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Title
Gibson family papers, 1852-1968
Call number
MAV/FM4/5682
Level of description
fonds
Date

1852-1968
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
910876
Physical Description
1 microfilm reel of textual records - positive
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

John and Marion Gibson were the first free settlers in the Hay District, New South Wales. They had arrived from Scotland in 1854 and leased land at Gunbar in 1876. Their eldest son, Robert, was Mayor of Hay in 1892, 1902 and 1903, and other members of the family were prominent in community affairs of Hay and Gunbar.
Scope and Content
a. Gibson family. Miscellaneous papers, 1852-1968
b. Gibson, John. Note book, 1911
c. Gibson, John. Note book, 1914-1917
d. Nixon, Arthur. 'A history of Gunbar farm and District', 1950
Copying Conditions
Reproduction Restricted
Original held by
Originals in possession of J. Alan Gibson, Hay, NSW¶Filmed by W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd., 1971
Description source

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-201C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
General note

Master and duplicate negatives also held
Name
Gibson, John
Gibson, Robert
Gibson, Marion
Subject
New South Wales--Genealogy.
Land settlement--Australia.
Family--New South Wales--History.
Place
Hay Region (N.S.W.)
Gunbar, NSW
Riverina (N.S.W.)

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