Tracking A.B. Triggs and his collections.Arthur Bryant For the restaurant, see . Sir Arthur Bryant, CH, CBE (18 February 1899 - 22 January 1985), was a widely popular British historian, and columnist for the Illustrated London News. Triggs was born in 1868 at Chelsea, London Coordinates: Chelsea is an area of west London, England bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. , England. His family included his younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
adv. 1. From that place; from there: flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow. 2. From that circumstance or source; therefrom. 3. Archaic From that time; thenceforth. to their son. Triggs had a daughter by his first marriage and two daughters and two sons by his second. Their names were, respectively, Jessie, Annie, Dora, Inigo and Gordon. He died at his home 'Linton' at Yass in New South Wales on 9 September 1936. His funeral took place on 12 September 1936 under Presbyterian rites in Yass. Mrs. May Triggs died in 1945. Triggs' obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald in September 1936 records that at one time he owned or leased the following properties: "in the Yass District they included Douro Plains, Otterbourne, Narrengullen, Blomfield, Sugarloaf, Wee Jasper, Taemas Vale and Beder. Properties in other parts of the State included Wirchillaba, Tara, Eremeran, Moonagee, Merri Merrigal, Yarrandale, Willie Ploma, Long Plain, Currangorambla, Uabba, North Merrowie, Noah Whoey and Ballandry". Another property that Triggs owned was Coan Downs in the Lower Darling Squatting squatting /squat·ting/ (skwaht´ing) a position with hips and knees flexed, the buttocks resting on the heels; sometimes adopted by the parturient at delivery or by children with certain types of cardiac defects. District. He bought it in 1912, sold it to Robert McGeech in 1914, and McGeech sold the property back to Triggs in 1924. It then remained in his hands or those of his estate until 1953 when it was divided as part of a closer settlement scheme. A. B. Triggs was a serious collector with many varied interests including art--both etchings and paintings, books--Dickens, Shakespeare and religious works especially early bibles were of much interest to him, coins, incunabula incunabula (ĭn'ky  năb`ylə), plural of incunabulum [Late Lat.,=cradle (books); i.e. and manuscripts. Walter T. Spencer in his book
(1923) records that Triggs had the idea of establishing a small Dickens
Museum at Yass. While Triggs had some extraordinary pieces of
Dickensiana nothing ever came of the idea --unfortunately.
In the 1920s--in 1924 in particular--at least three catalogues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc different parts of Triggs' collections appeared. Two he seems to have compiled himself and had printed in Yass and one--the catalogue of his remarkable coin collection such as it then was--was produced for him in London. In 1938, after A.B. Triggs' death, Mrs. May Triggs presented his Greek and Roman coin collection to the Nicholson Museum The Nicholson Museum houses the University of Sydney's collection of antiquities, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is located at the southern entrance to the Quadrangle of the Main Campus of the University of Sydney. at the University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" Australian universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance. . In September and November 1945 two sales were held by James R. Lawson, the Sydney auctioneers. The first sale was held at 'Linton', the Triggs' home and lasted four days. The second sale was held in Sydney and lasted three days. The sales were held following the death of A.B. Triggs second wife who was also considerable collector in her own right especially of fine lace. The title page of the September 1945 sale catalogue reads: "Catalogue/of/The Valuable Period Furniture/Rare Art Treasures/ A Collection of Important Pictures/The Library of Valuable Books/ Costly Household Appointments and Effects/ ... /and/the whole of the costly effects and domestic requisites/contained throughout the residence/ "Linton"/Yass--N.S.W./to be sold by public auction/on/ Tuesday, 11th September, 1945/and the three following days/ ...". The catalogue has an introduction. Of the books the following is stated: "The Library of Books is most exstensive and contains many rare volumes, including magnificent 14th and 15th century Illuminated Manuscripts, Rare Old Bibles, including a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle [certified complete by Bernard Quaritch], the "She" Bible, the first edition of the Bishop's Version, fine examples of chain binding, and many others, together with Dickensiana, Shakespeariana, Australiana, Incnabula, Numismatica, finely bound editions of the Standard Authors, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedia[s], and general literature on many subjects". The section of the September 1945 catalogue listing the books begins with lot 806. The listing is very brief in each case--usually recording only the author's surname SURNAME. A name which is added to the christian name, and which, in modern times, have become family names. 