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Image Not Available for Sheet of paper containing typed text and Photographs relating to Denis George's first Western Australian produced spherical pearls
Sheet of paper containing typed text and Photographs relating to Denis George's first Western Australian produced spherical pearls
Image Not Available for Sheet of paper containing typed text and Photographs relating to Denis George's first Western Australian produced spherical pearls

Sheet of paper containing typed text and Photographs relating to Denis George's first Western Australian produced spherical pearls

Date1962
Object numberANMS1275[007]
NamePhotographs and text
MediumPaper, photographic paper
DimensionsOverall: 296 x 210 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Three images, the first of a container filled with padding and fifteen spherical pearls, next to which is resting a Peacock Dial Swift Gauge, and the following two of spherical pearls in Denis George's hand
Three images, the first of a container filled with padding and fifteen spherical pearls, next to which is resting a Peacock Dial Swift Gauge, and the following two of spherical pearls in Denis George's hand
1961
Image Not Available for Sheet of paper with two Photographs of Denis George holding sponges and a pearl oyster, with explanatory text underneath each photograph
Sheet of paper with two Photographs of Denis George holding sponges and a pearl oyster, with explanatory text underneath each photograph
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Sheet of paper with newspaper clippings, notices, and notes relating to Packe Island, Denis George's departure from the island, and the raiding of his pearl station
Sheet of paper with newspaper clippings, notices, and notes relating to Packe Island, Denis George's departure from the island, and the raiding of his pearl station
1958 - 1960
Image Not Available for Sheet of paper, with photocopies of a magazine article on pearl culture by Denis George, nexspaper article on experiments at Packe Island, and text on pearl development in Australia
Sheet of paper, with photocopies of a magazine article on pearl culture by Denis George, nexspaper article on experiments at Packe Island, and text on pearl development in Australia
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
Two Photographs, glued onto a sheet of paper, of Denis and Yurie George sitting at a desk seeding pearl shells, and the second of a man also seeding a pearl shell, on Packe Island
1962-1963
Image Not Available for Original Photographs used in Denis George's report, The pearl, and four loose photographs
Original Photographs used in Denis George's report, The pearl, and four loose photographs
1958 - 1995
Image Not Available for A Papua New Guinean man wearing sunglasses and reading from a sheet of paper, standing next to one of Denis George's sons, and Denis George
A Papua New Guinean man wearing sunglasses and reading from a sheet of paper, standing next to one of Denis George's sons, and Denis George
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Two typed proposals by Denis George to the Department of Primary Industry, concerning pearl development in PNG, and an agreement between the George's and the Govenment of PNG
Two typed proposals by Denis George to the Department of Primary Industry, concerning pearl development in PNG, and an agreement between the George's and the Govenment of PNG
20 March 1978
Image Not Available for Denis George holding three spherical pearls in the palm of his hand
Denis George holding three spherical pearls in the palm of his hand
1961
Image Not Available for Typed price list by Denis George for exported processed half-pearls (or mabes) to the United States, and includes information on the size of the pearls and the quality of the pearl
Typed price list by Denis George for exported processed half-pearls (or mabes) to the United States, and includes information on the size of the pearls and the quality of the pearl
1972
Image Not Available for Letter from Denis George to Max Dryer which discusses George's plan to move to Western Australia to open his pearl farm, and the financial implications of this move
Letter from Denis George to Max Dryer which discusses George's plan to move to Western Australia to open his pearl farm, and the financial implications of this move
9 December 1978
Image Not Available for Letters, notes and papers relating to M Hamersley, Denis George and John Guise, including George's paper, written for parliament
Letters, notes and papers relating to M Hamersley, Denis George and John Guise, including George's paper, written for parliament
1979