Cultural Artefact: Hawton-De Castres Records
Summary
Items: one box, one package. Shelf Location: 69L. The de Castres family settled in Charters Towers in the nineteenth century where Albert de Castres operated a softdrink factory. Mrs May Hawton, nee de Castres who donated these records, combined with photographs held in the Delamothe Photograph Collection is the relict of Russell Hawton, former shire clerk of the Dalrymple Shire Council, and member of the Townsville Harbour Board.
Telegram to Arthur Alphin, 17 January 1978.
Certificate of Admission to the Third Degree, in the Amity Lodge, No. 2613, Charters Towers, Queensland, 7 February 1907.
Certificate of Advancement to the Degree of Mark Masters in the Charters Towers Lodge No.521, 15 July 1907.
Certificate appointing Russell Herbert Francis Hawton to District Grand Steward of the District Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales, etc., Queensland.
Certificate of Service Townsville Harbour Board, presented to Russell Hawton as Charters Towers representative on the Board, 1939-1943.
Business calendar, issued by Hugh Ross, builder and ironmonger, Charters Towers, n.d. Collection of newspaper extracts, including:
Pre-election policy article by candidate Russell Hawton for Townsville Harbour Board elections, Northern Miner, 28 March 1943.
The de Castres Family Link in Charters Towers History, extract from Northern Miner, [?] February 1976.
Photograph extract, caption: Foundation Members of Towers C.W.A., Northern Miner, 27 July 1973.
Additional family papers, including obituaries, wedding invitation, bereavement and burial card. DELAMOTHE.