Guide to the Records of Burgon and Ball Ltd. (as filmed by the AJCP)

Agreement with Henry Rogers & Sons & Co to introduce shears into foreign markets (3p), 10 January 1867 (File 22)

Agreement with Messrs Alexander Bros of Sydney appointing them as agents in NSW and Queensland (4p), 25 September 1877 (File 24)

Bundle of correspondence and invoices from Henry Rogers Sons & Co of Wolverhampton, 1870 - 1872 (File a)

Re shears returned from New Zealand and Australia as unsaleable (8p).

Bundle of correspondence and invoices from James McEwan & Co of London, 1871 - 1878 (File b)

Re return of shears from Melbourne (6p).

Brief for Counsel, 1879 (File a.1)

Includes: Evidence of Charles Ibbotson of Dalgetty De Cruz & Co on sale of shears in Australia. (p.35)

Further observations, 1869 - 1876 (File a.4)

Includes: Copies of correspondence with McErwin & Co Ltd, Swire & Sons, Sharpe Terry & Co and other Australian firms re sale of shears in Australia. (ff.27-36)

Account of Consignment (2p.), 1870 - 1878 (File a.5)

Details of orders sent including Australia and New Zealand.

Bona fide orders from principal customers South America, North America, Australia (1p), 1870 - 1878 (File d.3)

Notes by J. Rigg on selling shears in Australia. (3p. pencil), 2 March 1869 - 1 February 1876 (File 5)

Declaration by Charles Ibbotson of Dalgetty De Cruz & Co, 1879 (File 17)

Re method of selling shears in Australia (2p).

McLean Bros & Rigg (London) to Burgon & Ball, 20 January 1881 (File 4 & 5)

Re sale of shears by company in Melbourne. (2 letters)

Charles Burgon to Harry Burgon (son) in Australia, 28 June 1893 (File d.1)

Defending Hind and with references to Eyres. (4p)

Dalgetty & Co (Sydney), 17 September 1897 (File g.1)

Terminating their Australasian agency; inferiority of Burgon's sheep shearing machine. (part of letter). Also includes: envelope showing Burgon sheep shearing machine.

Receipt from Dr to P Lawrence (Sydney): for 3 pair emu eggs, 26 September 1899 (File j.1)

Redfern Alexander & Co (London) to Burgon & Ball, 1888-09-22; 1888-09-29 (File a)

Re sheep shears sent to Australia which arrived saturated by seawater (3p).

Correspondence with Tozer Kemsley & Fisher Ltd. (London), December 1903 - January 1904 (File c)

Re insurance for goods sent from Sheffield to Sydney (12p).

Insurance policy for sheep shearing machinery sent to Australia (2p), 31 December 1909 (File)

Draft agreement between Mott G. Gillette of New York and Messrs McLean Bros & Rigg, 1887 (File c)

To test and market in Australia sheep shearing machine invented by Gillette (6p).

Lists of patents assigned to Frederic Burgon in Britain, USA, Argentina, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, N.S.W., South Australia (14p), 1898 (File j)

List of patents of C. & H. Burgon in Britain, USA, Argentina, New Zealand, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, N.S.W., South Australia (7p), 1895 (File k)

Patents in New South Wales, 1891 - 1898 (File b)

Includes: Assignment of interest in certain patents by Frederic Burgon to Burgon and Ball Ltd., Will of Charles Burgon 1894 and patents 2979 (1891); 3650 (1892); 3649 (1892); 3775 (1892); 4973 (1894) for sheep shears. (includes diagrams).

Patents in South Australia, 1891 - 1898 (File c)

Includes: Assignment of interest in certain patents by Frederic Burgon to Burgon and Ball Ltd., Will of Charles Burgon 1894 and patents 2661 (1894); 2182 (1892); 2228 (1892); 2183 (1892); 1914 (1891): for sheep shears. (19p)

Patents in Victoria, 1891 - 1898 (File d)

Includes: Assignment of interest in certain patents by Frederic Burgon to Burgon and Ball Ltd., Will of Charles Burgon 1894 and patents 8720 (1891); 9511 (1892); 9512 (1892) 9669 (1892); 11281 (1894): for sheep shears. (28p)

Patents in Queensland, 1897 - 1898 (File e)

Includes: Declaration by F. Burgon re patent specification improvements in machines for shearing and assignment of interest in certain patents by F. Burgon to Burgon and Ball. (9p).