2. They are called surnames, because originally they were written over the name in judicial writings and contracts. and a 'short' title. Often lots contain more than one item. Lots 806 to 1029 are listed under the heading 'general'. Lots 1030 to 1063 are 'Australiana'. Lots 1064 to 1110 are again 'general'. Lots 1111 to 1146 are 'Incunabula, Manuscripts and early printed and extra illustrated books'. The descriptions in this section of the catalogue are more substantial than for other parts of the library, presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. because of the complexities of describing them at all. Lots 1146a to 1197 are 'Dickensiana'. Much of this material was acquired from Walter T. Spencer in London. A.B. Triggs is mentioned in Spencer's book "Forty Years in My Bookshop". According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. James Tyrrell James Tyrrell (c. 1450 – May 6, 1502) was an English knight, a trusted servant of King Richard III of England. His main claim to fame is that he is supposed to have confessed to murdering the Princes in the Tower on Richard's orders. in his 1952 comments about A.B. Triggs, "Spencer once said to Sir Marcus Clark that his two best customers were A.B. Triggs and Fred Wymark [of Angus and Robertson] ...". Lots 1198 to 1217 are 'Shakespeariana'. Lots 1218 to 1299 are 'Numismatica', one of Triggs' major collecting interests as evinced by the 1924 (see below) printed catalogue of his coin collection as it then was. The coin catalogue was compiled by the firm of Spink & Son in London and printed at Macon in France. Mention is made of the Greek and Roman coins in Triggs' collection in the 1945 and 1948 Handbooks of the Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney (see below). Mrs. May Triggs gave them the coins in 1938. Lots 1300 to 1426 are 'Dictionaries, Encyclopaedia[s], Reference Books and [the] conclusion of General Literature'. Unfortunately the descriptions in this section of the catalogue are very limited, often including words such as 'and two others', or similar, and subject headings singularly lacking in useful information, such as 'Essays and Philosophy: 7 vol[umes]'. However, despite the often perfunctory per·func·to·ry adj. 1. Done routinely and with little interest or care: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting. 2. Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care. catalogue entries, the lots 806 to 1426 still portray a remarkable collection of books. The cover of the November 1945 catalogue reads as follows: "Catalogue/of/The A.B. Triggs Collections/of/Historical Documents and Autograph Letters/Old Master Drawings/Historic and Modern Laces/Coins, Tokens and Medals/to be sold by public auction/at/ The Gallery Salerooms/236 Castlereagh Street, Sydney/on/Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th/November, 1945/ ...". This catalogue has a foreword fore·word n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author. foreword Noun an introductory statement to a book Noun 1. which states the following about the historical documents and their ilk: "The Historical Documents, Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, probably form a unique collection, including, as it does, one of the finest Tudor documents extant, the Royal Letters Patent signed by Edward VI and his council of Regency sealed with the great seal of England, togeter with Manuscripts, Historical Documents and Letters signed by the Kings and Queens of England since the first Tudor Sovereign, Foreign Documents of Historic interest, Autograph Letters and Documents of Statesmen, Authors, Naval and Military men, documents of Australian interest, and Miscellaneous items, mainly purchased from the famous London firm of Messrs. Maggs Bros., and catalogued by them for the late Mr. Triggs. It is from that catalogue that the present description is taken". The Royal Letters Patent An instrument issued by a government that conveys a right or title to a private individual or organization, including conveyances of land and inventions. Although Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the U.S. signed by Edward VI Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine. Henry had made arrangements for a council of regents, but the council immediately appointed Edward's uncle, and his Council of Regency fetched the sum of 150 guineas at the sale. It is item 13 in the catalogue. In his 1952 book James Tyrrell states that it was bought by private collector in Sydney and that at the time of his writing--some seven years after the sale--it remained in Sydney. It is intriguing to note that item 99 was a manuscript by Inigo Jones (1573-1652), the famous architect who designed many buildings. It was a narrow oblong vellum vellum: see parchment. quarto quar·to n. pl. quar·tos 1. The page size obtained by folding a whole sheet into four leaves. 