Collection W6 - John Wilson & Sons Collection

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Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC W6

Title

John Wilson & Sons Collection

Date(s)

  • 1848-1949 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

32 files

Context area

Name of creator

(1842-1912)

Biographical history

John Wilson (1842-1912), ship-wright, served an apprenticeship with Colin Walker, boat builder of Gardners Bay, who built the Huon Belle in 1866. Wilson established his own boat building yard at Martins Point where his first ship "Good Intent" was built ... »

Name of creator

(1875-1967)

Biographical history

Walter Wilson was a designer and artist. Walter and his brother Sydney worked with their father, John Wilson at Wilson and Sons, boat builders. They built many well known sailing ketches and schooners and some steam and oil engine powered vessels. ... »

Name of creator

(1870-)

Administrative history

Wilson and Sons, shipbuilders, was founded by John Wilson (1842–1912), who began building wooden boats in 1863, at his home in Cygnet. The first boat was the Huon Belle, launched in 1864.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by Miss E. Cato 1967

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Collection consists of correspondence, letter books, diaries, notebooks and photographs relating to John Wilson & Sons boatbuilders.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open for research

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

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Dates of creation revision deletion

CE September 2018

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