Patents in New Zealand, 1891 - 1898 (File f)

Includes: Assignment of interest in certain patents by Frederic Burgon to Burgon and Ball Ltd., Will of Charles Burgon 1894 and patents 5491 (1892); 5010 (1891); 5957 (1892) 6777 (1894); 5490 (1892): for sheep shears. (24p).

Reginald Barker (London) to Burgon & Ball, 25 March 1908 (File 3)

Re case in Australia of registration of mark of a London firm by an Australian. (2p.)

Letters patent Australia No. 16656, 6 March 1934 (File 3)

Improvements in garden shears, sheep shears, scissor, 1934-1937. (8p.)

Letters and invoices from Messrs Dalgetty De Cruz & Co (London and Melbourne), 1872 - 1877 (File a (Bundle 1))

Re shipping of shears to Melbourne and Dunedin. (14p.)

Letters and invoices from Levy Bros (London and Melbourne), 1871 (File b (Bundle 2))

Re shipping shears to Melbourne. (9p.)

Letters and invoices from Gibbs Bright & Co (Brisbane and Dunedin), 1871 - 1872 (File c (Bundle 3))

Re shipping and selling shears. (4p.)

Letters from New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd (London), 1877 - 1878 (File d (Bundle 4))

Re shipping shears to New Zealand; comments by New Zealand agents on selling the shears. (7p.)

Letters and invoices from William Rigg (Melbourne and London), 1868 - 1876 (File e (Bundle 7))

Re shipping shears to Melbourne; comments on quality.

Also includes copies of: letters from station owners condemning the shears; comments on 'Boomerang' shear. (40p.)

Letters and invoices from John Swire & Sons (Liverpool), 1871 - 1875 (File f (Bundle 8))

Re shipping shears to Sydney; problems selling them in Sydney.

Also includes letters from Lorimer, Marwood and Rome (Sydney and Melbourne) re selling the shears, establishing B & B in the market. (36p.)

Letters and invoices from G.F. Dickinson (London), 1872 - 1873 (File g (Bundle 11))

Re shipping and selling shears in New Zealand and Sydney. (14p.)

Letters and invoices from James McEwan & Co (London), 1869 - 1878 (File h (Bundle 12))

Re shipping and selling shears in Victoria, financial arrangements. (16p.)

Copy of letterbook kept during Australian tour, 30 March 1887 - 6 October 1888 (File A)

(380p.)

Mainly letters to his father from Adelaide but also to Australian firms including: Messrs E. Rich & Co; Messrs A. Rowan & Co; Messrs McLean Rigg & Co; Hawkes Bros (Geelong)

Subjects include: Adelaide Exhibition; shearing machines; Australian agents; prices; other exhibitors; comments on Australian firms.

Also includes: Frederic Burgon to W.H. Eyres, 4 November 1898, re proposed purchase of TUS Cooperative Society.

Frederic Burgon (Sydney) to Father, 24 August 1888, re bad condition or consignment of shears. (loose at front)

Copy letterbook contains letters to his father from Melbourne, 30 November 1888 - 21 December 1888 (File B)

Re business contacts, awards at exhibition. (5p.)

Correspondence re financial aspects of F. Burgon's trip to Australia (8p.), June 1899 - September 1899 (File a.1)

Correspondence with Alfred De Lissa (Sydney), 1899 - 1900 (File b)

Re death of F. Burgon and settlement of his affairs in Australia. (21p.)

James Hind (Sydney) to Ben Hind, 6 March 1906 - 21 October 1906 (File)

(117p. Copies and originals, pagination erratic)

Subjects include: Voyage on SS Victoria; opinion of Australian agents; bad management; buying Eyres' shares dismissal of Eyres; case against him; Australian business; sale of motor cars; agreement with McArthur & Co; progress of law suit against Eyres.

