Burns Philip Company Ltd:Col. James Burns, 1902

 
Component identifier:
Series 31
Content Summary:

Unofficial and private correspondence with Col. James Burns on various matters, including: mail services to North America; provision of steamer for British New Guinea mail and passenger services; Sydney to Singapore steamer service; land settlement in the New Hebrides; use of coloured crews on Singapore services.

Correspondence between Edmund Barton and Sir Andrew Clarke concerning the New Hebrides (1901).

Comprises Items 1539-1561

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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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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