Biographical entry: Hamilton, William
Summary
Papers 1868-1935. Correspondence, diaries, log books, letterbooks, ledgers, press extracts, publications, dealing mainly with the operations of the Hamilton Pearling Company in New Guinea, the Solomon and Admiralty Islands. Log books cover trading and pearling voyages, and labour recruiting 1894-1915. Diaries date from 1882 to 1935 and contain details of the beche-de-mer industry. Business correspondents include Bums Philp & Co., Aplin, Brown and Crawshay Ltd, James Hamilton and F. Hamilton. Full descriptive list available. Six parcels, 10 envelopes. Oxley: O.M.71-5.