Dreadnought Association - records, 1890-1997
Dreadnought Association - records, 1890-1997
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Date
1890-1997
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6448/Boxes 1, 3-8 , MLMSS 6448/Boxes 2X, 9X-10X
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Textual Records
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Textual Records - (typescript)
Photographs
Textual Records - (printed)
1.50 metres of textual material (7 boxes and 3 outsize boxes)
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Fonds
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Contents
BOX 1
1980-1995; minutes of annual general meetings of the Dreadnought Association
1970-1996; correspondence with Government House, Sydney
1982-1984; correspondence, mainly with Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority, concerning a commemorative plaque honouring the Dreadnought boys
BOX 2X
1911-1938; registers of apprentices at...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Dreadnought Association - records, 1890-1997
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Notes
General note
See also Dreadnought Trust records, 1909-1939, including an index to names of boys, at ML A4990 - A4995 (preservation microfilm copy at CY 1165: 623 frames).
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Bill Wilson, President of the Dreadnought Association in 1998
Administrative / Biographical history
In response to the growing German Naval power and presence in the Pacific during the early years of the 20th century, the Lord Mayor initiated a public appeal to buy a battleship for the Royal Navy. The name of this class of battleship was Dreadnought. Within months of the fund coming into being the Federal government decided to create its own Roy...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6448/Boxes 1, 3-8 , MLMSS 6448/Boxes 2X, 9X-10X
Record Identifier
1Lj2R859
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Lj2R859
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Reference code
153054
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