Mouton - Personal and business papers 1911-1948

Title	Mouton - Personal and business papers 1911-1948
Subject	Papua New Guinea--History Publishers and publishing Business records Colonization French language
Category	2. National boundaries 3. World War I 4. World War II
Author	Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave
Keywords	Belgium New Ireland colony
Creator	Canberra: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Person	Jean Baptiste Octave
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Period of reference	1911 – 1948
Link	https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1859492
Series number	PMB 603
Item number	1859492
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Available for reference.
Country of origin	Papua New Guinea Australia
Place	Rabaul
Language	English French
Description from source	2 microfilm reels 35 mm. 1. "Memories of J. B. O. Mouton", typescript, c. 1931. 2. Ms. of part of "Memories of J. B. O. Mouton" (in French). 3. Passport, December 1915-1924. 4. Certificate of naturalization, 13 August 1921. 5. Share certificate of Sarang Plantation Ltd, 1911. 6. Notice of meeting and balance sheet of Rabaul Recreations Limited, 4 April 1935. 7. Appointment of Attorney, 1914. 8. Correspondence with the firm of J. Martens, Hamburg, 1919-1926. 9. Ledger, 1926-1929. 10. Papers re lease of Rabaul Times by T. V. Wallace, 1930-1933. 11. Balance sheets, Rabaul Printing Works, 1929-1938. 12. Audit reports, Rabaul Printing Works, 1931-1933. 13. Papers re war damage compensation claims, 1942-1948. 14. Correspondence with manager of Rabaul Times, J. Hoogerwerff, 1936-1942. 15. Copies of letters from Gordon Thomas (editor of Rabaul Times) to J. Hoogerwerff, 1933.
Physical format	Manuscripts Typescripts Correspondence
Abstract	Includes Mouton's experience in the Marquis del Ray colony. These documents span the Geman and Australian periods in New Guinea.
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