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Queensland Pearl Culture Company Pty Ltd at Packe Island pearl station
Queensland Pearl Culture Company Pty Ltd at Packe Island pearl station

Queensland Pearl Culture Company Pty Ltd at Packe Island pearl station

Date1962-1964
Object numberANMS1274[419]
NamePhotograph album
MediumCardboard, paper
DimensionsOverall: 31 x 316 x 252 mm, 2055.2 g
Copyright© Estate of Denis George
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the George Family and Adrian Jackson
Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company Pty Ltd
Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company Pty Ltd
1962-1964
Tarring metal drums on Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company
Tarring metal drums on Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company
1962-1964
Tarring metal drums on Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company
Tarring metal drums on Packe Island, Queensland Pearl Culture Company
1962-1964
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
Packe Island Pearl Experimentation Station
Packe Island Pearl Experimentation Station
1957-1958
Image Not Available for Letter from Denis George to Mr John Gibson, Australian Pearl Management Pty Ltd, asking if he could read the company file in order to better evalute the situation of the companies' pearl farm
Letter from Denis George to Mr John Gibson, Australian Pearl Management Pty Ltd, asking if he could read the company file in order to better evalute the situation of the companies' pearl farm
20 December 1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Denis George to Mr Setter (DPI), discussing the pearl culture project for Torres Strait Islanders, the Japanes pearl industry, and Mr Kusumi's appointment as President of the Overseas Pearl Culture Co-operative
Letter from Denis George to Mr Setter (DPI), discussing the pearl culture project for Torres Strait Islanders, the Japanes pearl industry, and Mr Kusumi's appointment as President of the Overseas Pearl Culture Co-operative
3 May 1965
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 Letter from Denis George to Mr Setter (DPI), discussing the proposal for training Torres Strait Islanders in pearl culture, the establishment of a pearl farm, and the processing of half pearls (or mabe pearls) for Angus and Coote
Letter from Denis George to Mr Setter (DPI), discussing the proposal for training Torres Strait Islanders in pearl culture, the establishment of a pearl farm, and the processing of half pearls (or mabe pearls) for Angus and Coote
4 September 1965
Handwritten list, written on carboard, of the photographs from this archive series of Packe Island, Packe Station, etc
Handwritten list, written on carboard, of the photographs from this archive series of Packe Island, Packe Station, etc
1957-1958
Pearl farm on Packe Island
Pearl farm on Packe Island
Denis George
1950s - 1960s
Image Not Available for Letter from Denis George to Mr Harper, Minister for Primary industries, in which he discusses his pearl lease application, the possible problems with the lease, and the pearl culture industry more generally
Letter from Denis George to Mr Harper, Minister for Primary industries, in which he discusses his pearl lease application, the possible problems with the lease, and the pearl culture industry more generally
17 July 1989