2. A book composed of pages of this size. page described 'As to bail for William Stepney, who was under his recognisance Noun 1. recognisance - (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited recognizance for 40 pounds'. The person who partially annotated this copy of the November 1945 catalogue was more interested in the works of art and the laces and embroideries than in the other items in the catalogue. Some of the works of art fetched high prices given that this was a 'colonial' sale held not very long after the end of World War II End of World War II can refer to:
adj. 1. Producing no fruit. 2. Unproductive of success: a fruitless search. See Synonyms at futile. but nonetheless bemusing to consider the prices that might be reached today--some would be very great indeed. Curiously none of the several catalogues of elements of Triggs' collections is listed in the sale catalogues of 1945. Only Bidgnod's intriguing article (1997--see below) lists them, but does so without any bibliographical detail. In his book of 1952 (see below) James R. Tyrrell, founder of the well known Sydney bookselling firm, wrote: "The Dickens cheque was only one of the interesting Dickens items and many other fine things I purchased at the quite remarkable Triggs sale at Yass, New South Wales, only a few years ago (in 1945). I was invited up to the beautiful homestead there to price the collection of treasures prior to the sale. As well as the Dickens section, there was a grand library of fine books, as good a collection of rare coins as I have ever had the pleasure of handling in quite a lot of experience, and a valuable collection of historic and beautiful laces, made for queens and empresses and princesses, which had been Mrs. Triggs's special interest. I think I might fairly describe the Triggs sale as the greatest of its kind ever held in the country in this country". Tyrrell goes on to record some of the items he bought and to whom he in turn sold them. An autograph autograph Any manuscript handwritten by its author; in common usage, a handwritten signature. Aside from its value as a collector's item, an early or corrected draft of a work may show its stages of composition or “correct” final version. letter by Sir Walter Scott was acquired by W. Farmer Whyte [journalist and biographer biographer Clinical medicine A popular term for a Pt who describes his/her own medical history of W.M. Hughes] then living in Canberra. Another remarkable letter was written by Bligh during his short-lived governorship of New South Wales--it became part of the collection of Edward Hirst Edward Hirst is a photojournalist, researcher and technology and communications consultant based in the UK. Biography A photojournalist since 1986. His work has been published on the covers of most UK national newspapers, and many magazines. , Managing Director of British General Electric. Professor Ford of Sydney University purchased a Pepys signed document. A number of letters by famous Americans Tyrrell sold to an American who took them back to their country of origin. In 1952 Tyrrell still had in his possession "a Leichhardt letter, written to P.S. Thomson in Sydney just after Leichhardt's return from crossing the Australian continent from east to north". Tyrrell goes on to describe in detail the Royal Letters Patent signed by Edward the Sixth and his Council of Regency and sealed with the Great Seal of England. At the moment that is where the quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the information about A.B. Triggs and his collections rests. Hopefully more information will come to light--in which case this quest will be revisited. To augment the text above an attempt at a bibliography of items about or by A.B. Triggs is appended, as is an initial family tree. Towards a bibliography relating to A.B. Triggs: (Article in the Pastoral Review of 1911 about A.B. Triggs.) note: this item is yet to be seen. It is mentioned by W.A. Bayley in his book on Yass (1973--see below) Johns, Fred. 1913 Fred Johns's annual/for 1913/showing/Who is Who/in Australasia/A record of the prominent people/of the time/ ... /second year of Issue. Prominent people: 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant, of Linton, Yass, pastoralist of New South Wales, one of the sheep kings of Australia'; pages 129-130. Adelaide, South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. . note: in this article Johns qoutes The Pastoralists' Review on Triggs' operations. Possibly the words are flora the 1911 article noted above. Johns, Fred. 1914 Fred Johns's/annual/mainly a record off Australasia's prominent people/ (incorporating Who is Who in Australasia)/ ... /third year of issue. