Guide to the Papers of Harold M. Ford (as filmed by the AJCP)

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Created: 2019

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Series 1. Press cutting book (264p.), 1926 - 1929

Filmed selectively.

Cuttings from The Times Trade and Engineering Supplement, The Times, Journal of Commerce, Glasgow Herald, Daily Mail, Evening News, Evening Citizen re Empire Trade (File A)

Subjects include: sea freight; New Zealand Dairy Board; New Zealand freezing industry; Australian meat in Glasgow; Australian deputation to Glasgow docks; New Zealand exports; freight rates on Australian produce; Mr Bruce's visit to Glasgow; marketing problems in New South Wales; Marketing Director of Queensland produce; Sir George Buchanan's plans for Australian ports; Melbourne trade exhibition.

Cuttings from Australian and New Zealand newspapers re Harold M.Ford's mission to Australia and New Zealand, 1928 (File B)

Papers include: The Dominion, Southland Times, Otago Daily Times, Taranaki Daily News, Manawatu Daily Times, Taranaki Herald, Hawara Star, Hawkes Bay Herald, Lyttelton Times, The Argus, The Examiner, The Mercury, Castlemaine Mail, The Age, The Advertiser, Geelong Advertiser, Brisbane Courier, Sydney Morning Herald.

Series 3. Itinerary, 10 January 1929 - 12 January 1929

Itinerary of H.M.Ford's visit to Burnie, Tasmania. (4p.)

Series 7. Letterbooks, 14 May 1928 - 30 September 1936

Carbon copies of Ford's letters to High Commissioners, Agents General and others on the promotion of trade between Scotland and Australia and New Zealand. All files contain similar material.

Letterbooks (330p., indexed), 14 May 1928 -10 August 1928; 31 May - 2 July 1929 (File 7/1)

Correspondents include: R.S.Forsyth (New Zealand Meat Producers Board); J.H.King (Australia Dairy Produce Board); W.C.Angwin (W.A. Agent General); Sir James Parr; A.C.Barnett (Wellington Harbour Board); E.Eccles Snowden (Tasmania Agent General); Rev.C.T.Forscutt (Aust. Scottish Delegation); D.A.Walsh (Melbourne); A.H.Wright (Acting Victoria Agent General); L.R.Beale (NZ House); T.Hemsworth (Mornington Peninsula Development League); Sir George Fuller (NSW Agent General); J.Huxham (Queensland Agent General); Arthur Manning (Sydney); Miss Wylie (Wellington); The Mayor (Grafton); Geoffrey Burgoyne (Perth); W.P.Caro (Australian Dried Fruit Board)...

Letterbooks (288p., indexed), 3 July 1929 - 20 November 1929 (File 7/2)

Correspondents include: W.R.Peel (Launceston); Sir James Parr (London); Major Russell King (Australian Dairy Produce Board, London); Captain W.J.Wade (Sydney); Secretary, Tauranga Dairy Association; A.E.Hyland (Australian Trade Publicity, London); J.R.Fife (NZ Produce Association, Glasgow); Thomas Hemsworth (Mornington Peninsula Development League); G.J.Evatt (NSW House); A.H.Aitken (Bluff Harbour Board); H.E.Davies (NZ Dairy Produce Board); Sir Henry Barwell (Agent General, South Australia); J.M.Smith (Perth); Messrs Avern and Co (New Plymouth)...

Letterbooks (296p., indexed), 20 November 1929 - 21 May 1930 (File 7/3)

Correspondents include: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House.

Letterbooks (272p., indexed), 22 May 1930 - 20 June 1930 (File 7/4)

Correspondents include: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House; W.S.Ferguson; Lord Stonehaven, T.M.Wilford (New Zealand House).

Letterbooks (228p., indexed), 23 June 1930 - 2 August 1930 (File 7/5)

Correspondents include: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House; W.S.Ferguson; Lord Stonehaven, T.M.Wilford (New Zealand House); S.M.Bruce; NSW Egg marketing Board; Queensland Egg Board.

Letterbooks (253p., indexed), 22 September 1930 - 8 December 1930 (File 7/7)

Correspondents include: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House; W.S.Ferguson; Lord Stonehaven, T.M.Wilford (New Zealand House); S.M.Bruce; NSW Egg marketing Board; Queensland Egg Board; Sir Granville Ryrie, Auckland Chamber of Commerce; Brisbane Chamber of Commerce; New Zealand Dairy Board; G.W.Forbes, Townsville Harbour Board.

