Letter from Sir Thomas Henley to Sir Charles Lloyd Jones, 20 May 1933, and accompanying print material, 13 December 1932-1933

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13 December 1932-1933

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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, printed material

Sir Thomas Henley (1860-1935), politician and building contractor, was born at Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England, and migrated to Sydney in about 1884.
Henley was alderman for Drummoyne in 1898-1934 and four times mayor and was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Liberal and Reform candidate for Burwood which he represented until 1935 (Ryde, 1920-27).
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/, (Accessed 25 October 2018)

Sir Charles Lloyd Jones (1878-1958), was a merchant and arts patron. His grandfather was David Jones, and he began work in the David Jones clothing factory in 1902 and was its chairman from 1920 to 1958.
Reference:
National Portrait Gallery. https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/charles-lloyd-jones-1878, (Accessed 25 October 2018)

Signed letter from Sir Thomas Henley (1860-1935) to Sir Charles Lloyd Jones (1878-1958), 20 May 1933, regarding the issues of rising youth unemployment and financial hardship in 1930s Australia, 1932-1933.


Bound printed copy of: An Appeal to resurrect industry and save our youth from moral debasement / by Sir Thomas Henley. Sydney : Alfred James Kent, I.S.O., Government Printer, 1933.

Annotated printed copy of: Speech delivered by Sir Thomas Henley, K.B.E., M.L.A. in the Legislative Assembly on the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill [From "Parliamentary Debates," 13th December, 1932]. Sydney : Alfred James Kent, I.S.O., Government Printer, 1932.

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