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant, of "Linton", Yess, N.S.W., one of the Sheep Kings of Australia'; page 210, column 1 Sir Isaac Pitman Noun 1. Sir Isaac Pitman - English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) Pitman & Sons, Ltd., London. note: this article names Triggs' children as Jessie Ritchie Triggs (born 26 April 1893), his daughter by his first marriage; Annie Bryant (born 6 March 1904) and Dora Brenda (born 11 April 1905), his daughters by his second marriage; and Inigo (born 12 February 1907) and Gordon (born 4 August 1910), his two sons. Johns, Fred. 1922 Who's Who/in the/Commonwealth of Australia. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant (New South Wales)'; page 275, column 2 Angus & Robertson Ltd., Sydney, Australia Triggs, A.B. 1922 Catalogue of a collection of drawings of the English, French, German, Dutch, Flemish, Italian & Spanish schools, by and attributed to artists named and prints illustrating the various methods of engraving engraving, in its broadest sense, the art of cutting lines in metal, wood, or other material either for decoration or for reproduction through printing. In its narrowest sense, it is an intaglio printing process in which the lines are cut in a metal plate with a : in the possession of A.B. Triggs--Yass, N.S.W. 20 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates [A.B. Triggs, Yass, N.S.W.] note: this is entry 44794 in the Australian National Bibliography 1901-1950. No other Triggs' collection catalogues appear in the Bibliography. Spencer, Walter T. 1923 Forty Years in/My Bookshop. Edited with an introduction by/Thomas Moult/with illustrations in/colour and black and/white. Chapter VI, pages 77-88, is headed as follows: 'My Friends across the Atlantic. Henry Heinz, the/Pickle-maker, and Robert Hoe Robert Hoe (1784-1833) was born in Leicestershire, England. He was indentured to a joiner, in 1802 emigrated to the United States, worked for a time as a master carpenter, and subsequently was an associate of his brothers-in-law, Peter and Matthew Smith, in the business of the Printing Press./A Millionaire or Two./And the Dickens Museum in the Australian Bush.'/noting that pages 86-88 are about A.B. Triggs. Pages 86/87 read in part 'And now for Mr. A.B. Triggs, of Australia. I have known no more enthusiastic collector than Mr. Triggs, brother of the well-known English author of "The Garden of England." His home is at Yass, in New South Wales,.... He left the old country thirty-eight years ago with ten pounds in his purse, and he told me that he had suddenly conceived a desire to see England again, and while he was here, to collect material for a small Dickens museum at Yass.' Constable & Company Ltd./London. note: this copy is inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. in black ink by Walter T. Spencer to The Rev. Canon Hughes and was purchased from Peter Arnold
Peter Arnold is a landscape architect and community designer. His recent projects include: City of Brentwood, College of Marin, Sir Francis Drake High School and Red Hill Park. in Melbourne. Spink & Son Ltd. 1924 Catalogue of a collection/of Greek, Roman/and/English Coins/in the possession of A.B. Triggs--Yass, New South Wales; 6, 194 pages. Spink & Son Ltd., London; printed at Macon in France. note: this copy is bound in modern green buckram buck·ram n. 1. A coarse cotton fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding. 2. Archaic Rigid formality. adj. by Capital Bookbinders of Canberra with the original heavy paper wrappers In data mining and treatment learning, wrappers were used by Ron Kohavi and George John. Their idea was to wrap their treatments learners in a preprocessor that would search to make subsets from the current set of attributes. bound in. It is inscribed to Stan. Lipscombe and dated 29 June 1956 by Max Lawson of the Sydney firm of auctioneers. Triggs, A.B. 1924 Catalogue of the Collection of Historical Documents and Autograph Letters. [A.B. Triggs], Yass, New South Wales Yass is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. The name appears to have been derived from an Aboriginal word, "Yarrh" (or "Yharr"), said to mean 'running water'. Yass is located about 280 km southwest of Sydney, on the Hume Highway. . note: this item is quoted a number of times by K.V. Sinclair in his work (1969--see below). This writer has not seen a copy. Its pagination (1) Page numbering. (2) Laying out printed pages, which includes setting up and printing columns, rules and borders. Although pagination is used synonymously with page makeup, the term often refers to the printing of long manuscripts rather than ads and brochures. is not known but Sinclair indicates that it is illustrated. Johns, Fred. 1927 Who's Who/in/Australia/1927--8./A record of the careers of prominent and/ representative people of the time. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant (New South Wales)'; page 254, column 2 Printed at the Hassell Press for the Author and Publisher, Fred Johns Fred Johns (March 22 1868 - December 3 1932) was an Australian biographer. Johns was a son of Ezekial Johns of Cornwall, England, he was born at Houghton, Michigan. He was educated in the west of England, and coming to Australia in 1884 obtained a position on the , Adelaide, South Australia. note: Triggs owned a copy of this volume. International Press Service Association. 1929 Who's Who/in Australia/1929/Biographical sketches and photos/of representative commercial,/professional, financial,/pastoral, and business/ men of Australia/third issue. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant'; column 2, page 1343 (no photograph) Compiled and published/by/International Press Service/Association/Heed Office: Wingello House, Sydney/Australia. note: this item records the following as some of the properties that Triggs then owned--Fort Bourke, Wirchilleba, Bedooba and Coan Downs; note also: Triggs owned a copy of this volume. Knox, Errol G. MCMXXXIII [1933] Who's Who/in Australia/VIIIth edition 1933-34/incorporating Johns's Notable Australians and being/a record of the careers of prominent and/ representative people of our time. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant (N.S.W.)'; page 306, column 1 The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia; printed by The Herald Press, Melbourne, Victoria. note: this volume was issued by The Herald in Melbourne, the Daily Telegraph in Sydney, The Advertiser in Adelaide, the Daily Mail in Brisbane, the West Australian West Australian commonly refers to people or things from Western Australia. Specific things to which it may refer include:
Knox, Errol G. 1935 Who's Who/in Australia/IXth edition 1935/incorporating Johns's Notable Australians, including/an Australian knightage Knight´age n. 1. The body of knights, taken collectively. and companionage, and/being a record of the careers of prominent and/representative people of our time. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant (N.S.W.)'; page 461, columns 1 and 2 The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria. note: Triggs owned a copy of this volume. International Press Service Association. 1935 Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame in Australia/1935/Biographical sketches and/photo[graph]s of representative/commercial, professional,/financial, pastoral, and/business men of Australia. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant'; page 1087, column 1, with a photographic portrait Compiled and published by/International Press Service Association/Head Office: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. note: Triggs owned a copy of this volume. Sydney Morning Herald. 1936 [Obituary]: Colourful colourful or US colorful Adjective 1. with bright or richly varied colours 2. vivid or distinctive in character Adj. 1. career/Late Mr. A.B. Triggs/Once Australia's greatest sheep owner. Sydney Morning Herald 11 September 1936, page 8, with a portrait Campbell, Reginald. 1936 Obituary/Mr. A.B. Triggs. Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 1936, page 23 note: Campbell was at this time Usher of the Black Rod Black Rod n. The chief usher of the British House of Lords. [After the rod carried as symbol of the office. in the New South Wales Parliament and had at one time been a member of Triggs' staff. Davis, J.A. and A.J. Shearsby. 1936 Memorial to A.B. Triggs--[a letter] to the Editor of the Herald. Sydney Morning Herald 11 November 1936, page 6 note: Davis was Mayor of Yass and Shearsby was Secretary of the A.B. Triggs Memorial Fund. Lawson, James R, Auctioneers. 1945 (cover title) Catalogue/"Linton"/Yass ... N.S.W.; (title page reads) Catalogue/off/The Valuable Period Furniture/Rare Art Treasures/A Collection of Important Pictures/The Library of Valuable Books/Costly Household Appointments and Effects/ ... /and/the whole of the costly effects and domestic requisites/contained throughout the residence/"Linton"/Yass--N.S.W./to be sold by public auction/on/Tuesday, 11th September, 1945/and the three following days/.... 22.1 cm. wide x 28.9 cm. long, brown light card covers with overlapping edges, 96 pages; no price list, not annotated James R. Lawson/Licensed Fine Art, Furniture and General Auctionears/236 Castlereagh Street, Sydney Castlereagh Street in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a major north-south street in the centre of the Central Business District. It runs from Hunter Street in the north to Hay Street near Belmore Park in the south. The street is one-way southbound to traffic. . Lawson, James R., Auctioneers. 