Letterbooks (226p., indexed), 9 December 1930 - 5 February 1931 (File 7/8)

Correspondents includes: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House; W.S.Ferguson; Lord Stonehaven, T.M.Wilford (New Zealand House); S.M.Bruce; NSW Egg marketing Board; Queensland Egg Board; Sir Granville Ryrie, Auckland Chamber of Commerce; Brisbane Chamber of Commerce; New Zealand Dairy Board; G.W.Forbes, Townsville Harbour Board; D'Arcy Addison; Cecil J.Berry (Melbourne); Canterbury Chamber of Commerce; Empire Marketing Board; Walter Leitch; Sir Cecil Leys (Auckland).

Letterbooks (238p., indexed), 6 February 1931 - 19 March 1931 (File 7/9)

Correspondents include: Agents General, Sir James Parr; officials at Australia House; W.S.Ferguson; Lord Stonehaven, T.M.Wilford (New Zealand House); S.M.Bruce; NSW Egg marketing Board; Queensland Egg Board; Sir Granville Ryrie, Auckland Chamber of Commerce; Brisbane Chamber of Commerce; New Zealand Dairy Board; G.W.Forbes, Townsville Harbour Board; D'Arcy Addison; Cecil J.Berry (Melbourne); Canterbury Chamber of Commerce; Empire Marketing Board; Walter Leitch; Sir Cecil Leys (Auckland); Walter Lyon (Milngavie); C.S.Lintott and Co (Auckland); H.Mitchell (Dunedin); Mackerras and Hazlett Ltd (Dunedin); J.Rattray and Son Ltd (Invercargill); Australian Press Cuttings (Melbourne).

Letterbooks (267p., indexed), 31 March 1931 - 27 June 1931 (File 7/10)

Correspondents includes: Brisbane Chamber of Commerce; New Zealand Dairy Board; G.W.Forbes, Townsville Harbour Board; D'Arcy Addison; Cecil J.Berry (Melbourne); Canterbury Chamber of Commerce; Empire Marketing Board; Walter Leitch; Sir Cecil Leys (Auckland); Walter Lyon (Milngavie); C.S.Lintott and Co (Auckland); H.Mitchell (Dunedin); Mackerras and Hazlett Ltd (Dunedin); J.Rattray and Son Ltd (Invercargill); Australian Press Cuttings (Melbourne); Auckland Weekly News; Dunedin Chamber of Commerce; J.S.Dick (Invercargill); W.Lewisham (Auckland); A.E.Moore (Brisbane); Captain Wade (Sydney); Sir Thomas Wilford.

Letterbooks (263p., indexed), 30 June 1931 - 29 September 1931 (File 7/11)

Correspondents includes: Cecil J.Berry (Melbourne); Canterbury Chamber of Commerce; Empire Marketing Board; Walter Leitch; Sir Cecil Leys (Auckland); Walter Lyon (Milngavie); C.S.Lintott and Co (Auckland); H.Mitchell (Dunedin); Mackerras and Hazlett Ltd (Dunedin); J.Rattray and Son Ltd (Invercargill); Australian Press Cuttings (Melbourne); Auckland Weekly News; Dunedin Chamber of Commerce; J.S.Dick (Invercargill); W.Lewisham (Auckland); A.E.Moore (Brisbane); Captain Wade (Sydney); Sir Thomas Wilford; Avern and Co (Palmerston North); Henry Mitchell (Dunedin); John Miller (Invercargill); NZ Perpetual Forests Ltd; Rosella Preserve and Manufacturing Co (Melbourne).

Letterbooks (345p., indexed), 29 September 1931 - 20 December 1931 (File 7/12)

Correspondents include: Australian Press Cuttings (Melbourne); Auckland Weekly News; Dunedin Chamber of Commerce; J.S.Dick (Invercargill); W.Lewisham (Auckland); A.E.Moore (Brisbane); Captain Wade (Sydney); Sir Thomas Wilford; Avern and Co (Palmerston North); Henry Mitchell (Dunedin); John Miller (Invercargill); NZ Perpetual Forests Ltd; Rosella Preserve and Manufacturing Co (Melbourne) George Barr (Sydney), Federal Citrus Council of Australia, M.M.Martin and Co (Hobart); Lord Stonehaven.

