| 1881-1887 |
Postcards |
Postcards from Mrs Buchanan to Bessie Rouse |
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Bessie list |
List of names of people -presumably for children’s party? Bessie’s handwriting |
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Story |
Short story, about children: The Little Help written by Bessie? |
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Recent visitors with sketches; missing part; (believed to be visitors to Rouse Hill, by Bessie Rouse), |
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Notes |
Phrenological estimate of Miss B Buchanan’s character |
| 1867 |
Diary |
Bessie Buchanan, Letts Diary No 12 for 1867, green hardcover, 16 x 10 x 1.2 cm |
| 1868 |
Diary |
Bessie Buchanan, Letts Diary No 12 for 1868, green hardcover, 16 x 10 x 1.2 cm |
| 1869 |
Diary |
Bessie Buchanan, Renshaw’s No 11 Diary for 1869, hardcover, 15 x 9.5 x 1 cm, irregular entries |
| 1887 |
List |
Bessie Rouse List of written correspondence |
| 1894 |
Photo |
Bessie on Conrad |
| 1900s |
Scrapbook |
Bessie Rouse’s scrapbook; misc newspaper cuttings, births, deaths, weddings etc |
| 1900s |
Book |
Bessie Rouse Address Book |
| September– November 1901 |
Diary Notes |
loose pages of diary entries in Bessie’s hand, noting Bessie’s trip with Kathleen to Qld |
| 1903, 1906 |
Exercise Book |
Marble cover exercise book – poems and acronyms (to her grandsons) by Bessie in her hand |
| 1908-1924 |
Book |
Bessie Rouse’s Visiting and Visits Book Several books joined together; her visitors to Rouse Hill, (as well as her trip to London) at front; her visiting n second part; third book is sale of work ’Sewing Guild’; 1908,09,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 |
| 1915 |
Exercise Book |
Marble cover exercise book – written pencil first page of notes - Books 1915, full book, with brief review Bessie’s handwriting |
| 1917 |
Book |
Books and summaries |
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Drawings |
Small sketches by Bessie Rouse 3 Small cut out horses, 3 other drawings, in pencil, by Bessie Rouse? 1 pencil drawing, Christmas Card Greeting, from Dudley Batty to Maude Small oval drawing in ink of dog, Rover; by Bessie Rouse? Watercolour landscape Watercolour, landscapes, both sides |
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Poems |
Under the Palms; ‘The School of Sorrows’ Found with Bessie Rouse papers, but not in her hand |
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Verse |
Sunday morning 4 pages, purple, black edged paper |
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Poem |
July 18th in Memory of your dear son Norman (2 copies) |
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Poem |
As storm clouds rise on the azure skies. |
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Story |
At Last, 20 pages |
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Story |
William Rufus |
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Story |
Millies visit |
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Poem |
A birthday wish |
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Poem |
Sunshine |
| 1906 |
Poem |
In view of the Blue Mountains, Christmas 1906 |
| 1919 |
Poems |
For Bonnie’s pussy Xmas card; For A R; Birthday A P (Annie Perry) |
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Poem |
Only a little basin blue, Rouse Hill, December 27 to Annie Perry) |
| 8 April 1920 |
Poem |
A game of False Reports |
| 1923 |
Poem |
One that I love, with love most true |
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Poem |
Ben Bolt, I page in pen, draft? In pencil |
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Poem |
Bonnie and Jo |
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Poem |
Neddy, Rouse Hill June 16 |
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Poem |
Birthday wishes for Geoffrey, 6 October Rouse Hill, (3 copies) |
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Poem |
Roderick (2 copies) |
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Poem |
Roderick, on his birthday, 26 July |
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Acrostic |
Acrostic – Gerald, Noel |
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Acrostic |
Acrostic – Edwin |
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Acrostic |
Acrostic – Miriam |
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Poem |
No more to Gameboy’s prancing tread |
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Verses |
Letter puzzles, acrostic – Rouse Hill, Annie Grant, Elsie, May, Madeline, Mary, Laura |
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Poem |
Blondin (horse) |
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Poem |
Our stroll |
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Verse scraps |
6 notes in pencil on part pages, 1 in pen |
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Verse |
Several verses (not by Bessie Rouse) |