1945 (cover title) Catalogue/of/The A.B. Triggs Collections/of/Historical Documents and Autograph Letters/Old Master Drawings/Historic and Modern Laces/Coins, Tokens and Medals/to be sold by public auction/at/The Gallery Salerooms/236 Castlereagh Street, Sydney/on/Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th/November, 1945/.... 20.9 cm. wide x 29.1 cm. long, yellow heavy paper covers with the cover printed in wine red ink red ink Health administration A popular term for financial losses. Cf in the Black. , overlapping cover edges, 104 pages; no price list, but pages 5 to 15, 46-60 62 to 66 are annotated in pencil with the prices. James R. Lawson/Licensed Fine Art, Furniture and General Auctioneers/236 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. [McDonald, A.H., A.D. Trendall and G.R. Mauton]. 1945 Handbook to the Nicholson Museum. University of Sydney, Syney, New South Wales. note: Dr. Samuel Angus Samuel Angus (August 27 1881 - November 1943) was professor of New Testament and Church History at St Andrew's College in Sydney from 1915 to 1943. His outspoken views of Christian theology were criticized by the Presbyterian Church of Australia, leading to formal charges of heresy. , sometime curator of the Museum 'secured ... the A.B. Triggs collection of Greek and Roman coins' (page 2). In part three of the volume--'Aspects of Greek and Roman Daily Life'--section III is headed 'Coinage and Business'. "The Museum possesses a large number of Greek and Roman coins, some of which formed part of the original collection of Sir Charles Nicholson For other persons named Charles Nicholson, see Charles Nicholson (disambiguation). Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet (November 23 1808 - November 8 1903) was a British-Australian politician and the first speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Council. but the bulk of them, comprising the A.B. Triggs collection, were presented by Mrs. Triggs through the good offices of the late Professor S. Angus". The discussion about the Greek end Roman coins comprises pages 171-181 of the Handbook of which this is the first edition. 1500 copies were printed; note also: the names of the authors of the Handbook are taken from introduction by Professor A.D. Trendall who was Curator of the Museum at the time. [Stewart, L.R., Dr.--.Eilers, A.D. Trendall, G.R. Manton, A.P. Treweek, L.F. Fitzhardinge]. 1948 Handbook to the Nicholson Museum; second edition. University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales. note: Dr. Samuel Angus, sometime curator of the Museum 'secured ... the A.B. Triggs collection of Greek and Roman coins' (page 2).In part four of the volume--Aspects of Greek and Roman Daily Life' section III is headed 'Coinage and Business'. "The Museum possesses a large number of Greek and Roman coins, some of which formed part of the original collection of Sir Charles Nicholson, but the bulk of them, comprising the A.B. Triggs collection, were presented by Mrs. Triggs through the good offices of the late Professor S. Angus". The discussion about the Greek and Roman coins comprises pages 355-365 of the Handbook of which this is the second, revised and expended ex·pend tr.v. ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends 1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on government operations. See Synonyms at spend. 2. edition. 2100 copies were printed; note also: the names of the authors of the Handbook am taken from introduction by Professor A.D. Trendall who was Curator of the Museum at the time. Buttrose, Ian (compiled by). 1950 The Friends of the Public Library of South Australia. A short history of the Society with a brief description of the more important books presented by it to The Public Library of South Australia. 1945-1946: [item] I. Antiphonal--identified as being from the Triggs' collection by K.V.Sinclair (his item number 157) in his work of 1969 (see below)--with a coloured plate of one leaf on page 14 (of Buttrose); [item] 2. Biblia Latina Metrica--identified as being from the Triggs' collection by K.V. Sinclair (his item number 158). Neither item is identified as coming from the Triggs' collection by Buttrose. 20.3 cm. wide x 25.3 cm. long, grey-blue card covers, with a photograph of the then Public Library building pasted on the front cover below the cover heading. Printed by The Advertiser Printing Office, Adelaide, South Australia. note: in the group of items presented to the Library in 1944-1945 mention is made of an item purchased at auction in Yass, New South Wales (Buttrose page 34). Which item--five were acquired in this period--is the one in question is uncertain because only numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5 are described by Buttrose. Item 5 could be the item but it is not so identified by Sinclair (1969). Tyrrell, James R. 1952 Old books, old friends/old Sydney. Chapter VIII (8): pages 118-124 are comments about the 1945 Triggs' sales, and between pages 120 and 121 is a double-sided photographic plate illustrating two items from the collections. