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Robert McKilliam employment history notebook
Robert McKilliam employment history notebook

Robert McKilliam employment history notebook

Date1894 - 1908
Object numberANMS0242[008]
NameNotebook
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 162 x 105 x 13 mm, 151.5 g
Copyright© Stephen McKilliam
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert L McKilliam
Terms
    HistoryScottish-born Captain Robert Basil Vincent McKilliam served in the Aberdeen White Star Line between 1876 and 1908. A native of Aberdeen, he was apprenticed at 14. He served under famous clipper captains like Robert Kemball and on famous clippers like THERMOPYLAE and SALAMIS, mostly in the Britain-to-Australia service. He also served in the modern steamers of the day. After 32 years he retired from the sea and soon after, in 1910, he married. In 1913 he brought his family to live in Sydney. Appointed Assistant Manager of Darling Island Wharf, he worked as a superintendent stevedore in Sydney from World War One up to the Great Depression. He died at his home in North Sydney in 1934.
    Image Not Available for Notebook of Robert McKilliam, notebook encased in black leather wallet, compartments lined with blue leather, "Robert McKilliam / "Ship" Aristides' inscribed inside front cover of notebook
    Notebook of Robert McKilliam, notebook encased in black leather wallet, compartments lined with blue leather, "Robert McKilliam / "Ship" Aristides' inscribed inside front cover of notebook
    1876 - 1907
    Image Not Available for Collection of eight notebooks belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of eight notebooks belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1894-1916
    Image Not Available for Collection of 18 documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 18 documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1913 - 1932
    Image Not Available for Collection of nine documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of nine documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1886-1928
    Image Not Available for Four newspaper clippings collected by Captain Robert McKilliam
    Four newspaper clippings collected by Captain Robert McKilliam
    1894-1934
    Image Not Available for Collection of ten documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of ten documents relating to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1899 - 1919
    Image Not Available for Collection of 41 items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 41 items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1868-1908
    Image Not Available for Collection of 23 documents relating to the career of Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 23 documents relating to the career of Captain Robert McKilliam
    1883-1934
    Image Not Available for Collection of 36 diaries belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 36 diaries belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1876-1938
    Image Not Available for Collection of 41 personal items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 41 personal items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1861 - 1934
    Image Not Available for Collection of 58 personal items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    Collection of 58 personal items belonging to Captain Robert McKilliam
    1876-1910
    Image Not Available for Two copies of a lecture given by Captain Robert McKilliam
    Two copies of a lecture given by Captain Robert McKilliam
    1933