Party: Harbour Boards - Townsville. Townsville Habour Board, The Strand, Townsville, 4810
Summary
A large collection of records held, dating from 1896.
STRONG ROOM
Minutes of Harbour Board meetings, March 1896-December 1967, 19 vols, records held to present.
Minutes of Finance Committee meetings, November 1937-July 1945, 1 vol.
Newspaper cutting books, July 1899-August 1902, 1 vol., August 1922-April 1934, 1 vol., April 1934-February 1946, 1 vol., March 1946-December 1958, 1 vol., December 1958-May 1963, 1 vol., August 1969-November 1969, 1 vol., July 1970-June 1.972, 1 vol., June 1972-October 1973, 1 vol.
STORE ROOM
Annual reports, 1898-present.
Miscellaneous business records.
A collection of printed historical records include:
By-Laws. Townsville Harbour Board, Townsville [1921], pp. 44.
Advance Australia. Townsville Chamber of Commerce Jubilee Brochure, 1882-1932, Townsville [1932], contains an historical account of north Queensland development, with emphasis on commerce and industry in Townsville, illus., pp. 112.
Barrymore, Freda, Townsville, The Queen City of North Queensland, Portal of Tropical Isles and Coral Seas, Townsville, 1933, illus., pp. 48.
Townsville Australia, The Garden City of North Queensland, The Land of Opportunity, n.a., n. pub. details [1927], illus., map, poetry, pp. 20.
Photographs, a collection of more than 100 prints including portraits of Harbour Board members and prominent Townsville citizens, scenes of Townsville harbour and shipping from 19th century. A small collection of scenes of Cooktown is included.
The photograph collection was kindly lent for copying to the Delamothe Collection of North Queensland History, James Cook University.