Letters from the estate of Sir James Joynton Smith
Letters from the estate of Sir James Joynton Smith
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1918-1937
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MLMSS 10477
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Fonds
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Contents
Handwritten letter from Sir Walter Davidson, Governor of New South Wales, to Sir James Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney,
announcing the armistice between the Allies and Germany, 12 November 1918. Typescript letter and photocopy from Frank L. McIlraith,
London editor of the Australian newspaper, Smith’s Weekly, to George Bernard Shaw date...
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Letters from the estate of Sir James Joynton Smith
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Notes
General note
Letter of reply from Sir James Joynton Smith to Sir Walter Davidson regarding the armistice between the allies and Germany in 1918 can be found at MLDOC 386.
Object History
By descent from James John Joynton Smith to his grandaughter, Wendy Fahey
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Wendy Fahey, February 2019
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir James John Joynton Smith (1858-1943), hotelier, racecourse and newspaper owner, was born on 4 October 1858 at Bishopsgate, London. About 1890 Smith came to Sydney where he managed various hotels in the Sydney area. A keen sportsman, he invested in racecourses and other sporting events. Smith was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1912 and...
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MLMSS 10477
Record Identifier
9gkRvkp9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkRvkp9
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9627634
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