Historical information
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’
Subjects
- 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.
References
- ‘News’ – Shepparton, Vic 20/07/14
- ‘The Educational Magazine’ – August, 1955
- ‘A. W. Howitt 1830-1908’ by Mary Howitt Walker 1966, republished 1980
