John Percival Bourne's photographs and business papers concerning operations of the first timber mil...
John Percival Bourne's photographs and business papers concerning operations of the first timber mill in Port Macquarie, c.1920s-1992
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Author / Creator
Date
c.1920s-1992
Call Numbers
PXA 990
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Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Manuscripts
Physical Description
Contents
Albums - 1 album of 55 silver gelatin photoprints incl. 1 newscutting & 1 photocopied newscutting (album discarded) - 15 x 26 cm. or smaller (photoprints)
Albums - 1 album of chiefly typescript letters and miscellaneous typescript documents incl. 1 map, 1 newscutting, 2 envelopes - Foolscap or smaller
Textual Records - 2 lined notebooks - 26 x 21 cm. & 18 x 12 cm.
Textual Records - 1 receipt book containing carbon copies only, originals torn out - 21 x 17 cm.
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Fonds
Arrangement
Album order preserved
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Photograph album (1-57):
Depicts timber-getting activities and processes chiefly during the 1940s, mainly in and around Wauchope, such as tree-felling, land clearing and transportation of felled timber by road and water. Prepared pre-cut timber and railway sleepers are shown awaiting despatch, there are also images of sand dredging, the Bourne f...
Alternative Titles
Full title
John Percival Bourne's photographs and business papers concerning operations of the first timber mill in Port Macquarie, c.1920s-1992
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Detailed information inscribed on reverse of most photos, identifying places, processes and people
Contextual Information
Source
Presented April 2003
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 990
Record Identifier
nQR2oxx1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2oxx1
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Reference code
423824
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