The Archer Letters – Letter Eleven
View Letter 11 written from Fitzroy Terrace in Melbourne on 1 September 1866:
The Archer Letters – Letter Ten
View Letter 10 written from Penola on 8 May 1866:
The Archer Letters – Letter Nine
View Letter 9 written from Penola on 3 April 1866:
The Archer Letters – Letter Eight
View Letter 8 written from Penola on 13 December:
The Archer Letters – Letter Seven
View Letter 7 written from Penola on 7 October 1865:
The Archer Letters – Letter Six
View Letter 6 written from Penola on 14 September 1865:
The Archer Letters – Letter Five
The letter written by Fr Julian to William Archer from Penola on 5 September 1865, merits more than a cursory glance. It is, once again, full of questions and demands of his good friend but, as he says “Who have I to look but you?” He is grateful that William has recommended a microscope that […]
The Archer Letters – Letter Four
On 1.6.65, Fr Julian Tenison Woods wrote to his friend, W H Archer Esq, from Penola. This letter perhaps proves what good friends these two really were because anyone else might have taken umbrage at receiving a letter in which most of the sentences are questions! The letter does, however, accompany a hair specimen from […]
The Archer Letters – Letter Three
In this month’s letter (16.5.1865) Fr Julian Tenison Woods writes to William Archer from Penola. From it we get a glimpse into the number of people with whom Fr Julian had contact. He tells William Archer that he has responded to criticism from Fr Bleasdale, President of the Royal Society of Victoria and asks him […]
The Archer Letters – Letter Two
In a letter written from Penola on 5.4.1865, Fr Julian Tenison Woods writes to William Archer in a bantering tone. He will not be abbreviated with his words, as obviously William Archer had been in his letter of 21st! Fr Julian’s sense of humour comes through, as does his praise of the work that William […]
The Archer Letters – Letter One
This letter from Fr Julian Tenison Woods to “My dear Sir”, William Archer, is rather a long one with a considerable number of explanatory endnotes. However, it is far from a tedious read! Written from Penola towards the end of 1863, it is a good example of Fr Julian’s command of the English language, his […]
The Archer Letters – Introduction
In 1980, Sr Anne Player [1] read 33 letters representing the exchange between Fr Julian Tenison Woods (1832-1889) and William Henry Archer (1825-1909) over the years 1863 – 1889. Anne realised that these letters gave a different glimpse of Fr Julian, situating him within Australian society of the time and revealing aspects of his life and […]