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Collection Name SHAPCOTT, Louis Edward, 1877-1950 Louis was born in Victoria and worked on station properties and as a show-troupe boxer around Bendigo and Ballarat. Following his half-brother Albert to Western Australia in 1897, he worked as a points-cleaner with the railways and briefly with FH Faulding & Co. in 1899 he joined the Department of Mines and from 1901 he was a shorthand clerk and typist in the department’s correspondence branch. In 1905 in Perth he married Elsie Beatrice Quarrell. From 1914 until he retired in 1941 Shapcott was secretary to the premier and served seven premiers. A foundation member of the Civil Defence Council, in 1941-1942 Shapcott was director of civil defence. Source: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shapcott-louis-edward-8397 PRIVATE ARCHIVES MANUSCRIPT NOTE (MN3028; ACC 8712A) SUMMARY OF CLASSES AWARDS NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS CORRESPONDENCE PHOTOGRAPHS EPHEMERA PUBLICATIONS FILES SHARE CERTIFICATES INVITATIONS Acc. No. DESCRIPTION AWARDS Honours 8712A/1 18 August 1920. Member of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order 8712A/2 5 March 1924. Palmes d’Officier d’Academie awarded by the President of the French Republic 8712A/3 3 June 1935. Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George CORRESPONDENCE 8712A/4 13 August 1908. Letter from H. Gregory to Mr Short, Commissioner of Railways, Perth requesting assistance be given to Mr Shapcott while on his holiday in the East. 8712A/5 10 February 1910. Letter from the Secretary for Railways to Mr Shapcott advising the Commissioner of Railways has approved an increase in his allowance. 8712A/6 15 December 1911. Letter from the Minister of Railways to the Commissioner of Railways concerning the provision of £50. 8712A/7 19 April 1917.Letter from GW Simpson resigning from the office of Royal Commissioner under the Postponement of Debts Act. Includes Governors sealed appointment, dated 25 April 1917, of Mr Shapcott to Royal Commissioner for the purposes of the Postponement of Debts Act 1914; Letter dated 20 April 1917 from Mr Shapcott to the Premier accepting recommendation for the position; copy of letter dated 25 April 1917, to the Solicitor General from the Secretary to the Premier MN3028 1 Copyright SLWA ©2014 plus a copy of Mr Shapcott’s appointment from the Government Gazette of Western Australia dated April 27, 1917. 8712A/8 17 October 1918. Handwritten letter from Edgar Robinson, Solicitor General, to the Premier; typescript information dated 21 April 1920 concerning the duties of the Clerk of the Executive Council; typescript page concerning the expenses as set out in Schedule iv; typescript copy of a letter dated 8 August 1906 from the Premier to the Governor concerning the appointment of Bernard Parker to the position of Clerk Assistant of the Legislative Council and Usher of the Black Rod and typescript copy of a letter dated 18 September 1907 from the Premier to the Governor concerning the appointment of Bernard Parker a Clerk of the Executive Council. 8712A/9 18 October 1918. Typescript copy of a letter from Premier Lefroy to the Solicitor General concerning the remuneration assigned as an allowance to the Royal Commissioner under the Postponement of Debts Act, 1914; 30 October 1918. Typescript copy of a letter from Premier Lefroy to the Public Service Commissioner regarding the working of the Act. 8712A/10 21 November 1919. Audit Department, Western Australia page concerning the expenditure for souvenirs of French Mission; three receipt forms for registration of articles to France; typescript of letter dated 1 July 1919 addressed to Mr Meadows Smith of the Prime Minister’s Department, Melbourne from the Secretary to the Premier regarding the album containing photographs of the French Mission to Western Australia; typescript letter dated 1 July 1919 from the Secretary to the Premier to General Pau of the French Mission regarding the album; annotated copy of a draft letter to the members of the French Mission regarding the album; 12 December 1918 typescript letter from Mr Shapcott to the Premier concerning the procurement of albums to house the photographs taken during the visit of the French Mission and typescript letter dated 24 December 1918 from the Acting Prime Minister to the Premier of Western Australia advising the names of and the addresses of the members of the French Mission. 8712A/11 Letter dated July 14 1920 and signed by Godfrey Thomas on Government House, Adelaide letterhead regarding the return of a church bible and non-signing by the Prince. Includes an envelope. 8712A/12 Letter dated 22 August 1920 on Government House Perth letterhead congratulating Mr Shapcott on receiving the honour of MVO. 8712A/13 22 March 1922. Typescript of a four page letter sent to HP Colebatch, Deputy Premier of Western Australia from Mr Shapcott, from London, regarding the visit to London of a party of officials. Two copies. 