Sketchbooks of New South Wales by Robert J. Perrott, 1857-1895

PXA 1350

fonds

1857 - 1895

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Watercolours

52915

3 sketchbooks (73 pencil and watercolour drawings) - 29 x 39 cm and 15 x 23.5 cm

Volume 1 is a collection of 20 detailed watercolor and pencil drawings including Port Macquarie, Newcastle, Tenterfield and the wreck of the Ballina, 1857-1888

Volume 1
Inscriptions on verso of drawings:

1. [...] from [...] Hill
2. Port Macquarie home, [August 1872?]
3. [...] below Gundagai residence of Granville Collins, 1857
4. [Unidentified landscape], April 1867
5. [Unidentified landscape], April 1867
6. Wreck of the Ballina taken shortly after being wrecked from below the Public School - wrecked 13th July 1879
7. Wreck of the Ballina, Port Macquarie, as seen from verandah [of] Royal Hotel, 1st March 1879
8. Government House, Port Macquarie, December 18, 1877
9. Port Macquarie from near the Beacon, April 1867
10. Newcastle, 188[6?]
11. New Lambton, 9th January 1886
12. [...] from [Government House?]window [Governor's office?], 1888
13. "Townsend", Waratah near Newcastle, February 18[82?]
14. [Unidentified landscape]
15. Meadow Bank, Kiama, April 18[68?]
16. Tenterfield from near Hospital other side of the River, 1866
17. Spring Hill, Kiama Road, between Kiama and [...]
18. Wreck of the Ballina as seen, 23 February 1879
19. Smelting works for copper ore near Waratah, four miles from Newcastle, 26th July 1881
20. [Unidentified building]


Volumes 2 (23 drawings) and 3 (30 drawings) include identified dated works of Hillston, Ivanhoe, Mount Allen and Armidale, NSW, 1893-1895


Volume 2
Inscriptions on verso of drawings:

21. Shearer's sheds and hut for cooking in at Coan Downs, 8th August 1894
22. Travelling artist, Clavering & Co., High Street, Hillston, 14th August 1894
23. Evening about 4pm on the bank of the Lachlan at Hillston in a straight line from Finch's Royal Hotel, 26th August 1894
24. No.1 - On a bend of the River Lachlan below the R. C. Church where some months ago I held an inquiry into the death of a child. River in flood - [...] - 6th September 1894 between 5 and 6 o'clock.
25. No.2 - Hut immediately below the Convent on path to the preceding sketch taken directly after the former one - [...] 6th September 1894 between 5 and 6 o'clock
26. The Hall of Justice, Mount Hope, 6th October 1894
27. Brewery [...] in Hillston, taken from window of Inn parlour [I occupy?], 20th October 1894
28. Flowers obtained as I travelled to Courts for revision of Electoral Roll. No. 1 called Sandalwood shrub from 10 to 20 ft. No. 2 on road from Euabalong to Mt Hope between second [tank?] and Round Hill in places spread like a carpet. No. 3 in smaller shrubs from Mt Hope to [...] old dividing fence of stations on roadside - like a Salvia. No. 1 24th Oct. at [...] - No. 2 26th Oct.- No. 3 27th Oct, 1894
29. Old dwelling house opposite [Cabot's?] Inn Euabalong with underground [...], drawn from Inn [...] whilst dinner being brought in - on [revision?] duty - 25th October 1894
30. Opposite [Clark's] Inn at Mount Hope taken whilst woman getting breakfast and myself on journey Revising Electoral Rolls for Lachlan, 27th October 1894
31. [Unidentified plant]
32. 11th January 1895. Between Belah Well and Roto fence on road to Mt. Hope about a dozen shrubs [...] the whole way - [...]
33. House now in front of the Police Stables, Hillston, 18th February 1895
34. First Police Stables erected at Hillston, 18th February 1895
35. Green Hills - [Hutchinson?]. Changed horses here from Hillston between 18 and 20 miles [...], 20th February 1895. Journey from Hillston to Sydney on road to [Haroldston?]
36. Stables at Green Hills, 20th July 1895
37. Last place for changing horses on road from Hillston 18 miles from [...] and 30 miles from Green Hills last place taken from top of coach, just before dusk, 20th February 1895
38. St Cuthbert's, Armidale - the residence of my late friend, Dr Turner, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, April 1895
39. [Unidentified landscape]
40. [Unidentified landscape]
41. [Unidentified hut]
42. [Unidentified house]
43. North Head Sydney from end of [tram?] Military Road. Mr [Fox?] in front - took 5 minutes to sketch, 18th May 1895


