South Seas Odds: Ships' Papers

Box 7: Papers on the 'John Williams' and relations with the Australian Ship Committee, 1920-27 Box 11: Papers, correspondence, publicity materials etc. on various ships including 'John Williams' I to VI, the 'Duff', the 'Harriet', the 'Camden', and the 'Messenger of Peace', 1911-1946 Box 12: Corresp...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Odds/Box, etc.
Date(s) of creation: 1894-1995
Level: Sub-Series
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Odds/Box, etc.
Summary: Box 7: Papers on the 'John Williams' and relations with the Australian Ship Committee, 1920-27 Box 11: Papers, correspondence, publicity materials etc. on various ships including 'John Williams' I to VI, the 'Duff', the 'Harriet', the 'Camden', and the 'Messenger of Peace', 1911-1946 Box 12: Correspondence, blueprints, photographs, publicity materials re. 'John Williams' V, VI, and VII, 1930-62 Box 15: Chief Officers log book 'Olive Branch' from Sydney to New Guinea, 1900-1901; Chief Officers log book 'John Williams' [IV] from Sydney to New Guinea & the South Seas, 1909; loose pages from the log book 'John Williams' [IV], from Sydney to Papua, 1920; Chief Officers log book 'John Williams' [IV] from Sydney to the South Seas, Voyage 100b, 1927; Chief Officers log book 'John Williams' [IV] from Sydney to the South Seas Voyage 102a, 1928; Chief Officers log book 'John Williams' [IV] from Sydney to the South Seas, 1929; Chief Officers log book 'John Williams' [V] from Grangemouth to London, 1930 Box 16: Series of 7 Chief Engineer's log books for the 'John Williams V' for 1930-1940; Series of 7 'John Williams V' Deck log books for 1938-1940 Box 17: 4 loose volumes, Chief Officers log books of the 'John Williams V', 1930 Box 18: Plans and instructions for making a wooden model of the 'Duff'; The 'Duff' model kit, in card; plans for making a scale model out of wood of the 'John Williams VI'; 'Coral Island', Beru, Gilbert Islands, model and instructions; LMS centenary medal, 1895, showing the 'Duff', and press cutting; Share certificate for the Missionary Steamer, John Williams, 1894; Share Certificate for 'John Williams IV', 1 Jan 1895; 4 letters from Roger Turpie, Captain of the 'John Williams IV', to Alan Smith, 1896-97. Also torn sheet. Includes duplicate photocopies; record and souvenir brochure for the 'John Williams IV', presented to Ralph Wardlaw Thompson on the occasion of his visitation to New Guinea and the South Seas, 1897. Includes drawing of the ship, coloured maps of the missionary voyages; letter referring to the 'John Williams IV' log books in Australian archives; 2 pages of blueprint from Chief Engineers log book of the'John Williams IV', 1894-95; 'John Williams VI' souvenir brochure re: naming ceremony, 1948; 'The Quest of the Silver Doves', by Richard Connaughton. Manuscript concerning the voyage of the 'Duff', 1995; 'The Pilot manual and ideas book. Material for children produced by the LMS', includes log book, record card, set of badges and 'Compass for pilots captains' - a guide to the Children's organisation of the Congregational Church, 1960s; typescript photocopy 'Lessons on the Ships'. Set of lessons for schoolchildren, c.1962; material relating to the collecting activities in support of the 'John Williams VII', including collecting boxes and envelopes, badges and postcards Please also see the collection of blueprints & technical drawings of 'John Williams' ships (reference: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Blueprints, Boxes 1-2), listed separately.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Format: Archive