Meyer and Corlass family photographs, ephemera and realia, ca. 1896-1951, 197-?

PXE 1308
R 1185

fonds

ca. 1896-1951, 197-?

Graphic Materials, Objects, Photographs, Ephemera, Medals

908927

Approximately 90 photographs (in 3 albums)
38 ephemera items (postcards)
6 ephemera items
Approximately 255 photographs - gelatin silver - 38 x 32 cm. or smaller
2 certificates - chromolithograph - 28 x 22 cm.
1 computer disk - CD-ROM
2 commemorative medals - bronze? - 62 x 50 mm.

Auguste Jules Meyer was born in Noumea on 15 September 1886. He arrived in Sydney on 19 August 1908 and became a naturalised British subject in May 1922. He was employed as a typist by Rylands & Sons (Colonial) Pty. Ltd., cotton goods indentors from October 1908 until March 1909. In March 1909 he joined Picard-Goulet Fils, wool and sheepskin buyers in Melbourne, as bookkeeper-accountant. In July 1910, G. & C. Kreglinger, of Antwerp, took over Picard-Goulet Fils’ Australian business. Meyer worked for the firm in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane until he was put off in May 1932. From April 1917 until July 1919 he was on war service overseas. He worked as a freelance wool salesman from May 1932 until the outbreak of war in September 1939. Meyer joined the NSW State Wool Committee in May 1940 (Sheepskin Appraisers’ office) and the Wool Realization Commission (Sheepskin Contributory Charge) on 1st July 1946 when the latter took over from the NSW State Wool Committee.

The donor, E. M. (Ted) Meyer was Auguste Meyer's son.

PXE 1308

Chiefly family photographs of the Meyer and Corlass families, ca.1896-1951, in Noumea, Maryborough, Burleigh Heads, Brisbane, Cabbage Tree Creek, Mt. Crosby and Nerang, Qld.; include photographs of the Ryan, Guthrie and Langdon families.

Mounted photographs include Alexandre & Louise Meyer, 1871-1913 (print by The Crown Studios, Sydney dated 4/4/14); Mary Langdon nee Ryan (b.1888) with Anne Guthrie nee Ryan and Patrick Ryan; Trinity Music College women's graduation group portrait; interior and exterior views of Patrick Ryan’s house, Naremburn, ca.1927; First Communion class of A. J. Meyer, Noumea, about 1898?

24 photographs are identified by donor as “New Caledonia”, including wedding of Henri & Monique Meyer, son & daughter in law of Maxime & Adele Meyer, 1931?; Maxime & Adele Meyer & children, 1911 (Maxime became secretary of nickel company in New Caledonia).

Albums:
"Memories of Maryborough E.B.C." on cover (mainly Corlass family at Maryborough, ca. 1914?);

Untitled album, mainly Corlass family at "Oreti", Clayfield, Brisbane, "Mentone", Burleigh Heads, 1923, "Wyuna", Ascot, and Mt Crosby, Qld.;

"Sunny memories" on cover, ca. 1911-1918, mainly "Wyuna", family photographs at Cabbage Tree, Qld. [i.e. Cabbage Tree Creek, Lake Manchester?], Flat Rock Creek, Jervis Bay and other locations, NSW, portraits at "Karabar", 1913. Views of dam at Cabbage Tree Creek, 1916; surveying for Trans-Australia Railway, 1914. Includes view of "Camp on Queanbeyan River NSW 1913" with note by donor: “Vincent Corlass Centre Surveying Canberra” [adhesive note removed]. Two later photographs inside back cover, ca.1970s. Note by donor, discarded: “Cabbage Tree refers I think to the building of Lake Manchester Dam for Brisbane water supply . I think the dam was built on Cabbage Tree Ck, a tributary of the Bris. River about 1914. The Trans Railway I’m sure is the Trans-Australia”.

Postcards:
Approx. 38 postcards received by Auguste Meyer, ca.1908-1950, from mainly from Noumea, Victoria, and NSW

Ephemera: NSW Govt. Tourist Bureau Jenolan Caves entry ticket, 1932, 4 Anthony Horderns’ printed weighing machine dockets, photographic souvenir of Yea

2 First Communion certificates, one inscribed to Auguste Meyer, Noumea, 28 October [18]98, ink stamped [Parish?] of St. Joseph, [Noumea?].

1 CD-ROM disk: contains scanned copies of some of the photographic prints and albums in PXE 1308

R 1185
a. [Kreglinger company] medal, bronze? Insignia "G & C K" in shield at centre of reverse, "August Meyer" incised at top, "1797 En Reconnaissance" inside lower border. Sailing ship motif on obverse with "Rust / Roest" at left and right. In cardboard case stamped inside lid "Baetes, graveur, ingenieur, medailleur ... Anvers"

b. Medal, bronze? "In commemoration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of G. & C. Kreglinger Antwerp 1797-1922" on reverse. Sailing ship motif on obverse with "Rust / Roest" at left and right. In lined leather case, "Elkington & Co. Ld. Medallists" on lining inside lid.

Access via appointment - Applies to R 1185

Out of copyright: Created before 1955 - applies to photographs
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Photographs show the Corlass family at home at Cabbage Tree Creek, Qld., where a house was built for Edwin Corlass, the superintendent of the construction of Lake Manchester dam, 1916.

This pictorial material is part of the Auguste Jules Meyer miscellaneous papers, 1866-1944, at MLDOC 2792