Letterbooks (367p., indexed), 28 December 1931 - 29 April 1932 (File 7/13)

Correspondents includes: Captain Wade (Sydney); Sir Thomas Wilford; Avern and Co (Palmerston North); Henry Mitchell (Dunedin); John Miller (Invercargill); NZ Perpetual Forests Ltd; Rosella Preserve and Manufacturing Co (Melbourne) George Barr (Sydney), Federal Citrus Council of Australia, M.M.Martin and Co (Hobart); Lord Stonehaven; Adelaide Milling Co Ltd; Dalgety and Co (Adelaide); F.Meredith (Dunedin); New Zealand Produce Association (Glasgow); Queensland Arrowroot Board.

Letterbooks (424p., indexed), 3 May 1932 - 20 August 1932 (File 7/14)

Correspondents include: S.Coad (Auckland); U.R.Ellis (Canberra); Hawke's Bay Tribune; Meat and Wool Ltd (Wellington); New Zealand Dairy Produce Exporter (Wellington); Te Awamutu Dairy Co.

Letterbooks (302p., indexed), 22 August 1932 - 9 November 1932 (File 7/15)

Correspondents includes: Rosella Preserve and Manufacturing Co (Melbourne) George Barr (Sydney), Federal Citrus Council of Australia, M.M.Martin and Co (Hobart); Lord Stonehaven; Adelaide Milling Co Ltd; Dalgety and Co (Adelaide); F.Meredith (Dunedin); New Zealand Produce Association (Glasgow); Queensland Arrowroot Board; Australian Export Journal, M.H.Ellis (Sydney); Arthur Paape (Dunedin); A.B.Struthers (Christchurch); Victoria District Flour Milling Co.

Letterbooks (296p., indexed), 9 November 1932 - 6 January 1933 (File 7/16)

Correspondents includes: Lord Stonehaven; Adelaide Milling Co Ltd; Dalgety and Co (Adelaide); F.Meredith (Dunedin); New Zealand Produce Association (Glasgow); Queensland Arrowroot Board; Australian Export Journal, M.H.Ellis (Sydney); Arthur Paape (Dunedin); A.B.Struthers (Christchurch); Victoria District Flour Milling Co.; J.W.Comrie (Brisbane); Leonard L.Jones (Christchurch); A.G.Manning (Sydney); New South Wales Flour Association; Sir Edward Macartney (Brisbane); H.W.Spooner (Brisbane).

Letterbooks (335p., indexed, damaged), 6 January 1933 - 29 April 1933 (File 7/17)

Correspondents include: Australian Export Journal, M.H.Ellis (Sydney); Arthur Paape (Dunedin); A.B.Struthers (Christchurch); Victoria District Flour Milling Co.; J.W.Comrie (Brisbane); Leonard L.Jones (Christchurch); A.G.Manning (Sydney); New South Wales Flour Association; Sir Edward Macartney (Brisbane); H.W.Spooner (Brisbane); Australasian Jam Co (South Yarra); H.G.Colombie (Melbourne); W.J.Orr (Melbourne); Lord Stonehaven; N.V.Wade (Sydney).

Letterbooks (544p., indexed), 1 May 1932 - 30 September 1932 (File 7/18)

Correspondents include: A.G.Manning (Sydney); New South Wales Flour Association; Sir Edward Macartney (Brisbane); H.W.Spooner (Brisbane); Australasian Jam Co (South Yarra); H.G.Colombie (Melbourne); W.J.Orr (Melbourne); Lord Stonehaven; N.V.Wade (Sydney); G.J.Abicai (Melbourne); Brisbane Rotary Club; W.Goodfellow (Auckland); F.H.Kellie (Brisbane); Russell Brothers (Wanganui).

Letterbooks (617p., indexed, damaged), 2 October 1933 - 24 February 1934 (File 7/19)

Correspondents include: Australasian Jam Co (South Yarra); H.G.Colombie (Melbourne); W.J.Orr (Melbourne); Lord Stonehaven; N.V.Wade (Sydney); G.J.Abicai (Melbourne); Brisbane Rotary Club; W.Goodfellow (Auckland); F.H.Kellie (Brisbane); Russell Brothers (Wanganui); Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Chamber of Commerce; David Jones (Wellington); New Zealand Farmers Union; Scottish Australian Dried Fruit Importers Association.

