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File cover containing articles on the history and development of the General Steam Navigation Company, printed in various journals e.g. Syren and Shipping; The Rock; P.L.A. Montly and etc. (Manuscript)
GSN/43/13
Record of correspondence with the Admiralty and the Lord Chamberlain concerning the arrangements for the arrival home on 15 May 1954, of HM the Queen, from her tour of Australia and New Zealand, 23 Mar-17 May 1954. (Manuscript)
1954-03-23 - 1954-05-17
GSN/16/4
Charter Parties. (Manuscript)
1906
GSN/20/3
Minute Book of the New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co., 1932-56. (Manuscript)
1932-1956
GSN/39/3
Minute Book of the New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co., 1956-69. (Manuscript)
1956-1969
GSN/39/4
Register of Members, New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co., 1919-36. (Manuscript)
1919-1936
GSN/39/5
Annual Returns of the New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co., 1931-39. (Manuscript)
1931-1939
GSN/39/6
Directors' Reports and Balance Sheets, New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co., 1928, 1931, 1932, 1935-56, 1938. (Manuscript)
1928-1956
GSN/39/7
Balance Sheets & Profit & Loss Accounts of the New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, (also trading & profit & loss accounts of the Acorn Barge Building Co.), 1929-33 and 1940. (Manuscript)
1929-1940
GSN/39/9
Ledger of the New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd, subsidiary company of the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, 1937-50. (Manuscript)
1937-1950
GSN/39/11
Extracts from a newspaper depicting the General Steam Navigation Company's sailing schedules, 20 May 1833. (Manuscript)
1833-05-20
GSN/41/16
Music Sheet and text of the song 'The Husband's Boat', n.d. (Manuscript)
GSN/41/17
File on the General Steam Navigation Company 'Glee Club', c.1914. (Manuscript)
circa 1914
GSN/41/18
File containing receipts in the name of Joseph Barber, formerly of 'premises in the vicinity of No.15' (Trinity Square), 42 items, c.1820-38. (Manuscript)
circa 1820-1838
GSN/41/20
Newspaper cuttings, backed, describing various vessels engaged on steam navigation on the River Thames, n.d., but 1830s probably, includes note on the ship MONARCH. (Manuscript)
circa 1830
GSN/41/9
Clearance label of ROYAL DAFFODIL, issued two tours after declaration of war, 1939. (Manuscript)
1939
GSN/42/10
Letter from the Chairman, Sir James MacKay, to Richard White, 29 September 1896. (Manuscript)
1896-09-29
GSN/6/12
Directors' reports, with balance sheets, to the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors, covering the period 21 September 1842-1 Feb 1855. (Manuscript)
1842-09-21 - 1855-02-01
GSN/7/3
Printed volume containing copies of an Act for 'conferring further powers upon, and consolidating, the Acts relating to the GSN Co', 8 June 1874. (Manuscript)
1874-06-08
GSN/5/5
Correspondence between Captain Hooper and Commander Morris, RN., in connection with the war-time activities (June 1915-Mar 1916) of the Steam Ship FAUVETTE. (Manuscript)
1915-06 - 1916-03
GSN/32/7
Letter, relating to a stocktaking on board the Steam Ship MALLARD 'in consequence of the steward leaving the ship', 6 September 1882. (Manuscript)
1882-09-06
GSN/32/8
Account rendered on behalf of John Smith, agent for steam coal bunkering of Steam Ship TERN, 16 June 1879. (Manuscript)
1879-06-16
GSN/32/9
Letter from Board to the Company's representative in Berwick, instructing him to reduce freight charges on selected commodities, and the fore-cabin fares, similarly 17 June 1837. (Manuscript)
1837-06-17
GSN/6/4
Circular letter from the Board to the shareholders from Mr C H Robins, voicing his misgivings at the conduct and policy of the Board and inviting the proprietors to support his call for an EGM, 30 August 1893. (Manuscript)
1893-08-30
GSN/9/5
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