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Creator: R. B. Ritchie & Son Pty Ltd [ - ]
1978.0077 RB RITCHIE & SON BUSINESS PAPERS - Access: Open
Incorporated with first accession. Finding Aids: Not listed
1984.0122 FARM AND BUDGET RECORDS 1923-1983 Access: Open
Records relating to Blackwood Sheep stud which was established c.1966. Including, merino breeding, marketing, publicity, windmills, fencing products, financial records and a Agricultural Investments Australia Limited report commissioned by RB Ritchie on Blackwood and land use. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1985.0083 RITCHIE BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE AND INVESTMENT RECORDS 1859-1986 Access: Open
The records relate to company governance such as registration and reporting processes, company share information and board minutes. Files about the distribution of company and family assets and restructuring of the company and the dividing up of company and family assets amongst the children of Alan Ritchie. Subsidiary companies including Goatfell Investments, Cairntoul Investments, XY Pty. Lt Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1974.0084 RITCHIE FAMILY AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE 1749-1964 Access: Open
Family correspondence 1838-1967; general correspondence mainly concerning the Blackwood property and related pastoral interests c.1860-1900; correspondence relating to boundary and fencing agreements, land licences, land purchase 1844-1882; wool clip accounts and sales 1860-1961; station diaries 1874, 1896, 1900-1909, 1925-1926; stock accounts 1870-1959; accounts 1855-1947; genealogical papers. D Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
2014.0026 ALAN RITCHIE FAMILY AND R.B. RITCHIE & SON BUSINESS RECORDS 1946-1999 Access: Open
The following series consists of 5 volumes relating to the management of the R.B. Ritchie and Son Pty. Ltd. farm and A.B. (Alan) Ritchie’s personal affairs. It includes a volume with the title “Super and Fencing” which was used to record statistics for the management of the farm including for hay making areas, farming, super spread, odd weights and costing of trial paddocks. It also includes th Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1986.0136 RITCHIE FAMILY AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE 1894-1972 Access: Open
Correspondence and personal records of A.B. (Alan) Ritchie Daniel Ritchie, Lillian Ritchie and Robin Ritchie. Several volumes of Alan Ritchie’s inward and outward correspondence which is arranged alphabetically. Much of this relates to business e.g. running R.B. Ritchie and Son or his own personal business e.g. corresponding with government departments, banks, accounting companies, solicitors, eq Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE
1989.0078 RB RITCHIE & SON BUSINESS PAPERS 1908-1957 Access: Open
Memorandum and articles of association; minutes, share certificate, valuations, deed of sale to Soldier Settlement Commission. Finding Aids: Yes listed ONLINE: see consolidated list at 1977.0068
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