Australia General Correspondence

File of correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and John Swire & Sons Pty , Australia regarding the development of business in Australia. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Australian merchanting venture; house accounts; staff and proper...

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Order number: JSS Box 2769A
Date(s) of creation: 1951-1953
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.16.1.1.1
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2769A
callnumber JSS/16/1/1/1
callnumber_txt JSS/16/1/1/1
callnumber-sort JSS/16/1/1/1
scb_alt_ref_no JSSXVI 1/1/2
prefix_number 1
scb_previous_numbers JSS 1145
title Australia General Correspondence
scb_date_creation 1951-1953
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 box
format Archive
description File of correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and John Swire & Sons Pty , Australia regarding the development of business in Australia. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Australian merchanting venture; house accounts; staff and property; Air Beef; Colonial Sugar Refinery; Commonwealth Oil Refinery; cement works; Brisbane shipyard; Brisbane tug and lighter service; Insurance agency; investments; import restrictions; visits from John Swire & Sons; telegraphy. Includes index
scb_arrangement Chronological by sending office
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access No copying without permission
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.0016.001.001.001