Ramsay Family Papers 1855-1920

Letters written by Susan Ramsay, most being addressed to her father, William Fullerton Lindsay-Carnegie, her mother having died when Susan was a child. Other letters are addressed to her uncle and to individuals named Mary and Mr Carnegie. 

Subjects include: boiling down sheep for tallow; a description of the house at "Rosalie Plains"; times of meals; problems of keeping food in the heat and from insects; isolation; shearing; new neighbours from Tasmania; her garden; birth of children; servant problems; mail held up by floods; Aborigines; Louis Hope building a brick house at Kilcoy; separation of the colony of Queensland; vaccinating the children; sale of the station to Wienholt and Kent; Hope’s relations with the Aborigines; journey to Brisbane; staying at Captain Wickham’s residence; lodgings in London; bad voyage back to Australia; sugar venture with Hope; Robert’s attendance at Parliament; life at "Eton Vale"; changes in sheep farming; the introduction of fencing; climate and potential of Darling Downs; Robert’s budget speech. 

Also included is a map showing the location of the station, a sketch of "Rosalie Plains" station, a plan of the house, and a photograph of Robert Ramsay. 

Four folders, primarily containing letters from R.C. Ramsay to his father, Robert Ramsay, who had retired to England. Robert Christian Ramsay (1861-1957) was the fourth son of Robert and Susan Ramsay. The letters and other papers deal primarily with the management of "Oondooroo" Station, Winton. 

Four folders containing letters and other papers. Earlier letters are handwritten, later letters are typed.

Two letterbooks containing correspondence from R.C. Ramsay.

• The first letterbook contains copies of correspondence from Robert Ramsay to several individuals, including his son Edward and his brother Frank. The letters in this book are handwritten. 
• The second letterbook includes several letters to newspapers giving his opinion on a range of topics, including patriotism and World War I. Also included are letters to his brother Frank on war-related matters. A number of newspaper cuttings on assorted topics are also included. Most of the letters are typed. 

This series consists of four items. The first is a photocopy of a biography of Robert Christian Ramsay (1861-1957), compiled by his son Alexander Ramsay. The remaining items are collections of typed reminiscences by R.C. Ramsay. The biography is based on these reminiscences. 

Subjects include school life at Warwick; a trip to England on the ship "Bangalore" in 1874; school at Elstree and Harrow; holidays with relations in Scotland; Trinity Hall, Cambridge; return to Australia in 1883 on the "Parramatta"; journey to "Winbar", "Winbar" sheep station, 1883; "Eaton Vale", 1884; sheep droving; fauna of Darling Downs; problems with rabbits, dingoes and crows; tour of north western Queensland; purchase of "Oondooroo" station from Schollick Brothers, 1886; purchase of sheep; water supply; grass fires; his horse propelled fire extinguisher used to make fire break; visit from Banjo Paterson and circumstances of composition of "Waltzing Matilda"; shearers’ strike of 1891; division of "Eaton Vale-Harrow"; introduction of telephone; purchase of "Elderslie", 1895; horse buyers; journey to Rockhampton by train and trolley; 1900 drought; marriage to Olive Vross, 1907. 

History of "Eton Vale" and "Harrow" stations by Robert Ramsay’s grandson, entitled "Harrow: Cambooya, Darling Downs, Queensland".