| Call Number |
MN 674 |
| Physical description |
3 cm. |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 674, Papers of James Calcutt, ACC 2721A. |
| Biography/history |
Arrived in W.A. on the "Bremen" in 1911 with his German wife and children. Enlisted in 1896 and served in the Boer War. Discharged in 1908 after 12 years service. Learned hairdressing in South Africa and was a member of the Hairdressing Association on his return to England. Set up a hairdressing business in North Perth, W.A., then in Subiaco. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 674) |
| Summary |
Boer War diary, partly written by a Boer soldier subsequently captured, and partly written by James Calcutt; military papers (1896-1902); marriage certificate (1899) for his marriage to Maria Mauscherning; birth certificate of daughter Eileen (1910); travel documents on "Bremen", Antwerp to Fremantle (1911); Hairdressers' Association rules and fee book (1909-1911); clothing ration card (1947); report on Soldier Settlement at Many Peaks by K.A. Calcutt. |
| Subjects |
Calcutt, Arthur James, 1875-1969 -- Archives.
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Barbers -- Western Australia -- Perth -- Archives.
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South African War, 1899-1902 -- Veterans -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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