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N115 Burns Philp and Company (Sydney Office and Branches) Deposit N115 Burns Philp and Company (Sydney Office and Branches) deposit Download list Code: NUS Page: 1 Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Managing Director Loc No. File Ref. Title From To Record Group BunlS, Philp &Company Limited - Managing Director Series Title : Annual RetUTilS 1 Annual RetUTilS (marked James Burns) 1892 1898 Record Group Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Managing Director Series Title Confidential reports received from WH Lucas by James Burns re Solomon Island Development Organisation. 2 Confidential reports received from WH Luc~ by James BunlS 1914 1916 re Solomon Island Development Organisation Record Group Burns, Philp & Ganpany Limited - Managing Director Series Title Correspondence and other papers relating to the BuTilS Philp Java Singapore Mail Service Contract with the New South Wales Government . 2 Correspondence and other papers relating to the BUTilS Philp 1910 1913 Java Singapore Hail Service Contract with the New South Wales Government Record Group Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Managing Director Series Title Papers of General Manager and Managing Director relating to post World War 1 settlement of German Colonies in the Pacific. ) 3 Papers of General Manager and Managing Director relating 1903 1919 to post World War 1 settlement of German Colonies in the Pacific. 6 files. Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Series Title Letters received by P G T Black from James Burns (Black was Accountant 1885; Branch Inspector 1889-1902; Chief Inspector 1902- 1917; General Manager 1918-1920. Included are typescripts of letters dating 1887-1920.) 4 Letters received by P G T Black from James BUTilS . i files. 1887 1920 ~ Hlr"\ - I acn. ·, I_ "'n · 1 'L-l; \ <..\. 1(. - t q ·;.0 / Code: Nll5 Page: 2 Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Loc No. File Ref. Title From To Record Group : Burns, Philp & Canpany Limited - General Manager Series Title : Annual Reports of Burns Philp & Canpany Limited (Marked P G Black) 4 Annual Reports of Burns Philp & Co Ltd (marked P G Black) 1884 1935 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Canpany Limited - General Manager Series Title : General Manager's confidential correspondence files 4 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jan 1943 Dec 1944 4 G M' s Confidential correspondence file Jan 1945 Dec 1946 5 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jan 1947 Jul 1948 5 G M's Confidential correspondence file Aug 1948 Sep1949 6 G M's Confidential correspondence file Sep 1949 Jan 1951 6 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jan 1951 Dec 1952 7 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jan 1953 Apr 1954 7 G M's Confidential correspondence file May 1954 Jun 1956 8 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jul 1956 Jan 1958 8 G M's Confidential correspondence file Feb 1958 Oct 1959 9 G M's Confidential correspondence file Nov 1959 Jun 1962 9 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jun 1962 Oct 1963 10 G M's Confidential correspondence file Nov 1963 Jun 1966 10 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jul 1966 Dec 1967 11 G M's Confidential correspondence file Jan 1968 Apr 1969 11 G M's Confidential correspondence file May 1969 Dec 1969 12 G M's Confidential correspondence file Dec 1969 Sep 1970 12 G M's Confidential correspondence file Sep 1970 Jun 1971 Record Group Burns, Philp & Company L:imi ted - General Manager Series Title General Manager's office memos received and sent 13 G M's office memos received and sent Aug 1944 Jun 1950 13 G M's office memos received and sent Jtm 1950 Feb 1953 13 G M' s office memos received and sent Mar 1953 Apr 1954 14 G M's office memos received and sent May 1954 Sep 1955 14 G M's office memos received and sent Oct 1955 Sep 1956 15 G M's office memos received and sent Sep 1956 Aug 1957 15 G M's office memos received and sent Sep 1957 May 1958 16 G M's office memos received and sent Jun 1958 Oct 1959 16 G M's office memos received and sent Nov 1959 Jan 1961 17 G M's office memos received and sent Feb 1961 May 1962 17 G M's office memos received and sent Jun 1962 Sep 1963 18 G M's office memos received and sent Oct 1963 Dec 1965 18 G M's office memos received and sent Jan 1963 Oct 1969 19 G M's office memos received and sent Jun 1969 May 1970 19 G M's office memos received and sent Jul 1971 Dec 1972 Code: N115 Page: 3 Bums, Philp & ~v Limited- General Manager Loc No. File Ref. Title From · To Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Series Title : General Manager's general correspondence and subject files 20 Corporate Brochure 1974 20 Bankers &Traders Insurance Co Ltd 1963 1964 20 Burns, J D 0 (Chairman) - Correspondence with GM 1963 1965 20 Burns Philp (New Hebridies) Ltd - Copies of Minutes 1950 1953 20 Burns Philp (South Seas) - Copies of Minutes 1948 1951 20 Cross, D W (Inspector) - Correspondence with