Letterbooks (543p., indexed), 28 February 1934 - 23 June 1934 (File 7/20)

Correspondents include: G.J.Abicai (Melbourne); Brisbane Rotary Club; W.Goodfellow (Auckland); F.H.Kellie (Brisbane); Russell Brothers (Wanganui); Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Chamber of Commerce; David Jones (Wellington); New Zealand Farmers Union; Scottish Australian Dried Fruit Importers Association; G.E.Baker (Wellington); Currabubula Freezing Works (Sydney); G.W.Forbes (Wellington); W.Forgan Smith (Brisbane); T.B.Murdoch (Hobart); H.M.Russell (Brisbane).

Letterbooks (560p., indexed, damaged), 25 June 1934 - 17 November 1934 (File 7/21)

Correspondents include: Russell Brothers (Wanganui); Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Chamber of Commerce; David Jones (Wellington); New Zealand Farmers Union; Scottish Australian Dried Fruit Importers Association; G.E.Baker (Wellington); Currabubula Freezing Works (Sydney); G.W.Forbes (Wellington); W.Forgan Smith (Brisbane); T.B.Murdoch (Hobart); H.M.Russell (Brisbane); Malcolm Brodie (Melbourne); S.M.Bruce (London); Rolfe and Co (Melbourne); South Australian Fruit Growers Co-op Society; W.A.Young (Toowoomba).

Letterbooks (578p, indexed), 19 November 1934 - 24 April 1935 (File 7/22)

Correspondents include: New Zealand Farmers Union; Scottish Australian Dried Fruit Importers Association; G.E.Baker (Wellington); Currabubula Freezing Works (Sydney); G.W.Forbes (Wellington); W.Forgan Smith (Brisbane); T.B.Murdoch (Hobart); H.M.Russell (Brisbane); Malcolm Brodie (Melbourne); S.M.Bruce (London); Rolfe and Co (Melbourne); South Australian Fruit Growers Co-op Society; W.A.Young (Toowoomba); Sir Stanley Argyle (Melbourne); C.H.Broch (Melbourne); M.H.Ellis (Sydney); A.H.Miles (Wellington).

Letterbooks (595p., indexed), 25 April 1935 - 28 September 1935 (File 7/23)

Correspondents include: Currabubula Freezing Works (Sydney); G.W.Forbes (Wellington); W.Forgan Smith (Brisbane); T.B.Murdoch (Hobart); H.M.Russell (Brisbane); Malcolm Brodie (Melbourne); S.M.Bruce (London); Rolfe and Co (Melbourne); South Australian Fruit Growers Co-op Society; W.A.Young (Toowoomba); Sir Stanley Argyle (Melbourne); C.H.Broch (Melbourne); M.H.Ellis (Sydney); A.H.Miles (Wellington); David J.Bain (Williamstown); H.Mitchell, (Dunedin); James Roger (Gisborne).

Letterbooks (597p., indexed), 1 October 1935 - 17 February 1936 (File 7/24)

Correspondents include: Malcolm Brodie (Melbourne); S.M.Bruce (London); Rolfe and Co (Melbourne); South Australian Fruit Growers Co-op Society; W.A.Young (Toowoomba); Sir Stanley Argyle (Melbourne); C.H.Broch (Melbourne); M.H.Ellis (Sydney); A.H.Miles (Wellington); David J.Bain (Williamstown); H.Mitchell, (Dunedin); James Roger (Gisborne); Hector Argyle (Mystic Park); S.W.R.Blow (Wellington); Egg Marketing Board of NSW; Queensland Cheese Board; Harcourt Fruit Supply Society Ltd.

Letterbooks (606p., indexed), 18 February 1936 - 25 April 1936 (File 7/25)

Correspondents include: C.H.Broch (Melbourne); M.H.Ellis (Sydney); A.H.Miles (Wellington); David J.Bain (Williamstown); H.Mitchell, (Dunedin); James Roger (Gisborne); Hector Argyle (Mystic Park); S.W.R.Blow (Wellington); Egg Marketing Board of NSW; Queensland Cheese Board; Harcourt Fruit Supply Society Ltd. Norman Bird and Co (Sydney); Claude James (Tasmania); J.H.Rhodes (Christchurch); W.R.Winspear (Launceston); Earl Page (London); Scottish-Australian Dried Fruit Importer Distributors Association.

Letterbooks (591 p., indexed), 27 April 1936 - 24 June 1936 (File 7/26)

Correspondents include: Egg Marketing Board of NSW; Queensland Cheese Board; Harcourt Fruit Supply Society Ltd. Norman Bird and Co (Sydney); Claude James (Tasmania); J.H.Rhodes (Christchurch); W.R.Winspear (Launceston); Earl Page (London); Scottish-Australian Dried Fruit Importer Distributors Association; Patrick Bull (Taranaki); M.H.Ellis (Sydney); Mark Fagan (Wellington); Edmund Jones (Tuahar); Sir Walter Leitch (Brighton); Pio Pio Cooperative Dairy Co Ltd; S.B.Stevens (London); J.A.Lyons (Canberra)...

