Australia Japan Container Line Correspondence

Scope and Content

Files of letters sent between John Swire & Sons, London, Butterfield & Swire Japan, Swire and Gilchrist Pty Australia and directors of AJCL. Letters relate to routine shipping matters in Australia and Japan, in particular with regards to the re-organisation of AJCL; Australia/Singapore/Malaysia trade and industrial relations with ships crews. Papers include AJCL Board circulars, marketing results and sailing results.

Arrangement

Letters are arranged by geographical location (to and from Hong Kong, to and from Sydney, to and from Tokyo) and are arranged chronologically within each section.

Access Information

Open

Other Finding Aids

Handlist available

Archivist's Note

Catalogued

Conditions Governing Use

Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.

Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