Robin King papers, ca. 1969-1998
Robin King papers, ca. 1969-1998
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Date
ca. 1969-1998
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8138 , MLOH 813
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Physical Description
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0.75 metres of textual material and 2 sound cassettes (1 box) - photocopies, manuscripts, printed
1 video tape
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Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Contents
Photocopies and manuscript of letters to Robin King, 28 February 1988-25 May 1998, mainly responding to articles written by him in newspapers and various appearances in the media, and commending his tree-planting scheme for soil conservation and congratulating him on winning various land conservation awards, with photocopies of related news clippin...
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Robin King papers, ca. 1969-1998
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Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2011-2012
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr Cecil Boase King, September 1996, December 1997 and June 1998
Administrative / Biographical history
Cecil Boase King (1908-1998), most commonly known as Robin King, was a farmer from Nimmitabel, Monaro, N.S.W. He was well known for his tree-planting schemes demonstrated from the 1930s on his ‘Sherwood’ property in the Cooma district, using an irrigation system known as Kingline, a variant of keyline. He was also a keen yachtsman having developed...
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MLMSS 8138 , MLOH 813
Record Identifier
9WZRPBoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZRPBoY
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131021
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