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Australian Tobacco Investigation minute book, ca. 1927-1930

Australian Tobacco Investigation minute book, ca. 1927-1930

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkR3Dv9

Australian Tobacco Investigation minute book, ca. 1927-1930

About this item

Full title

Australian Tobacco Investigation minute book, ca. 1927-1930

Date

ca. 1927-1930

Call Numbers

MLMSS 9916

Record Identifier

9gkR3Dv9

Reference Code

1005899
Physical Description

Contents

0.30 metres of textual material (1 box) - typescript

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Contains minutes of Executive Committee Meeting of the Australian Tobacco Investigation into the feasibility of growing tobacco in Australia, held in Melbourne.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Australian Tobacco Investigation minute book, ca. 1927-1930

Notes

Signature / Inscriptions

"Brampton's Patent Instantaneous Binder" with typed label laid down at front board.

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from Antipodean Books, 20 December 2016

Appraisal note

This is the only known copy of the privately compiled Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of this investigation.

Collection history

This is likely the copy of the American Director of Investigations, C. M. Slagg.

Administrative / Biographical history

The Australian Tobacco Investigation scheme was financed by the Commonwealth, the (Australian) States, and the British Australasian Tobacco Company, and conducted growing experiments throughout Australia in an effort to duplicate the quality of American tobacco. Although tobacco growing and manufacturing already existed in Australia on a local scal...

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 9916

Record Identifier

9gkR3Dv9

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkR3Dv9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

1005899

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