Auckland firm of exporters and owners of a shipping line. Expanded their operations into the Pacific and operated trading stations and coconut plantations. Became associated with the phosphate firm, Pacific Islands Company Ltd. Their Pacific island interests were bought out by Burns Philp in the 1900s.
Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd
Henderson and McFarlane Ltd
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Manuscript
Hallett, L : A history of Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd
Date: 1840-1902
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-0062
Description: Unpublished history, describing the establishment of the company, its Circular Saw Shipping Line and Pacific island trade interests. Includes references to Handley Bathurst Sterndale and `Bully' Hayes, the `seige' of the Suwarrow fort built by Sterndale, and the 1890 Pacific cruise by Robert Louis Stevenson on the `Janet Nicol'. The history finishes in 1902. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Finding Aids: Full description in inventory, also "Complete annotated catalogue" (Canberra: PMB, 1991) which has an index. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Supplied by Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Canberra
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Pacific Islands Company Ltd : Records
Date: 1840-1914
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1205
Description: Comprise legal papers, agreements, reports, notes on islands, some dating back to 1840, and press cuttings relating to the Company. Also, articles of association, leases on islands, papers re Jaluit Gesellschaft Nauru concession, account of the expedition of the `Rob Roy' to the Solomon Islands, 1900. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 5 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2004
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Records from the Sydney office
Date: 1888-1901
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1205-3
Description: Documents, including papers of SS `Archer', cargo statements, cultivation of coconuts, articles of association of James Morrison and Co Ltd 1894, island reports. Also articles off association with Stirling Packing Co 1898, land registers for islands, land valuations of Henderson and Macfarlane's properties, deeds, asset transfers and hydrographic surveys. National Archives of Australia number is MP1174/1/174 and 175. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
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Pan American World Airways window display at Henderson and McFarlane
Date: Mar 1951
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-26708-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 1/2 plate
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Staff of Henderson & MacFarlane Ltd
Date: 6 Jul 1950
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-24965-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
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Two unidentified men on the staff of Henderson & MacFarlane Ltd
Date: 6 Jul 1950
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-24967-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
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Staff of Henderson & MacFarlane Ltd
Date: 6 Jul 1950
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-24966-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
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Haythornthwaite display window of Henderson and McFarlane travel agents advertising Tas...
Date: 8 Jul 1949
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-20871-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
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Henderson & McFarlane, world tour travel agents, Quay Street, [Auckland?]
Date: 15 Jun 1948
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-13352-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Henderson & McFarlane, shipping insurance & customs agents, Quay Street, [Auckland?]
Date: 15 Jun 1948
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-13350-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Display window advertising - Fly B.O.A.C (British Overseas Airways Corporation), Hender...
Date: 4 Sep 1950
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-25778-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate
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Portrait of Arthur Playle of Henderson and MacFarlane, and E Hewitt Manager of the Nort...
Date: Nov 1945
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-00773-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Window display of Travel Agents Henderson and McFarlane, [Auckland?]
Date: Oct 1944
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-01584-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: ¼ plate Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Exterior of Henderson & Macfarlane Ltd, travel agents, showing window display, [Auckland?]
Date: 31 Jan 1947
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-05223-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate
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Portrait of Mr Cheeseman of Henderson & McFarlane, at Whites Aviation Office, Auckland
Date: 14 Jun 1946
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-02549-F
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate
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Portrait of Arthur Playle of Henderson and MacFarlane, and E Hewitt Manager of the Nort...
Date: Nov 1945
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-00793-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Window display of Travel Agents Henderson and McFarlane, [Auckland?]
Date: Oct 1944
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-01583-G
Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: ¼ plate Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
Manuscript
Great Britain. Foreign Office : Correspondence re the guano and other islands
Date: 1865-1889
By: Australian Joint Copying Project
Reference: Micro-MS-0962
Description: Six microfilm reels relating to the guano industry, questions of sovereignty etc, in the Pacific. Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - No inventory available. Quantity: 6 microfilm reel(s). 0.12 Linear Metres.