Leather Riding Crop

DESCRIPTION

TitleLeather Riding CropObject TypeObjectDatec.1875DescriptionLeather Riding Crop used by the donor's grandfather, William Jones.

It appears this riding crop was altered in later years, from its intended purpose as a carriage driving whip.Provenance and SignifcanceThis leather whip was used by William Jones and his brothers while operating a horse and bullock mail delivery cart between The Quay in Sydney, over Katoomba and the Blue Mountains, to Orange, NSW.

William married Rebecca Whitfield in 1873.

William was accidentally killed at Penrith 11 September 1884 aged 36 years, when he was struck by a train while working as a guard on the Great Western Railway.

William's father, also William Jones, was a convict, transported aboard the 'Exmouth' in 1830. In 1838, he married convict Sarah Hurley in 1838. William work in many fields during his life. At one time he ran a delivery cart service between Parramatta and Sydney. William Jones Snr died at Parramatta in 1902, aged 93 years.
DonorJackson, Lilian

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialLeather and twine.Dimensions70.5cm.x 3cm knob

CLASSIFICATION

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CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsPersonWhitfield, JacobWhitfield, Thomas Daniel

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Leather Riding Crop