Question about Agnes Charlotte (Smith) Dwyer

Question

Agnes Dwyer was not only a clairvoyant, she was also involved in Spiritual Churches on the North Coast, Sydney and in Brisbane. How would I go about finding if anyone holds her personal papers covering these matters and her life in general? She appears to have been a great traveller, bringing her healing arts to the towns between Sydney and Brisbane, but especially the North Coast.

Answer 1

Agnes Charlotte Dwyer was professionally known as "Madam Langdon".

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/80758684?searchTerm=%22agnes%20charlotte%20dwyer%22&searchLimits=notWords|||requestHandler|||anyWords|||exactPhrase=agnes+charlotte+dwyer|||dateTo|||dateFrom|||sortby=dateAsc

A few tidbits of information:

Daily Observer Saturday 28 September 1918, Page 1.
Wanted Known - Madam Langdon
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105029361?searchTerm=madam%20langdon&searchLimits=

Daily Observer Saturday 5 October 1918, Page 1.
Wanted Known - Madam Langdon
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105042502?searchTerm=madam%20langdon&searchLimits=

Singleton Argus Tuesday 14 June 1921, Page 2.
Send off to Madam Langdon:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/80780187?searchTerm=madam%20langdon&searchLimits=

The New South Wales State Archives, hold a file under Business and Company Records 1903-1922 for Madam Langdon

Reference:

MADAME LANGDON
Business and Company Records 1903-1922
Item No: [2/8547] | File No: 29941 | Nature of Business: Herbalist | Place of Business: Lismore 

Number: INX-48-21757
Title: MADAME LANGDON
Index Name: Business and Company Records 1903-1922
Name of Firm: MADAME LANGDON
Nature of Business: Herbalist
Place of Business: Lismore
Person Carrying on Business: DWYER, Agnes Charlotte
Date of Registration: 23 Jan 1918
File No: 29941
Item No: [2/8547]
Index Number: 48

Source: https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=INDEX1811499&context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,agnes%20charlotte%20dwyer&offset=0

If nothing else comes up, the answer to your question may well be found in that file.

Comments

What an awesome response, Erin. I guess the Trove website is the best place to start :)

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Thank you Raewyn, its really nice that someone appreciated the answer.