Abstract
Material relating to the Rawson family, early settlers of the Pioneer River, Mackay.
Scope and content
This collection contains manuscripts, photographs, photographic albums, ephemera and printed material relating to the Rawson Family and the establishment and development of "The Hollow" cattle station at Port Mackay. Contained also are family histories of the Rawson family and material relating to activities of several family members until the 1940s.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 13 series
Description
2 diaries; 3 voyage journals; 12 photograph albums; 5 scrapbooks; 1 letterbook; 1 bible; loose photographs and other related material.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Rawson brothers Charles Collison Rawson, Edmund Rawson and Lancelot Rawson established the cattle station "The Hollow" on the Pioneer River at Mackay in 1866. The Rawsons were also involved in the sugar and coal industries. Charles Rawson was also an active figure in the North Queensland Separation movement. In 1877 and 1878 Rawson went on expeditions to Mt. Dalrymple.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access. 24 hours notice required. Please contact Queensland Memory, State Library of Queensland for more information.
Copyright status
Multiple copyright statuses.
Library Board of Queensland
Notes
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons.
Custodial history
Consigned to Christie's by Merrick McCallum, who had offered this material to the John Oxley Library in November 1998. It is assumed that Mr. McCallum had acquired the collection from a friend who possibly bought the house of a sister of Gilbert Rawson's wife. Gilbert Rawson is believed to have been the only grandchild of Charles Rawson. Gilbert is believed to have died in Sydney in 1982 without issue.
Preferred citation
2967, Rawson Family archive, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.