| Order number: |
JSS Box 2717
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| Summary: |
Letters sent between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong, Butterfield & Swire Japan and Swire and Yuill Australia. Letters cover general routine business with regards to the Australian Service and focus in particular on the following areas: The letters also refer to the following areas: China Navigation Company application to Australia-Singapore and West Malaysia Outward Shipping Conference [Ausmacon]; cargo handling; the Melbourne agency; New Guinea Australia Line; stevedoring; carriage of warlike material in Vietnam; Crusader; trade in Japan, Indonesia and the South Pacific; refrigerated trade; freight rates; reefer trade, wool trade and mutton trade. Includes subject index
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| Previous numbers: |
CNCO 2605; JSSIII 9/12; JSSII 11/14
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| Extent: |
2 files; 1 box
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| Arrangement: |
Letters are arranged into four groups (to and from Tokyo; to and from Sydney) and are arranged chronologically within each group. The letters are in two files: Jan-Jun and Jul-Dec |
| Access status: |
Open
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| 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
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| Finding aids: |
Handlist available
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| Format: |
Archive
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