Volume 3
Inscriptions on verso of drawings:

44. Mrs Richardson [...] washerwoman, 5th April 1893
45. Where Mrs Richardson, washerwoman, formerly resided in [same?] allotment, 5th April 1893
46. Around the corner above Mrs Richardson's, 5th April 1893
47. [Mill?] Hillston from Chinaman's Garden, 5th April 1893
48. Near Government Bridge, Hillston, 7th April 1893
49. Original house at Coan Downs (but one now used for keeping [...] in, 8th May 1893
50. Blacksmith's shop and part of Laird's Store, [Mossgiel?], 27th June 1893
51. Kitchen at Inn Ivanhoe, 29th June 1893
52. Blacksmith's shop and dwelling at Ivanhoe, just below the Inn, 29th June 1893
53. Mr Parson's Store [Mossgiel?] Station, 22nd August 1893
54. Framework covered with canvas and old bags just above the [...] at Hillston, the residence of a [...] wife and children, been there ever since I came here, 29th August 1893. Drawn in my [...] house [...] inquiry into death of William [Tichell?] at hospital - finished same evening by Camp
55. Mount Hope on road to Mt. Allen, 20th October 1893
56. Miner's hut on road to Mt Allen at Mt Hope, 20th October 1893
57. Near first well [...] Roto on private road to Mt Hope, 21st October 1893 [Yarran?] trees
58. Fowl house [...]
59. Second well from Roto on private road to Mt. Hope, 21st December 1893
60. Stock inspectors and miner's office [Mossgiel?], 27th January 1894
61. Mrs Pollard's house, a [...] of hospital at [Mossgiel?], taken after heavy and during heavy rain at [Mossgiel?...], 27th January 1894
62. Cow yard and slaughtering yard at [Mossgiel?...], 30th January 1894
63. Taken from hill at back, [...] House, Coan Downs, first hut put up, 11th July 1894
64. In Elliott's back yard, Ivanhoe, 17th July 1894
65. Huts on roadside, Trida, 19th July 1894
66. [Erenbendery?] Goldfield, 21 March 1894
67. [Erenbendery?] Goldfield, 21 March 1894
68. Pod seeds of vines in a branch entwining trees at [Bangaroon?] Station, Mr Bevan's, 5th May 1894. Inside of pod like beautiful white silk.
69. [...] King of [Narathan?] an aged blackfellow sitting sewing in his gunyah at [...] supposed to be nearly 100 years old, 24th May 1894. [...] means King of all the country - "native"
70. Last house on leaving Mt. Hope on road to Coan Downs. Johnson, [...] an old man, 10th June 1894
71. Mount Hope - house on left hand side of road opposite Johnson's on road to Coan Downs, 10th June 1894
72. Mount Hope, 10th June 1894
73. Bark hut near tank close to town of Mount Hope, 9th July 1894

Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Letterbook of Robert Perrott [Manuscripts Section] while Secretary of the Frederick's Valley Gold Mine in 1852-1855 and a number of sketches made by him while Police Magistrate of various country districts. (Entry in Mitchell Library Committee Minutes, 12 March 1935)

Transferred from the Manuscripts Section. Location number: Uncat. MSS 54 Mitchell Library.

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.878 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012

Volume 1 - inscribed 'Rob J. Perrott', 'R.J.P.' or 'R. J. Perrott' on bottom or on verso of most drawings