Also includes: Press cuttings re case of Burgon and Ball (B & B) v Eyres (Eyres had been making profits for himself out of outside business and was a partner in businesses in competition with B & B and had used B & B employees to sell the goods of his own company)

Statement of case against Eyres, 21 October 1906.

Agreement settlement, 11 September 1906.

8 September 1901, James Hind (Sydney) to B & B, re competition in Australia, poor quality of B & B's machines. (9p.) (Copy; damaged)

File of Correspondence, invoices, press cuttings, cables, 1908 (File a)

Correspondents include: James Hind (Sydney); Benjamin Hind (Sheffield); McArthur Engineering Co Ltd (Sydney); W. Trench C. Kelly (Melbourne).

Subjects include: Kyunna case; relations with W. & A. McArthur; prices; possibility of employing Andy Hind; taking offices at Circular Quay; shearers claiming compensation for time lost due to faulty machinery; formation of company with J.H. Young; shearers refuse to use Burgon machines; J.H. Young & Co Ltd Annual Report, 1907. (421p.)

File of invoices from Sydney office for sheep shears (66p.), 1910 - 1916 (File b)

Correspondence with Wolseley Co, 1887 - 1892 (File a)

Re agreement with Burgon & Ball to make their machine. (62p.)

Includes: Correspondence between Fred Burgon and F. Wolseley in Adelaide; and testimonials from Australian shearers.

Draft agreement appointing Dalgetty & Co sole agents for Burgon and Ball in Australasian colonies, 1890 (File b)

With covering letters from Dalgetty & Co. (London) (4p.).

Appointment as agent, 1890 (File a)

Draft agreements, correspondence, power of attorney. (18p.)

Agreement appointing Eyres agent (3p.), 1896 (File b)

Correspondence re appointment as Managing Director for the colonies, 1901 - 1902 (File c)

With Eyres and Messrs Webster and Styring (Sheffield)(10p.)

Includes: specimen signature; resolution at AGM, 28 November 1901; notes.

Agreements, 1899; 1902; 1906; 1909 (File a)

J.H. Young agreements to act as manager of Burgon and Ball business as sheep shearing contractors; formation of J.H. Young & Co. Ltd.

Transfer of shares to J.H. Young (4p.), 3 February 1906 (File b)

List of shareholders in J.H. Young & Co Ltd, 12 October 1910 (File c)

(1p.) [includes James and Anderson Hind]

Assignment of J.H. Young & Co Ltd assets to Burgon and Ball (2p.), 23 December 1912 (File d)

Shearing by contract with machinery J.H. Young & Co Shearing contractors, Sydney (7p.) (printed illustrated brochure), n.d. (File e)

Names and addresses of firms (File ff.1-7)

Locations include Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, South Africa, West Indies, South America, India, British India, Dutch East Indies, Japan, China, Africa and Canada.

Balance sheets of account with Dalgetty & Co Ltd: 19 bundles (128p.), February 1891 - September 1897 (File a)

W.H. Eyres. Receipts and account (18p.), 1896 - 1897 (File b)

Sydney store. Machine stock (28p.), 1896 - 1897 (File c)

Correspondence with McIlwraith & McEacharn & Co (London), 1890 - 1892 (File d)

Re Queensland agency. (11p.).

Miscellaneous financial documents, 1890 - 1895 (File e)

Including: freight charges paid by Dalgetty & Co. (17p.)

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1912 - 1914 (File 96/1)

With covering reports from Auditors Lyell and Allard (Sydney) (142p.).

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1935 - 1936 (File 96/2)

(19p.)

With auditor's report (Harry J. Brigden, Sydney)

Includes: 4 March 1937. A.B. Clark (Burgon & Ball, Sydney) to Burgon & Ball (Sheffield) introducing Harry Brigden.

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1934 - 1935 (File 96/3)

(15p.)

With auditor's report and covering letter from H.J. Brigden, 5 November 1935. Also includes: 8 January 1936. H.J. Brigden (Sydney) to Ben Hind (Sheffield) re exchange rate.

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1933 - 1934 (File 96/4)

(35p.)

