China Navigation Company Eastern General Letters

Letters to and from John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Butterfield and Swire in Sydney relating to routine business matters including Japan and Australia trade, the management of cargo shipments, routine upkeep, conversion and sales of vessels. In particular these files...

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Order number: JSS Box 2565 A&B
Date(s) of creation: Mar 1961- Jun 1962
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2565 A&B
Summary: Letters to and from John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Butterfield and Swire in Sydney relating to routine business matters including Japan and Australia trade, the management of cargo shipments, routine upkeep, conversion and sales of vessels. In particular these files cover: Australia/Eastern shipping conference; BH Pty shipments; fleet details, amendments and instructions; Crusader carryings; sailing schedules; tariff amendments; Includes subject index Letters from March 1961 - July 1961 are in Box A Letters from August 1961 - June 1962 are in Box B
Previous numbers: CNCo 2328
Extent: 1 box; 2 files
Arrangement: Letters are arranged geographically into four sections: to the East, from the East, to Australia and from Australia and are arranged chronologically within these sections.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
User restrictions: Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Format: Archive