C.O. (Charles Overend) Garbutt Archive
Charles Overend Garbutt, 1848-1906, came from Yorkshire to Australia at the age of sixteen with his mother and brothers. He married during a visit to England in 1871. In 1878 he bought Woodleigh station on the upper Herbert River and took up adjoining country which he named Tirrabella. In the early 1900s he suffered severe stock losses due to pleuropneumonia and cattle tick. He died in 1906. His handwritten diaries for 1897, 1899 and 1903 tell of his daily life and his gold mining ventures. The diary for 1897 includes two accounts of General Meetings of Balcoona Shareholders' and Director's Reports. The archive consists of original diaries and photocopies of them.
Archive Location: 3R
Detailed Listing
COG/D/1 Diary 1897
COG/D/2 Diary 1899
COG/D/3 Diary 1903
COG/XD/1 Xerox of diary of 1897
COG/XD/2 Xerox of diary of 1899
COG/XD/3 Xerox of diary of 1903