With auditor's report (H.J. Brigden). Also includes: 25 October 1934. A.B. Clark (Sydney) to Burgon & Ball (Sheffield) re financial matters.

14 February 1935. Brigden to Burgon & Ball (Sheffield) re disappointing results.

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1932 - 1933 (File 96/5)

With auditor's report (H.J. Brigden). (22p.)

Financial accounts and balance sheets, 1924 - 1925 (File 96/6)

(14p.)

Includes A.B. Clark (Sydney) to Burgon and Ball (Sheffield) re trading, 18 November 1925.

Stock returns prepared by W & A Mcarthur Ltd (24p.), 1906 (File a)

Price list of sheep shearing machine parts (12p.), [n.d.] (File b)

Price list of stock (25p.) (pencil, faint), 1922; 1928 (File c)

Australian Worker's Union, Bourke Branch, 18 January 1894 - 11 June 1895 (File)

Shearers ticket; Doondi Stations Certificate of Discharge for O. Olsen, note signed by Ronald MacPherson (Boatman) that O. Olsen is a good shearer; leaflet for TUS sheep shears.

Ward & Payne's (Sheffield) to E.C. Fibre Co Ltd, (Suffolk), 21 December 1899 (File)

Re sheep shears for Australia.

Appeal by TUS Cooperative to shearers and merchants, 1894 (File)

(4p.).

[Burgon & Bell work force in dispute with Burgon & Bell; letter mentions support they are receiving from Australian shearers and quotes letter from shearers at Warrana Station]

Re Ward & Payne (4p.), 1887 (File Bundle 9)

Ward and Payne disputed Burgon & Bell's advertising claim to have been awarded the only first award for sheep shears at Adelaide Exhibition in 1887, after appeal Ward and Payne were given an order of merit. Documents comprise: 28 November 1887. Broomhead, Wightman and Moore (Sheffield) to Burgon & Bell re their claim.

Burgon & Bell's advertising material.

Re Messrs Broadley & Son (23p.), 1888 (File Bundle 7)

Broadley & Son packed 200 dozen shears for shipment to Australia. Due to defective packing the load was ruined by sea water.

Documents include: Draft and copy of agreement as to damages; invoice for tins; 15 August 1888 Montefiore, S. Joseph & Co (Sydney) to H. Burgon (Melbourne) re ruined shipment; copies of correspondence from Messrs Redfern Alexander & Co (London) re reports from Sydney agents on ruined shears.

Papers re Trade Unionists' Sheep Shearing Cooperative Society Ltd. (7p.), c. 1895-1899 (File (b))

Includes: 1 February 1896. E. Rich & Co Ltd (Sydney).

Flyer re sheep shears for 1896 season. Advertising leaflets for TUS with testimonials from Australian shearers.

[B. Hind] to A.B. Clark (Sydney), 25 October 1929 (File (f))

Re visit to Sheffield by Mr Bishop of Messrs Monro & Co. of Ballarat and Agreement to manufacture Monro machines. (7p.)

Sheep shearing machine section: Schedule of minimum prices: 1936 season (11p.) (File 142/1a)

Sheep shearing machine section: Schedule of minimum prices: 1937 season (12p.) (File 142/1b)

Sheep shearing machine section: Schedule of minimum prices: 1938 season (11p.) (File 142/2a)

Sheep shearing machine section: Schedule of minimum prices: 1939 season (11p.) (File 142/2b)

(includes leaflets for Cooper E-3 handpiece and for Stewart E-B handpiece (5p.))

(Duplicated typescript)

Burgon and Ball, Sheffield, 1895 (File 2)

Includes: testimonials from Australian and New Zealand shearers and photographs from moveable machine plant. (51p.)

Australian Bundle, n.d. (File 4)

Burgon Sheep Shearing Machines, General Illustrated Catalogue, six catalogues, no dates, some annotated with prices. (95p.)

Sheep shearing: progress and advantages of machinery, Sydney, Burgon & Ball, c.1914-1923 (File Items 1-4)

Includes pictures of Australian pastoral scenes; testimonials form Australian shearers; suggestions and plans for shearing sheds. (122p.)