Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1881-1969. (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Giles family were pioneers in the Northern Territory and managed stations there, notably Elsey Station which was used as the setting for We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn. Harold Stanage Giles (1890-1960) married Lilian Doris Dunlop in 1924. Giles was the manager of Elsey Station (home of Mrs Aeneas Gunn) from 1928 to the 1954 (excluding the years 1946-1950). He also managed Hodgson Station.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1881-1969
Collection alternatively titled as: Giles Family Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Thirteen diaries covering the years 1934-1945 and 1954, as well as photographs, newspaper and manuscript articles about the Elsey Station in the Northern Territory. Included is a photocopy of an article by Ernestine Hill entitled They of the Never Never. The photographs cover the years 1907-1946 and show the Giles family and staff, the engraved Banyan tree, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's visit in 1946, and Aboriginal families living on the station. Also included is a Giles family tree and family correspondence.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
This collection may contain culturally sensitive words or descriptions, some of which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts.
Photographs, newspaper and journal articles and manuscripts, are copies.
Alternative identifier(s)
Alma MMS ID
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gunn, Jeannie, 1870-1961 (Subject)
- Giles family (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Migrated
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.