Northern Territory: Correspondence with H.E. Carey, 1912-1916

 
Component identifier:
Series 19
Content Summary:

Personal and semi-official correspondence with H. E. Carey, Private Secretary to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, concerning various matters, including: Administration office accommodation; Welshmen migrating from Patagonia to Australia; difficulties with labourers; other Administration personnel; Federal Government attitude to the Territory; Roper River mission; duties and operations of Classification Board handling land applications; Australian Workers Union activities in the Territory; Carey's work as Censor; Royal Commission regarding pastoral matters (1916); personal affairs.

Letter from Dr. Gilruth concerning visit to Mataranka.

Correspondence with Burns Philp regarding passages for workmen.

Comprises Items 1055-1168

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated to the Commonwealth National Library by Hunt's daughter, Miss Marion Hunt, in 1936. Some other papers of Atlee Hunt, including three diaries, were donated by Mr Bruce Hunt in 1964 and are housed at MS 1100.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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