| Call Number |
MN 874 |
| Physical description |
2.72 m. |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 874, Records of Millars Timber and Trading Company, ACC 3042A, 3301A, 5975A, 6186A, 6347A. |
| Biography/history |
In 1902 seven major sawmilling companies merged with the Millar organisation to form Millars Karri and Jarrah Company. In 1912 the name was changed to Millars Timber and Trading Company Ltd. The Inchcape Group later took control of the company, which by then was called Millars (Western Australia) Pty Ltd. |
| Finding Aids |
Descriptive list available (MN 874). |
| Summary |
The papers consist of: agreements; cash books; certificates; circulars; correspondence; debentures; declarations; files; information sheets - handouts to new employees; leases; legal documents; ledgers concerned with shipping costs; manual containing work procedures; licences; manuscripts covering procedures; verse; a serialised story for the "Westralian Worker", July 1930, and a history of Millars Timber and Trading Company Ltd.; memeoranda; monographs mostly produced by the company; newspaper cuttings; notebook on local trade sales; photographs of local forest scenes, railway lines and equipment; price lists and a master price book; registers; staff records; scrapbooks labelled as Historical Registers; building specifications for the office block at Kewdale; speeches; statistics; and tally books and timebooks belonging to Karragulen Mill. |
| Subjects |
Millar's Timber & Trading Co. -- Archives.
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Inchcape & Co.
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Lumber trade -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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Sawmills -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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East Kirup Mill (Grimwade, W.A.) -- Archives.
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| Related names |
Millars' Karri & Jarrah Company (1902)
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