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, N.S.W. Jervis, James. 1955 (Article about the life of A.B. Triggs in the Farmer and Settler). note: this item has yet to be seen, but is referred to in W.A. Bayley's book on Yass (1973--see below) The photograph of ARTHUR BRYANT TRIGGS is from: International Press Service Association. 1935 Who' s Who in Australia/1935/Biographical sketches and/photos of representative/commercial, professional,/financial, pastoral, and/business men of Australia. 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant'; page 1087, column l, with a photographic portrait Compiled and published by/International Press Service Association/Head Office: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. (unsigned unsigned Adjective (of a letter etc.) anonymous Adj. 1. unsigned - lacking a signature; "the message was typewritten and unsigned" signed - having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter" article). 1962 Triggs, Arthur Bryant (1868-1936). The Australian Encyclopaedia The Australian Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia focussed on Australia and its history. It was first published by Angus and Robertson in two volumes in 1925. The Encyclopedia was initiated in 1912 as a historical and biographical record under the directorship of Charles H. , volume IX [9]: page 37, column 1 The Grolier Society of Australia, Sydney, N.S.W. Sinclair, K.V. 1969 Descriptive catalogue of/Medieval and Ranaissance/Western Manuscripts/in Australia. General index: pages 249, 250, 253, 418, 419, 420 and 421 have mentions of or references to A.B. Triggs. Sydney University Press Sydney University Press http://www.sup.usyd.edu.au/operated as a traditional press from 1962 to 1987 and was re-established in 2003 under the management of the University of Sydney Library http://www.library.usyd.edu. , Sydney, N.S.W. note: pages 248-249, item 157, an Antiphonarium, in Latin, 15th century, was formerly in Triggs' collection and is now in the State (formerly Public) Library of South Australia, illustrated on page 455 of Sinclair's work; pages 249-253, item 158, a group of items, in Latin, 14th century, also now in the State Library of South Australia The State Library of South Australia is the official library of the Australian state of South Australia, located in Adelaide. It is the largest public research library in the state with a collection focus on South Australian information, and general reference material , and acquired by the then Friends of the Public Library in 1945 at the sale of the Triggs' collection; pages 418 to 421 record 'missing' manuscripts-items 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 and 243 were all once in A.B. Triggs' collection. The last item above was Edward VI (Sinclair wrongly states Edward I Edward I, 1239–1307, king of England (1272–1307), son of and successor to Henry III. Early Life By his marriage (1254) to Eleanor of Castile Edward gained new claims in France and strengthened the English rights to Gascony. ) (1537-1553), King of England Noun 1. King of England - the sovereign ruler of England King of Great Britain king, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom . Royal Letters Patent signed by him and by his Council of Regency ... . My understanding of this item was that it was bought at the 1945 sale by a representative of the Royal Library at Windsor Castle Windsor Castle: see under Windsor, England. Windsor Castle Principal British royal residence, on the River Thames in Windsor, Berkshire, southern England. . I cannot now verify that suggestion. It is illustrated in the 1924 catalogue (see above) according to Sinclair. Bayley, William A. 1973 Yass/Municipal centenary history. Yass Municipal Council, Yass, New South Wales. note: Bayley has references to Triggs as follows: chanter chanter: see bagpipe. 9, 1893-1913--on page 80 he states that the new Presbyterian Church in Yass was opened by Miss Jessie Ritchie Triggs, grand-daughter [n her Mother's side] of the first Presbyterian Minister in Yass. The church had/has two stained glass windows Stained Glass Windows was an early broadcast television program, broadcast on early Sunday evenings on the ABC network. The program was a religious broadcast, hosted by the Reverend Everett Parker. The program ran from September 26, 1948 until October 16, 1949. presented by the McBean and Triggs families. The second Mrs. Triggs was a member of the McBean family; on page 81 Bayley refers to the visit to Yass by Sir Harry Rawson Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, KCB, RN (England, November 5, 1843, – November 3, 1910, London), is chiefly remembered now for having overseen the