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Herbert River district - general, Lucinda Point and non-CSR mills

This item has three folders:
Document 1: Articles on early history of Herbert River District by John Alm, Herbert River Express, 1932-1933
Documents 2-13
Documents 14-27: Includes photograph of Lucinda Point molasses depot 1923 and Gairloch Mill and staff (Alfred Mackenzie, James Mackenzie and Richards the engineer identified) 1880s, and four cards with collage of photographs of early buildings: Souvenir of Ingham, Herbert River (2); Souvenir of Macknade, Herbert River; and Souvenir of Victoria Plantation c. 1900

Personnel - staff

Includes correspondence concerning staff, farewell addresses, and photographs of Dr Gustav Kottmann (and family), TU Walton, Condong Mill staff 1911 and Drawing Office staff at H Shaw's retirement 1930.

CSR Limited Archives deposit 1

  • AU NBAC N305
  • Deposit
  • 1791 - 1986

The deposit consists of CSR Sydney Archives Section files containing correspondence, memoranda, extracts of minutes, legal documents, newspaper cuttings, reports, histories of the sugar industry, immigration and labour, bibliographies and papers re Knox family, publications, photographs, illustrations, and miscellaneous documents relating to CSR Limited, its officers, the Australian and international sugar industry. Also includes records relating to the Fiji sugar industry, pineapple activities in Fiji and Fiji tramways.

Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited

History of company - general

This item consists of 53 documents held in four folders:
Document 1A: History of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited, by ER Day (two corrected and annotated typescript copies of the text with appendices), 1948
Document 1B: History of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited, by ER Day (correspondence and typescript copies of drafts of the text), 1947 - 1948
Documents 2-27: CSR history - typewritten and handwritten notes, chronologies, news cuttings, articles, financial report 1855, and correspondence (numbers 4, 12, 13 and 19 not received), 1855 - 1952
Documents 28-53: CSR history - typewritten and handwritten notes and reminisciences, news cuttings, articles, booklets, correspondence (1855-1890), Cricket Club reports, and photograph of CSR Drawing Office c. 1906 (numbers 31, 32 and 44 not received), 1855 - 1964

Selected early correspondence between Edward Knox, Sir Daniel Cooper, W Larnach, Thomas Buckland, W Fanning, Cardross Grant, A Fairgrieve and James Murray

Originals and typescript copies of correspondence between Edward Knox and other Directors 1873 - 1888, correspondence relating to suspension from duty of James Murray, Manager in Fiji, by A Fairgrieve, Inspector of Mills 1882-1883, and presscopies of correspondence from Edward Knox to EW (Ned) Knox 1876 (8 Mar 1876 original of Document 12 too fragile to read).

West Indies Sugar Industry correspondence

This item has two volumes:
Document 1: 'Letters from St Lucia No. 3' includes copies of correspondence of George William Des Voeux (Administrator and Colonial Secretary of St Lucia), Oliver Murray, Alfred Chapman, Chris Latham and others, index to correspondence, accounts, report by FA Searle and record of sugar production relating to St Lucia Central Sugar Factory, 1876 - 1877
Document 2: Presscopy letterbook containing correspondence of EW Knox from abroad (England, West Indies, United States), 1876 - 1881

Chelsea Refinery

This item has three folders:
Documents 1 - 21: Includes copy of 1880s photograph of Chelsea Refinery and maps of Duck Creek site and Birkenhead and Northcote 1902
Documents 22 - 27: Includes copies of 1880s photographs (4) of Chelsea Refinery
Documents 28 - 38: Includes photographs of Chelsea Refinery, original site, Manager's residence and employees' cottages from c. 1883 to 1955.

Indian immigration to Fiji - general

This item has three folders:
Document 1: Correspondence relating to Indian migration to Fiji from 1906 including negotiations by Thomas Hughes with Indian and British governments and trip to England by EW Knox and WP Dixon 1922
Document 2: Correspondence relating to Thomas Hughes' assignment on Indian immigration to Fiji 1905-1920
Documents 4 - 15: Agreements, correspondence, statistics and reports of visits to Fiji

Fiji - miscellaneous matters

Includes CSR certificate of registration in Fiji 1888, correspondence on government issues and taxes 1900-1920s, proposal to establish Sugar Board 1950s, Queen Elizabeth's visit 1953 (4 photographs) and General Managers' 1958 visit.

