The papers of the Cranston family includes photocopies of a letter (1874) and a reference (1883). Also include a letter, 1983, from Coleen Moulder, Lismore, N.S.W.

The 1874 letter is from a child, Elizabeth Cranston, to her cousin Richard. Elizabeth mentions her brothers Robert and Charles, schoolboys.

The reference (1883) is for Charles, who is going to seek work in Sydney. The reference is written by Rev. E.A. Lingard, the vicar of St. Luke's.