[Maslyn Williams Christmas Island photographs]
[Maslyn Williams Christmas Island photographs]
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1910-1979 (Most are dated from 1912 to 1935, with the remainder taken in the 1950's and 1970's)
Call Numbers
PXB 293 (v.1)
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 45 silver gelatin photoprints - 4 photonegatives, b&w - 1 postcard, col.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A contents list compiled by Maslyn Williams is available in the Mitchell Library Original Materials Reading Room at PXB 293
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Maslyn Williams Christmas Island photographs]
Notes
General note
"The first known settlers on Christmas Island were members of the Clunies Ross family who used the island as a staging place when sailing between their home island of Cocos and the trading centres of Batavia (now Jakarta) and Singapore
Although they called there mainly for fresh water, fish and shelter, the Ross men started a garden to grow...
Signature / Inscriptions
Most are annotated and dated on reverse
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased 1985
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 293 (v.1)
Record Identifier
1Ljmz3a9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1Ljmz3a9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
52741
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