Item 7 to 12 - Poster bills

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Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC R2-7 to 12

Title

Poster bills

Date(s)

  • 1887-1888 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

6 posters/ advertising bills of varying size

Context area

Name of creator

(1797-1873)

Biographical history

Thomas Risby arrived in Van Diemen’s Land from Norfolk Island in 1808. He was a master boat builder, specialising in whale boats and his sons joined him in the business. In 1844 one of the sons, Joseph Edward Risby, went into the timber business and ... »

Name of creator

(c1845-c1900)

Administrative history

The Risby Timber Company until its demise in the mid-1990s was one of Australia's oldest family-run firms. Boat builders Thomas and Joseph Risby established a sawmill in Hobart in the mid-1840s. Thomas left, but Joseph had the business on a sound footing ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited on loan by Risby Bros. Pty Ltd., 1970

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Six poster bills of varying sizes, announcing pleasure trips by SS 'Koonya ' and regular service to Saltwater River and East Bay.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

May be consulted. Permission from owners necessary for copying or publication.

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.... »

Publication note

Risby Bros. Pty. Limited : the rise to prominence in the Tasmanian timber industry / by David Brownlow. Thesis (B.A.(Hons.)--University of Tasmania, 1969.
Against the odds : Risbys - Tasmanian timber pioneers 1826-1995 / Alex Graeme-Evans. - Morris ... »

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Dates of creation revision deletion

CE August 2018

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