GM 1946 1957 21 Fanning Island Plantations Ltd - Copies of Minutes 1961 1966 21 French Trading Company - Letters etc relating to Formation 1934 1966 21 GM (L. Armstrong) Correspondence 1938 1944 21 Investments 1929 1950 22 Morris, Hedstrom Ltd 1939 1962 22 New Vessel Replacement 'Macdhui' - Deferred Insurance 1942 1951 22 Penneys Ltd 1951 1958 22 Plantation Companies - Minutes of Meetings of New Hanover 1957 1963 Plantations Ltd; Kulon Plantations Ltd; New Britain Co Ltd. 23 Queensland Insurance - Bankers & Traders - Equitable Life & 1959 1967 General 23 Robinson River Plantations Ltd - Minutes and other papers 1954 1964 24 Shipbuilding Progranme 1946 1951 24 Shipbuilding Prograrrme 1951 1958 24 Subsidiary Company Minutes (gaps in date range 1956,1963-66) 1956 1966 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Series Title : General Manager's correspondence with B C Goodsell, :1anaging Director Burns Philp (New Guinea) 25 G M's correspondence with B C Goodsell Aug 1966 Apr 1971 25 C M's correspondence with B C Goodsell Nov 1968 Jun 1970 25 G M's correspondence with B C Goodsell Jun 1970 Jul 1971 26 G M's correspondence with B C Goodsell Jun 1971 Dec 1972 Record Group Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Series Title Copies of minutes of Burns Philp & Co of San Francisco sent to the General Manager. 26 Copies of minutes of Bums Philp & Co of San Francisco 1917 1940 27 Copies of minutes of Bums Philp & Co of San Francisco 1940 1957 28 Copies of minutes of Bums Philp & Co of San Francisco and 1958 1967 copies of Articles of Association 1968. Code: NllS Page: 4 Burns, Philp & Company Limited - General Manager Loc No. File Ref. Title From To Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - General Manager Series Title P G Black's copies of Annual Balance Sunmaries 29 P G Black's copies of Annual Balance Sunmaries 1899 1910 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : Copies of minutes of Burns, Philp & Company Limited Board of Directors (Gaps in holdings for years 1931 to 1963) 30 Copies of minutes of Burns Philp & Co Ltd Board of Directors 1922 1966 6 folders Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : &'tracts of minutes of Burns, Philp & Canpany Limited Board of Directors meetings (Gaps in holdings for years 1934 to 1956 and 1984 to 1989) 30 Extracts of minutes of Burns Philp &Co Ltd Board of 1899 1920 Directors meetings 2 folders Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Burns, Philp & Company Limited Annual Reports 31 Annual Reports 4 folders (See also Box 4) 1920 / Code: N115 Page: 5 Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Loc No. File Ref. Title From ·.·To Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : Burns, Philp & Company Limited Private Reports on Annual Balances 32 Private Reports on Annual Balances - 4 folders 1895 1919 Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Share registers 33 Share register 1883 1889 34 Share register 1883 1909 35 Share register 1929 1952 36 Share register 1929 1952 37 Share register 1929 1953 38 Share register 1929 1953 39 Share register 1954 1957 Record Group Bums, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Security registers · 41 Security registers 1891 . 1928 42 Security registers 1891 1928 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : 11:>nthl.y financial returns 43 11:>nthly financial returns No.6 1935 1950 44 11:>nthly financial returns No. 7 1950 1969 Record Group Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : Annual salary returns 45 Annual salary returns 1940 1957 Code: N115 Page: 6 Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Loc No. File Ref . Title From · To Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Titl e Register of annual leave taken 45 Register of annual leave taken 1956 1970 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title : St aff reports 46 Staff reports vol.1 Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd 1947 1956 47 Staff reports vo1.2 Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd 1956 1967 48 Staff reports vo1 .15 Burns, Philp & Co Ltd 1947 1950 49 Staff reports vol .16 Burns, Philp & Co Ltd 1951 1955 50 Staff reports vo1.17 Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd 1957. 1960 51 Staff reports vol.18 Burns, Philp & Co Ltd 1962 1965 Record Group Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Sea staff record books 52 Sea staff record books 1913 1936 53 Sea staff record books 1955 1967 Record Group : Burns, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Pursers and Delivery Clerks employment register 54 A Pursers and Delivery Clerks employment register 1924 1933 Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Register of pursers 54 A Register of pursers 194D 1960 Record Group : Burns, Philp &Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Series Title Crew employment register 54 A Crew employment register 1930 1940 Code: NllS Page: 7 Bums, Philp & Company Limited - Sydney Office - General Loc No.
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