British 'Punitive Expedition' of 1897 that burned and looted the city of Benin, now in Nigeria. , the Governor of New South Wales, who with his daughter was brought from Yass Junction railway station into Yass riding in Mr. A.B. Triggs' sociable; chapter 11, 1927-1939--on page 102 is recorded the death of A.B. Triggs. Bayley mentions that Jessie Ritchie Triggs became Mrs. Reid. He refers to a 1911 article about Triggs in the Pastoral Review. Mention is also made of the Triggs memorial gates at the main entrance to Victoria Park in Yass. They were opened officially by the Hon. J.N. Lawson M.H.R., Minister for trade and Customs, on August 16, 1939. Bayley also states that James Jervis wrote Triggs' life story in the Farmer and Settler in 1955. It is perhaps ironic that in 2003 that the current writer is interested in Triggs--in as much as James Jervis was this writer's great-uncle. Freeman, Peter. 1982 The Homestead--a Riverina Anthology. Part Two: [chapter] 7. The Lower Darling Squatting District: Coan Downs, especially pages 144 and 145, with a photograph of A.B. Triggs at the top left: of page 145 Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Victoria. Cowan, James (written by) and Colin Beard (photography by). 1983 The River People. Billabong--[part 1] Merri Merrigal, pages 124-131--page 131 is full page coloured photograph showing Jim Triggs and his son, and in the wall behind them is a framed black and white photograph of Sir Sidney Kidman Sir Sidney Kidman (9 May 1857 – 2 September 1935) was a pastoralist in Australia and owned huge tracts of land. Kidman was born near Adelaide. His father died when he was just six months old. standing alongside A.B. Triggs. Jim Triggs is A.B. Triggs' grandson. A.H. & A.W. Reed Pry. Ltd., Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. note: this book is about the Lachlan River Lachlan River Chief tributary of the Murrumbidgee River, central New South Wales, Australia. Rising in the Great Dividing Range, it flows northwest and turns southwest, joining the Murrumbidgee after a course of 930 mi (1,500 km). in central New South Wales. It is a very well illustrated folio (1) Text management software for the professional reference publishing market from Fast Search & Transfer, Oslo, Norway and Boston, MA (www.fastsearch.com). Known as FAST Folio since its acquisition in 2004 from NextPage, Inc. volume. Walsh, G.P. 1990 'Triggs, Arthur Bryant (1868-1936)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) is a multi-volume project published by Melbourne University Press. The ADB project has been operating since 1957 with staff located at the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. , 1891-1939, Stay-Z, volume 12: pages 263-264 Bidgood, Jeff. 1997 A collection of catalogues. Biblionews 22(1): 17-27, issue 313, March; illustrated with a copy of A.B. Triggs' bookplate bookplate, label pasted in a book to indicate ownership, also called ex libris [Lat.,=from the books of]. The bookplate is usually of paper on which heraldic or other designs are engraved or printed. The earliest printed bookplates date from c.1480 in Germany. on page 26 note: the father-in law of the author of this article was the last Superintendent of Triggs' Pastoral Estates and an executor executor n. the person appointed to administer the estate of a person who has died leaving a will which nominates that person. Unless there is a valid objection, the judge will appoint the person named in the will to be executor. of Triggs' estate. The catalogues recorded in the article are I) Greek, Roman and English Coins [1924]; 2) Oil paintings and water colour drawings; 3) A collection of drawings [1922]; 4) Laces and embroideries (antique and modern); 5) Historical documents and autographed letters [1924]; 6) The Lawson's sale at "Linton" in September 1945; and 7) The Lawson's sale in Sydney in November 1945. Unfortunatley the article does not give precise bibliographical details of the catalogues. Dates in [--] are drawn from other sources. TRACKING A.B. TRIGGS AND HIS COLLECTIONS A Triggs Family tree: Father--James Triggs; married Celia Anne (nee Bryant)--Mother Arthur Bryant Triggs, born 30 January 1868, died 9 September 1936 H. Inigo Triggs, younger brother, born 28 February 1876, died 8 April 1923 Arthur Bryant Triggs married first Maria Sophie Ritchie 29 June 1892 Jessie Ritchie Triggs, daughter, born 26 April 1893 married--Mrs. Reid Mrs. Maria Triggs died in 1897 Arthur Bryant Triggs married second Mary (known as May) Mafia McBean, 6 March 1901 Annie Bryant, daughter, born 6 March 1904 Dora Brenda, daughter, born 11 April 1905 Inigo, son, born 12 February 1907 Inigo Triggs son is James, born c. 1940 James married Mary, and they have a son Gordon, son, born 4 August 1910 Arthur Bryant Triggs died 9 September 1936 Mrs. May Triggs died 1945 |
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