Lautoka - history

Includes documents relating to Lautoka Wharf and plans of Vitogo District and Sabeto Island 1900, Vitigo Drasa and Lautoka township 1938 and Nadi airport 1941.

Navua district

Includes maps of Navua district including Tanumua Mill c. 1880s and papers relating to Fiji Sugar Company 1896.

Rewa River district and Nausori Mill

This item has five folders:
Documents 1 - 22: Includes photographs of aftermath of hurricane 1895 and last Nausori Mill shipment 1960
Document 23: Sketch maps and plans of Rewa River district 1880s (18)
Documents 24 - 27: Papers about Nausori mill closure 1950s
Documents 28 - 29: Papers about Nausori Mill resettlement
Documents 30 - 31: Fairgrieve's Fiji report 1883

Macknade Mill

This item has two folders:
Documents 9-24: Includes photographs of Macknade Mill c. 1890s and Arthur Neame's diary 1877-1882
Document 23: hardbound 'Diary of Arthur Neame 1870-1897', edited by Sydney May, includes Neame family genealogical information and copies of photographs of family, ships, Cobb and Company coaches, Jondaryan and Mount Hutton homesteads and Macknade Mill.

Johnstone River and Goondi Mill papers, plans and accounts

This item has three folders:

  1. Documents 1 - 6: Report and maps of Dalrymple's North-east Coast Expedition 1873, plan of Daradgee Central Mill Lands c. 1909, plan of Central Mill Lands, papers relating to Convent selections 1886-1890, and Johnstone River accounts 1882-1886
  2. Folders 20 - 26: Correspondence relating to Johnstone River selections 1881-1886 includes maps
  3. Various documents: Correspondence relating to Johnstone River selections including maps and legal opinion relating to James Fitzgerald 1882-1886

Mackay district - Homebush Mill and non-CSR mills

This item has two folders:
Documents 1 - 30: Includes photographs of The Palms 1894, Richmond, Habana 1898, Farleigh 1919, Palmyra, Pleystowe 1890s, bullock team in Mackay, Pioneer Mill 1875, Homebush Mill including saw mill and Sandy Creek bridge 1883
Documents 31 - 52: Includes two glass negatives of John Spiller's Pioneer Mill and cane drays, 1870s-1880s

Cudgen mill

This item has two folders:
Documents 1-5, 7: Includes photographs of demolition of Cudgen Mill chimney 1962
Document 6: Papers relating to purchase of Cudgen Estate by CSR Ltd including maps 1912

Richmond River district - Broadwater mill and non-CSR mills

Includes photographs of Leeson's mill 1890, Meston's mill, Woodburn 1893 (including staff Alex Downie-Waugh, William Sullivan, Schern J Roos, W Wingfield, Alex Meston, James McCullock, Charles Meston, Joseph Whipps, W Wagner, Bob Nelson, N Meston, James Dempsey, Charles McGerman, Franks, E White, E Schulstad, G Husking, N Meston, T Franks and W Brazenall), Sharpe's mill, East Ballina and Broadwater Mill 1891, 1897, 1954 and 1960s.

Hastings River district - Port Macquarie

This item has two folders:
Documents 1 - 10: Includes maps of location of sugar plantations at Port Macquarie 1820s and photographs of 1870s sugar mill equipment on Mr Muscio's property on Hastings River 1959
Documents 11 - 42: Includes photographs of engraving of Meare's steam sugar mill and horse-drawn mill, Hastings River

Clarence River district - Southgate Mill, Chatsworth Mill, Harwood Mill and non-CSR mills

This item has three folders:
Documents 1 - 14: Includes minutes of Sugar Mills Conference 1871 and photographs of Chatsworth and Harwood Mills
Documents 15 - 49: Includes photograph of horse-drawn cane carts at Harwood Mill and photographic copy of painting of Belmore Mill
Documents 50 - 78: Includes photographs of Harwood Mill 1896, c. 1899 and 1925 (including staff Bill Greenaway, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jim Dalziell, Harry Brown, Joe Byrnes, Arthur Jebson, Joe Fawcett and Morris Blanch, ships Coombar, Burringbar and Pulganbar, launches Beardmore, Marama, Phoebe and Ajax), Morrison's Mill, Goodwood Island, opening of Millard Dam 1958, Harwood Mill cane barge 1960 and opening of Harwood office block 1965.

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