnaRoleProvenance

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Date1962-1981

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Una Fraser’s investigations into the Booth family tree