Party: Ravenswood
Summary
MR P. KEANE BURDEKINHALL DEIGHTON STREET RAVENSWOOD, 4816
Mr Keane holds a collection of mining records of Archibald Lawrence Wilson and his son Archibald Woodville Wilson, relating to the British based mining company, The New Ravens-wood Limited, which was established in 1890. Records of the Ravenswood Ambulance Brigade and a photograph collection are also held. Researchers should apply in advance to Mr Keane at the above address, for access to the records.
WILSON RECORDS
Letterbooks, New Ravenswood Limited, containing correspondence, cables and fortnightly reports to directors of the company's Ravenswood mines (Black Jack, Duke of Edinburgh, Donnibrook Blocks, General Grant, Melbourne, Mellanaur and Sunset) and associated interests. Includes details of mining operations, surveys, extensions, assay reports, crushing records and laboratory reports: November 1900-December 1904, 1 volume, November 1900-May 1911, 1 volume, January 1903-January 1920, 1 volume, October 1904-December 1909, 1 volume, assay book, December 1904-December 1905, 1 volume, December 1905-October 1908, 1 volume, July 1906-August 1911, 1 volume, July 1906-April 1913, 1 volume.
Tonnage book: October 1908-February 1912, 1 volume, March 1912-January 1915, 1 volume, September 1912-October 1913, 1 volume.
Laboratory book: October 1912-August 1918, 1 volume, October 1913-September 1915, 1 volume, April 1914-ca 1916, 1 volume.
Cyanide assay book: March 1915-November 1929, 1 volume, September 1915-March 1917, 1 volume.
Inserted in the volume October, 1912-August, 1918, are papers listing shareholders in New Ravenswood Limited listed on the London Share Register, details include: name, address, occupation or title and number of shares held, two sets of typescript sheets dated 20 June, 1907 and 2 April, 1909 respectively. Also a list of dividends paid since the formation of the company, January, 1902-June, 1910, p. 1, and a list of dividends declared by the company, 20 June, 1907 p.7. All letters are signed by Archibald Lawrence or Archibald Woodville Wilson, as Company Secretary.
Assay book, January 1910-March 1912, 1 volume, May 1912-December 1916, 1 volume.
Return of Income, New Ravenswood Limited, including a declaration of profit, 1908, 1 sheet.
Details of gold crushings, Ravenswood, from 1883. The above records relating to the New Ravenswood Mines have been kindly lent for copying, for the Delamothe Collection of North Queensland History. They have been microfilmed, and are listed under: New Ravenswood Mines Records.
ROYAL QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE BRIGADE RECORDS Annual reports, 1922-1924, 1926-1933, 1937-1941, 1943-1946.
Case book, Q.A.T.B., Ravenswood Hospital, August 1933-January 1949, 1 volume, includes correspondence, memos, newspaper extracts, Red Cross, first aid and Civil Defence literature inserted.
PHOTOGRAPHS
An album of historical views of Ravenswood, presented to Mr. Keane by Donald Roderick (lan Black & Co.), 16 prints.
Individual framed portraits:
1. Joseph Podoski, early Ravenswood storekeeper, and president of the local ambulance, a local mine bears his name.
2. Bert Keller, Ravenswood commission agent, accountant and well-known identity during the mining era.
3. Otto Anderson, Ravenswood born volunteer of the Kennedy Regiment who was killed in action at Lone Pine in the First World War.