English Letters, 24 July 1928-13 March 1929

 
Component identifier:
Item 8/19/1/7
Content Summary:

Letters to Ford from England while in Australia and New Zealand and copies of Ford's letters to England from Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, 24 July 1928 - 13 March 1929. (138p.)

Correspondents include: James MacFarlane (Clyde Navigation Co); L.Lambert (Bridge of Weir); W.Davidson (Glasgow); Alex Jackson (Wellington); H.G.Colombie (Melbourne).

Subjects include: support he is receiving 'from Commonwealth Minister of Markets downwards'; successful tour to Queensland; pleasant stay with Lord and Lady Stonehaven; visits to Test matches; Australian dried fruit; sale of Australian produce in Glasgow; potential for increased New Zealand trade; 'very satisfied with New Zealand tour'; 'New Zealand is a wonderful country…the hospitality is perfectly wonderful and it really requires a constitution of iron to stand up to it'; New Zealand election; luncheon at Invercargill; talks with Prime Minister and other officials in Wellington.

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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