Mouton - Personal and business papers 1911-1948

Item

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
Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference 
1911 – 1948
Link
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.
Related resources 
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/8YAJ56GK/