8712A/14 2 March 1927. Typed letter signed by Prime Minister Bruce and addressed to the Hon. H. Gregory in Melbourne concerning recommendation of an honour for Mr Shapcott. 8712A/15 Handwritten letter dated 28 August 1920 from Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy at Walebing congratulating Mr Shapcott on his honour. 8712A/16 Typed letter from JJ Simons of the Young Australia League Inc. to Mr Shapcott regarding a £6 cheque for distribution to Mr Shapcott’s staff. 8712A/17 16 November 1929. Handwritten letter from AS? Canning on University Club, Sydney letterhead concerning the opinion of Downing. 8712A/18 14 May 1935. Handwritten letter plus typescript translation. Letter from James Mitchell to Mr Shapcott concerning the statements by the Judges. 8712A/19 24 June 1938. Typed letter from Stone James & Co, Solicitors and Notaries written to Mr Shapcott regarding Sir Charles McNess deceased. Letter signed by Sir Walter James. 8712A/20 13 July 1938. Typed letter to Mr Shapcott from Hal Colbatch regarding Sir Charles McNess. Letterhead is Agent General Western Australia, London. 8712A/21 13 July 1938. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott approving his suggestion that”young Holland be appointed to collect the rents in question’. 8712A/22 30 August 1938. Typed letter to Mr Shapcott from HF McNess JP concerning the McNess Housing Trust. MN3028 Page 2 of 4 Copyright SLWA ©2014 8712A/23 15 November 1938. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott concerning Sir Charles McNess deceased and the cheques for the beneficiaries. 8712A/24 16 February 1940. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott concerning Sir Charles McNess and the receipt by McNess Housing Trust of funds. 8712A/25 17 May 1940. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott concerning the memorial money. 8712A/26 27 May 1940. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott regarding the accounts. 8712A/27 29 January 1941. Typescript copy of letter from Mr Shapcott, as Executor of the will of the late AA Lightfoot, to the Under Secretary of Works concerning resumption of portion of Lot 22 of Swan Location Y. 8712A/28 22 April 1941. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott regarding the memorial. 8712A/29 15 July 1941. Typed letter from Stone James & Co to Mr Shapcott regarding the renumeration to be paid to the executors of the McNess estate. Original plus two copies. 8712A/30 27 May 1943. Typed letter on letterhead marked The Treasury Perth to Mr Shapcott regarding the Perth Road Board debentures and the payment due to the Public Works Department on account of the Lady McNess Drive. 8712A/31 8 September 1943. Typed letter on letterhead marked Premier’s Department Perth and signed by the Premier, Mr J[John]Willcock, to Mr Shapcott regarding an enclosed cheque from the McNess Trust Fund. 8712A/32 nd. Memo signed by Sir Walter James to Mr Shapcott showing figures regarding the division of monies. 8712A/33 Nd..Memo signed by Sir Walter James to Mr Shapcott asking for decisions on matters related to the McNess Housing Trust and the memorial. EPHEMERA 8712A/34 1920. Invitation and souvenir programme of the official Commonwealth and State Governments’ gala performance in honour of The Prince of Wales 1937. Coronation Night in Claridge’s Restaurant 1970? Shaw Savill Line. Fares on the Australian Coast. Some annotations105 FILES 8712A/35 3 January 1941. Typed copies (2) of a letter to The Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, Perth concerning the estate of AA[Arthur Allan] Lightfoot. Includes a statement of receipts and expenditure for the year ended 30 June 1946 for the estate of AA Lightfoot. Also, included is a full length caricature drawing in ink & black shading of a man with the date 11 .4.20 marked. INVITATIONS 8712A/36 OSM 29 May 1920. Invitation, plus attached note, to Mrs & Mrs LE Shapcott from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne to meet the Prince of Wales at the Town Hall, Melbourne NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS 8712A/37 9 April 1938. Article on LE Shapcott from the Mirror newspaper. Includes a photograph PHOTOGRAPHS 8712A/38 Group of five people, three men and one woman seated, one man standing. Possibly at a railway station PUBLICATIONS 8712A/39 19 December 1935 Government Gazette of Western Australia, no. 57 MN3028 Page 3 of 4 Copyright SLWA ©2014 SHARE CERTIFICATES 8712A/40 8 March 1923 Yampi Sound Electrical Power and Smelting Syndicate Holdings =10cm Copyright Restrictions The Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 regulates copying of unpublished material. It is the user’s legal obligation to determine and satisfy copyright. MN3028 Page 4 of 4 Copyright SLWA ©2014 .
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