Letterbooks (610p., indexed), 24 June 1936 - 30 September 1936 (File 7/27)

Correspondents include: Egg Marketing Board of NSW; Queensland Cheese Board; Harcourt Fruit Supply Society Ltd. Norman Bird and Co (Sydney); Claude James (Tasmania); J.H.Rhodes (Christchurch); W.R.Winspear (Launceston); Earl Page (London); Scottish-Australian Dried Fruit Importer Distributors Association; David H.Drummond (London) G.W.Forbes (Wellington); J.G.Coates (Wellington); Messrs Aucher Ltd (Sydney); S.B.Stevens (Sydney); New Zealand Meat Producers' Board; R.Cosgrove (Hobart); Messrs Neill and Co Ltd (Dunedin); A.Hicks (Perth); W.Nash (Wellington); Queensland Egg Board; W.Forgan Smith (Brisbane); Australian Association of British Manufacturers (Melbourne); Roy Miller (Nelson); Tonkin Brothers (Otago)...

Series 8. Files, 1926 - 11 May 1939

Filmed selectively.

Civic Week, c.1931-1935 (File 8/7)

Press cuttings from Australian, New Zealand and Glasgow papers re trade. (c.37 cuttings)

Tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1928 - 1929 (File 8/19/1-2)

14 files of press cuttings, correspondence and related papers.

New Zealand Tour, September 1928 - December 1928 (Item 8/19/1/1)

c.35 press cuttings re H.M.Ford's visit to New Zealand, 1928...

New Zealand Dairy Produce Inquiry Committee, c.1934 (Item 8/19/1/2)

H.M.Ford's replies to questions on trade between New Zealand and Glasgow set by New Zealand Dairy Produce Inquiry Committee, (30p., pagination erratic)...

Otago Fruit Growers Council, 15 November 1928 - August 1929 (Item 8/19/1/3)

Correspondence between Ford and Messrs Simons and Co Ltd enclosing copies of Simons' correspondence with Otago Provincial Fruitgrowers' Council Ltd re market for New Zealand fruit. (14p.)

New Zealand Trade with Glasgow, 7 July 1930 - 11 May 1939 (Item 8/19/1/4)

Press cuttings, correspondence, sketches, miscellaneous papers. (c.220p.)...

Australian introductions, June 1928 - July 1928 (Item 8/19/1/5)

Copies of letters of introduction for H.M.Ford on his visit to Australia. (57p.)...

Australian Tour, January 1929 - April 1929 (Item 8/19/1/6)

c.100 Press cuttings from Australian newspapers re Ford's trip...

English Letters, 24 July 1928 - 13 March 1929 (Item 8/19/1/7)

Letters to Ford from England while in Australia and New Zealand and copies of Ford's letters to England from Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, 24 July 1928 - 13 March 1929. (138p.)...

Australian Tour, November 1927 - 13 September 1929 (Item 8/19/2/1)

Correspondence, press cuttings, publications, c1927-1930. (134p.)...

Australian Visitors: Prime Ministers, 2 March 1928 - 6 January 1938 (Item 8/19/2/2)

Correspondence, press cuttings, papers. (c113p.)...

[Queensland Correspondence], 18 November 1933 - 28 September 1938 (Item 8/19/2/3)

Correspondence, press cutting, papers (43p.)...

[Miscellaneous Australian Trade]: Lord Stonehaven (Westminster) to Captain Victor Cazalet (Dominions Office), 23 November 1931 (Item)

Re visit from Ford, trying to induce Stonehaven to promote a meeting of women's organisations in Edinburgh to stimulate purchase of Dominion products. (Copy, 1p.)

[Miscellaneous Australian Trade], 1926 - 1927 (Item)

Copies of letters to Ford from several Glasgow merchants re Australian trade, with tables of statistics (15p.)

[Miscellaneous Australian Correspondence], 6 December 1927 - 11 May 1938 (Item 8/19/2/5)

Letters to Ford from Australian correspondents and copies of Ford's replies. (183p.)...

Series 15. Report, 1929

Clyde Navigation Trust. Report on Trade Tour of New Zealand and Australia, by H.M.Ford (27p., printed), 1929 (File)


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