Geoffrey Sherington papers concerning the Dreadnought Boys, 1909-1990

MLMSS 6449/Boxes 1, 3-4
MLMSS 6449/Boxes 2X, 5X-6X
MLOH 426

fonds

1909-1990

Textual Records, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Photographs, Clippings

153101

1 metre of textual material (3 boxes, 3 outsize boxes) includes photographs - manuscript, computer printouts, typescript, and printed

Geoffrey Edgar Sherington, born 1945, Professor and Personal Chair in History of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Sydney, graduated B.A. (Hons), University of Sydney, M.A., University of New South Wales, and PhD., McMaster University (Canada). He has published widely on immigration and the history of educational institutions.

Compiled by Dr Geoffrey Sherington

1980-1990; 'Dreadnought Boys general correspondence', mainly between G.E. Sherington and Dreadnought Boys and between Dreadnought Boys

1909-1918; 'R.C. Dixson papers', mainly correspondence about the development of the Dreadnought Scheme between Robert Dixson, Sir Allen Taylor, Sir Charles Gregory Wade, Premier of New South Wales, Henry Charles Lennox Anderson as head of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, and the British Immigration League

1984-1985; 'ANZAC Fellowship of Women', mainly correspondence with the National Library of Australia, with the donor of the records of the ANZAC Fellowship of Women to the Library, with research papers

1929; correspondence, mainly between the New Settlers' League of Australia and the Development and Migration Commission

1930-1943; correspondence, mainly between the Commonwealth Department of the Interior, Trustees of the Dreadnought Fund, and the New South Wales Department of Labour and Industry about the emigration of the Dreadnought Boys (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/1)

1925-1927; correspondence, mainly between the British Government's Oversees Settlement Department of the Dominions Office, the Australian Government's Migration and Settlement Office in London, and Trustees of the Dreadnought Scheme (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/2X)

1. Survey of Dreadnought Old Boys conducted by Dreadnought Old Boys Association 2. Survey of Dreadnought Old Boys Association by G.E. Sherington'
1979-1982; 'Dreadnought Old Boys survey responses', including completed questionaires and many autobiographies [2 folders, arranged alphabetically]
1983; 'Dreadnought follow up questionnaire' List of interviewees...topics for interview etc' (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/3)

Survey forms, summaries of sound tapes of interviews with Wilfred Bennett, Sidney Black, Arthur Brawn, William Charlton, Robert Dodsley, Denis Gavaghan, Ronald Gibson, Bernard Havinden, Sidney Hollis, William Jordan, Charles Langburne, John McMahon, Norman Monsen [including photographs], S.C. Moulds, Albert Page, Denys Pollard, Harold Rawson [includes his diary, 1924-1925], Robert Taylor, George Veitch, Lawrence Waterhouse and William Wilson
'Dreadnought ships register' [of ships which brought boys to New South Wales]
'Dreadnought registers [of which ship boys travelled on]
'Minute book of Dreadnought Trust', being research notes taken from 1910-1924 minute book held in ML at MLMSS A4988;

'Minute book of the Dreadnought Trust Fund', being research notes taken from 1924-1930 minute book held in ML at MLMSS A4989

'In the Supreme Court of NSW...in the matter...Dixson v. British Immigration League and others', [research notes]
'Notes and photocopies of Dreadnought Trust Minute book held in Fainbridge Foundation (New South Wales)'
'Mary Booth papers', being research notes taken from her papers held in ML at MLMSS 1329

'Mary Booth papers', being research notes taken from her papers held in ML at MLMSS 2109

'Boy settler', being research notes taken from this journal held in ML at ML325.191/B

'Other schemes (as listed in Boy Settler)'
'List of non Dreadnoughts (as listed in Boy Settler)'
'Gosford ESC', being research notes taken from Boy Settler concerning Gosford Empire Services Club staying in contact with migrants who had returned to England
'Schools register', being research notes taken from Boy Settler
'Grafton BS', being research notes taken from Boy Settler
'Other farms BS', being research notes taken from Boy Settler (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/4)

'Boy Settler references', being research notes taken from Boy Settler, compiled on index cards, transferred to computer, and printouts (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/5X)1990s;

'The Dreadnought boys by Geoffrey Sherington', 2 copies (Call No.: MLMSS 6449/6X)

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