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Title
Cecil John Levien miner's right 1923, gold from Bulolo Mine and model aeroplane
Creator
Cecil John Levien, 1874–1932
Level of description
fonds
Type of material
Objects, Textual Records
Reference code
1344744
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Gold mine owner Cecil John Levien (1874-1932) took out the first miner's right issued in the Territory of New Guinea in 1923. In 1923-24 Levien took out leases at Bulolo flats. Levien later became a director and major shareholder of Guinea Airways Limited, New Guinea's pioneer aviation company.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed 17 June, 2015)
Scope and Content
Item 01
Miner's Right, Territory of New Guinea, 1 January 1923

Item 02
First ounce of gold from the Bulolo mine

Item 03
Model made by Junkers of first Junkers aircraft used by Guinea Airways Ltd.
Name
Levien, Cecil John, 1874–1932
Subject
Gold mines and mining--New Guinea (Territory)
Aeronautics.

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