Four items about a bronze medallion of Edith Mary Howitt: 1/ Photocopied letter from Alex Turnbull, dated 15/10/1913 to Mr. A.W. Grieg who on reading an article by Mary E.B. Howitt, is wanting to know which Mary Howitt is represented on the bronze medallion in his possession, executed by T. Woolner dated 1853 Melbourne (2 pages). 2/ Handwritten photocopied letter to Mr. Greig from Mary G.B. Howitt dated 09/01/1914 confirming that Mr. Turnbull’s medallion is indeed of Edith Mary Howitt (2 pages). 3/ Photo copied typed correspondence from Helen Tyzack dated 08/08/1980, from the Australian National Gallery, Canberra, requesting information about Thomas Woolner’s medallions either bronze or plaster. The La Trobe library have been unable to assist, and she was wondering if the Royal Historical Society had any further information (1 page). 4/ Photocopied reply to Helen Tyzack dated 10/09/1980 which, after an exhaustive search, brings several letters to the fore, correctly identifying the medallion as being Miss Edith Mary Howitt, from H.N. Warren, director.historical society of victoria, howitt mary e.b., ‘the howitts in australia’, medals, woolner thomas, howitt godfrey dr, howitt william, authors, howitt edith mary, howitt mary, poetesses, anderson robert mrs., australian national gallery howitt charley, tyzack helen, royal historical society of victoria, turnbull alex h, warren h.m.

3 items about the Howitt family in the 1800s to early 1900s: 1/Twelve photocopied pages from ‘The Educational Magazine’ August 1955. The article is about Dr. Godfrey Howitt, his arrival in Melbourne with his family, the house he lived in in Collins Street before moving to Caulfield, and his other family members. Includes details of his professional life. 2/Newspaper reprinted article from ‘News’ Shepparton, dated 19/07/1960 on the centenary of the start if Burke and Wills’ expedition mentioned the journey made by author William Howitt and his two sons, and about his book he wrote ‘Land, Labour and Gold’, and about son Alfred who became a scientist and later brought the remains of Burke and Wills back to Melbourne. 3/A 15-page booklet written by family member Gwen Webb on the life and work of Alfred William Howitt, explorer, scientist and public servant. Booklet covers prospecting, Burke and Wills, East Gippsland, Bairnsdale, science, public service, and a chronology and his honours and distinctions, printed in 1980, titled ‘A. W. Howitt 1830-1908’howitt godfrey dr., howitt richard, botanists, naturalists, howitt alfred, cussen dr., howard mr., were mr., howitt mary, howitt lane, howitt william, gold rush, writers, ‘grosvenor chambers’, balaclava road, kooyong road, caulfield, howitt william godfrey dr., surgeon, ‘harvard house’, howitt edith mary, anderson edith mary, howitt edward, howitt charles ernest, howitt charlton, scientists, explorers, howitt mrs., webb gwen, howitt a. w., howitt walker mary, howitt alfred william, farms, boothby liney, howitt liney mrs.

There are 3 items about this family of early European settlers in Victoria: 1/A photocopy of an extract “Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina” – Henderson Page 441-442 The Bakewell Family of Burnewang and Tooradin”. It includes a photo of John Bakewell (1807-1888). It contains two pages and describes Bakewell’s property expansion. 2/An original copy of handwritten, unsigned undated research notes on John Bakewell property holdings taken from St Kilda Rate Book (1859-1873). It describes the land allotment. 3/A typed, unsigned, undated extract from 'The Howitts in Australia by Mary Howitt' - Mary Howitt, Vic Hist Mag 1913 Vol 3 No. 1. Reference – Memoirs of a Stockman, Harry Peck, 1853 Map, Foot Plot CCXLVI at Kooyong & Glen Eira Road. It provides a brief outline of the lives of brothers Robert and John Bakewell.the bakewell family, early pioneer families, henderson, bakewell john, port phillip, burnewang, bakewell robert, howitt godfrey dr, lord goderich, tooradin, phoebe, friends' school ackworth, yorkshire, nottingham, shaw john wyberg, plenty river, businesses, goldsbrough richard, goldsbrough mort and company ltd., glaziers, squatters, burnewang, mantons, tooradin, red bluff, torbinurruck, great swamp, brenanah, westernport, numerella, snowy river, orbost, green hills b, caramut, lyall william, mickle john, buckland john, notts, england, balderton, weddings, jane emily, howitt emanuel, farnsfield, lever mary, howitt thomas, heanor, derbyshire, howitt godfrey, scales john, exeter college oxford, downing college cambridge, guerard von, wayne john, south warnborough manor, harrison robert, lord john, jamaica, mary alice, dr. miller, miller john francis compton, emmie joan, mary emily, clifton hotel welbeck street, phoebe alice, anne edith, british museum, land values, settlements, st. kilda, elsternwick, inkerman street, st. kilda east, kew, memoirs of a stockman, harry peck