Blake and Riggall


Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL 
Activity: Lawyers
Date Range: 1834–1890 
Quantity: 150 metres 
Description: Documents including correspondence relating to the firm, 1856–1870, including personnel, deed of partnership, articles of agreement. Client files 1834–1890, arranged alphabetically. Personal papers and certificates, 1846-1880, including financial papers, wills, marriage certificates, material relating to properties in Melbourne and Hobart, North Brighton Station, East Wimmera. Deeds. 
Listed: Yes listed 
Accession Number: 62 / 4 
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    Accession Number: 62/4

    Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL
    Sex:Group: Business, organisations

    Activity:Lawyers

    Location:Melbourne

    Historical Note: The origins of the firm can be traced back to the 1850 when John Ross and John Clarke were in partnership as attorneys, solicitors and proctors in Melbourne until Ross's retirement in 1857. In 1861 Edward Murphy acquired the practice and entered into partnership with Robert William Nutt in 1865. A new partnership was formed in 1870 between Nutt, Isaac Seddon and Arthur Blake until Nutt left Australia several years later. In 1874 Blake and William Riggall entered into partnership. While strong in general practice, the firm has been notable for representing the interests of Victorian graziers and businessmen, including the management of pastoral investments in Queensland and the Riverina.

    Earliest Date: 1834
    Latest Date: 1890
    Access: Open
    Quantity: 150 metres

    Description: Documents including correspondence relating to the firm, 1856–1870, including personnel, deed of partnership, articles of agreement. Client files 1834–1890, arranged alphabetically. Personal papers and certificates, 1846–1880, including financial papers, wills, marriage certificates, material relating to properties in Melbourne and Hobart, North Brighton Station, East Wimmera. Deeds.

    Persons:Murphy, Edward Joseph
    Ross, John Hunter
    Clarke, John
    Seddon, Isaac Cooke
    Blake, Arthur Blake

    Organisations:Chaffey Brothers

    Places:Melbourne
    Victoria
    Tasmania
    Brighton, North

    Subjects:Land transfer
    Pastoral industry
    Law
    Conveyancing

    Listed: Yes listed
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Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL 
Activity: Lawyers 
Date Range: 1829–1962 
Quantity: 1402 archives boxes and 126 cm. of oversized items and one deed box 
Description: Deeds and correspondence cash books, journals, ledgers, Trust journals; salary books 'Old Wills' series Old alphabetical series Estate and investment management documents Indexes Numbers 3, 4, 9, and 10 (to legal files post-dating the 'Old alphabetical series) R.W.Nutt series: Documents and correspondence relating to the firm 1856–1870; client files 183490; personal papers and certificates (including financial papers) 1850s-1880; Chaffey Brothers series: Legal documents 1887-1905; correspondence 1893–1904; reports and accounts 1891–1900; plans 1887–89; newscuttings 1895- 1901; Parliamentary Papers 1881–1901. 
Listed: Yes listed 
Accession Number: 72 / 44 
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    Accession Number: 72/44

    Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL
    Sex:Group: Business, organisations

    Activity:Lawyers

    Location:Melbourne

    Historical Note: The origins of the firm can be traced back to the 1850 when John Ross and John Clarke were in partnership as attorneys, solicitors and proctors in Melbourne until Ross's retirement in 1857. In 1861 Edward Murphy acquired the practice and entered into partnership with Robert William Nutt in 1865. A new partnership was formed in 1870 between Nutt, Isaac Seddon and Arthur Blake until Nutt left Australia several years later. In 1874 Blake and William Riggall entered into partnership. While strong in general practice, the firm has been notable for representing the interests of Victorian graziers and businessmen, including the management of pastoral investments in Queensland and the Riverina.

    Earliest Date: 1829
    Latest Date: 1962
    Access: Open
    Quantity: 1402 archives boxes and 126 cm. of oversized items and 1 deed box

    Description: Deeds and correspondence cash books, journals, ledgers, Trust journals; salary books 'Old Wills' series Old alphabetical series Estate and investment management documents Indexes Numbers 3, 4, 9, and 10 (to legal files post-dating the 'Old alphabetical series) R.W.Nutt series: Documents and correspondence relating to the firm 1856–1870; client files 1834–90; personal papers and certificates (including financial papers) 1850s–1880; Chaffey Brothers series: Legal documents 1887–1905; correspondence 1893–1904; reports and accounts 1891–1900; plans 1887–89; newscuttings 1895–1901; Parliamentary Papers 1881–1901.

    Persons:Nutt, R.W.
    Chaffey Brothers

    Organisations:Victoria Brewing Co.
    Sorrento Syndicate
    Carlton Brewery

    Places:Victoria
    Western District
    Queensland
    Mildura

    Subjects:Law
    Pastoral investment
    Sugar industry
    Irrigation
    Brewing
    Conveyancing

    Listed: Yes listed
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Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL 
Activity: Lawyers 
Date Range: 1911-1953 
Quantity: 32 cm. (3 archives boxes) 
Description: Three volumes of deeds indexes relating to Blake and Riggall files held at the Archives 1927-1953. The indexes record the name of the client, names of parties, number, year, nature of draft. 
Listed: Yes listed 
Accession Number: 77 / 81 
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    Accession Number: 77/81

    Name: BLAKE & RIGGALL
    Sex:Group: Business, organisations

    Activity:Lawyers

    Location:Melbourne

    Historical Note: The origins of the firm can be traced back to the 1850 when John Ross and John Clarke were in partnership as attorneys, solicitors and proctors in Melbourne until Ross's retirement in 1857. In 1861 Edward Murphy acquired the practice and entered into partnership with Robert William Nutt in 1865. A new partnership was formed in 1870 between Nutt, Isaac Seddon and Arthur Blake until Nutt left Australia several years later. In 1874 Blake and William Riggall entered into partnership. While strong in general practice, the firm has been notable for representing the interests of Victorian graziers and businessmen, including the management of pastoral investments in Queensland and the Riverina.

    Earliest Date: 1911
    Latest Date: 1953
    Access: Open
    Quantity: 32 cm. (3 archives boxes)

    Description: Three volumes of deeds indexes relating to Blake and Riggall files held at the Archives 1927–1953. The indexes record the name of the client, names of parties, number, year, nature of draft.

    Persons:

    Organisations:

    Places:Melbourne

    Subjects:Law

    Listed: Yes listed
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