Letters
William Grant Broughton to Reverend H. T. Stiles, Sydney, Jan. 8, 1840 |
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This letter, written in response to a personal request from George Cox, authorised Reverend Henry Tarlton Stiles of Mulgoa to baptised a young ‘native female’. Although Archbishop Broughton did not mention Diana by name, known dates and circumstances make it highly unlikely that he was referring to anyone but Diana. |
George Cox of Mulgoa, letter to his sons |
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In 1847, George Cox wrote a number of letters to his son George Henry including one in which he referred to the death of James Knight, the husband of Diana's eldest daughter Sarah. These letters were published in 1980 by Cox's descendants G.C. Cox, R.W. Cox and E. Hickson who have kindly given us permission to reproduce the relevant letter For more information see: The Diana / COX family connection. |
Marcia Rutter letter |
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A personal account of her family's connections to Diana written by descendant, Marcia Rutter. |
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Special Documents
Cemetery records |
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Dubbo and District Family History Society Vol. 5: Church of England, Section R2, page 25
This document shows the burial record for Diana's daughter Jane Vitnell (nee RAYNER) (d.1919) and Jane's husband George (d.1905) |
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Other records |
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Application of William Phillips for permission to marry Diana. | 176 Kb |
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List of persons applying for the publication of banns St Thomas’ Church, Mulgoa, reg. 1840. This list shows Diana and William Phillips as applicants for the publication of marriage bans. | 956 Kb |
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Mudgee census 1891. Census district 20, Mudgee, county of Wellington showing Shadrack Rayner of Piambong. (Source: Bureau of Statistics; 1891 Census Collectors' Books. SRNSW: CGS 683 [2/8406], Reel 2545) | 331 Kb |
Dubbo and District Family History Society |
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| These pages were reproduced with the kind permission of the Dubbo and District Family History Society. For information on purchasing these books contact the Society. | ||
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Pioneer register: Dubbo and Western Region of NSW, Vol. 1
Page 267 outlines the life of Diana's granddaughter Caroline Vitnell, the daugher of Diana's daughter, Jane. |
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Pioneer register: Dubbo and Western Region of NSW, Vol. 2
Details of Diana and her children including a short biography The following pages are reproduced:
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Mudgee Historical Society documents |
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| The following documents were prepared by Society President John Broadley and are reproduced here with his kind permission: | ||
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Resume of George COX and George Henry COX |
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Notes of Diana and the Piambong area |
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Marcia Rutter documents |
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In 1991 Marcia Rutter, the great-granddaughter of Diana's daughter, Jane Vitnell, deposited at AIATSIS a copy of the information that she had collected on Diana and her family. Many of the documents on this website come from Marcia's collection and have been reproduced here with her kind permission. Worthy of highlighting is Marcia's short biography on Robert and Diana Rayner and family. The documents have been assembled into a manuscript and added to our catalogue (AIATSIS call number PMS 5084) |
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Mudgee Times Tuesday August 10, 1875Mudgee as it is. Situation and general description |
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Mudgee Guardian and Northwest Advocate, Monday May 5, 1902 |
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This is the first page of the issue of the Mudgee Guardian from the day following Diana's death and gives some idea of what Mudgee would have been like at the time. | 215 Kb |
