Letters from the estate of Sir James Joynton Smith

MLMSS 10477

fonds

1918-1937

9627634

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Sir James John Joynton Smith (1858-1943), hotelier, racecourse and newspaper owner, was born on 4 October 1858 at Bishopsgate, London. About 1890 Smith came to Sydney where he managed various hotels in the Sydney area. A keen sportsman, he invested in racecourses and other sporting events. Smith was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1912 and retired in 1934. From 1916-18 he was an independent alderman of Sydney Municipal Council, and elected lord mayor from 1917-1918. In 1919 he founded the Smith's Weekly newspaper.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au (accessed 7 April 2020).

By descent from James John Joynton Smith to his grandaughter, Wendy Fahey

Handwritten letter from Sir Walter Davidson, Governor of New South Wales, to Sir James Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney,
announcing the armistice between the Allies and Germany, 12 November 1918. Typescript letter and photocopy from Frank L. McIlraith,
London editor of the Australian newspaper, Smith’s Weekly, to George Bernard Shaw dated 29 November 1937; includes handwritten reply from George Bernard Shaw, 2 December 1937.

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Letter of reply from Sir James Joynton Smith to Sir Walter Davidson regarding the armistice between the allies and Germany in 1918 can be found at MLDOC 386.