Weston family papers, 1829-1959

MLMSS 1643

fonds

422674

3 boxes of textual material - photocopies

Joseph Weston was owner and editor of the newspaper Kiama Independent from 1863 to his death in 1913. Robert Barr, 1814-1879, printer, was his partner

BOX ML MSS. 1643/1: a. Letters received by the Kendall family, 2 Mar. 1829-10 June 1843, re land at Kiama. MS., printed; b. Cash book of the Kiama Agricultural Society, 1849-c.1854, with prize list 1855. MS., printed; c. Record book of the Kiama Police Office, 22 Mar. 1855-25 Oct. 1893. MS.; d. Records of the Kiama Public School Board, 1857-1883. MS., typescript, printed. BOX ML MSS. 1643/2: e. Letters (2) to Robert Barr from Joseph Weston, 13-19 Sep. 1879, re business. MS.; f. Minutes of the Kiama Pioneer Co-operative Dairy Produce Factory Co. Ltd., 4 Sep. 1883-22 July 1884. MS.; g. Articles by H. H. Honey, 1924, for the Kiama Independent, re south coast dairy industry, 1881-1924. MS., typescript; h. 'Oakes note book' 194-? re history of Kiama, with part of MS. article; i. Letters from Arthur Cousins mainly to A. J. Weston, 19 May 1946-8 Sep. 1952, re his historical articles on Kiama, with drafts of articles and research material, 1942-1952. MS.; j. Miscellaneous letters and research material re Kiama and Shellharbour, 1879-1959. MS., typescript. BOX ML MSS. 1643/3: k. Printed items, 1897-1939

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-273C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Available for reference
Photocopies
Originals in private ownership (1968)

Keyword subjects:
Dairy farming--New South Wales
Dairy products industry--New South Wales