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Directors' reports, with balance sheets, to the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors, covering the period 28 Aug 1855-8 August 1869. (Manuscript)
1855-08-28 - 1869-08-08
GSN/7/4
Notes (by Captain W Taylor) on the steamers OSPREY and LIBRA, General Steam Navigation Company, 21 November 1923. (Manuscript)
1923-11-21
GSN/32/6
Cutting of a letter from FAIRPLAY commenting on the management of the General Steam Navigation Company, 9 September 1892. (Manuscript)
1892-09-09
GSN/9/7
Directors' reports, with balance sheets, to the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors, covering the period 20 August 1889-31 March 1906. (Manuscript)
1889-08-20 - 1906-03-31
GSN/7/6
Printed Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets, 30 June 1925-30 September 1958. (Manuscript)
1925-06-30 - 1958-09-30
GSN/7/8
Letter from Companies Registration office, giving notice of dissolution, 2 April 1976, Great Yarmouth Shipping Co Ltd. (Manuscript)
1976-04-02
GSN/25/3
Minutes of the Board, 1 September 1887-25 April 1889. (Manuscript)
1887-09-01 - 1889-04-25
GSN/1/33
Minutes of the Board, 11 Jun 1857-30 June 1859. (Manuscript)
1857-06-11 - 1859-06-30
GSN/1/16
Copy of the General Steam Navigation Company Sailing Bill for foreign packets, August 1875. (Manuscript)
1875-08
GSN/26/4
Board minutes, 6 Dec 1937-25 September 1956, Grand Union (Shipping) Ltd. (Manuscript)
1937-12-06 - 1956-09-25
GSN/24/2
Minutes of the Board, 4 April 1872-12 Feb 1874. (Manuscript)
1872-04-04 - 1874-02-12
GSN/1/23
Certificate of Incorporation, 15 June 1923, Great Yarmouth Shipping Co Ltd. (Manuscript)
1923-06-15
GSN/25/2
Minutes of the Board, 3 May 1875-21 August 1876. (Manuscript)
1875-05-03 - 1876-08-21
GSN/1/25
Rough Minute Book, Board Minutes, No.84, September 1914-July 1919. (Manuscript)
1914-09 - 1919-07
GSN/1/50
Minutes of the Managing Committee of the Board, one volume only, 28 Mar-7 August 1833. (Manuscript)
1833-03-28 - 1933-08-07
GSN/2/1
Printed volume containing copies of various Parliamentary Acts relating to the General Steam Navigation Company (Manuscript)
1831-1840
GSN/5/2
Printed copy of the Act of 14 April 1840 'to explain some of the provisions of the Acts relating to the GSN'. (Manuscript)
1840-04-14
GSN/5/3
Minutes of the Board, 30 May 1912-5 July 1917. (Manuscript)
1912-05-30 - 1917-07-05
GSN/1/42
Minutes of the Board, 30 July 1917-23 Dec 1925. (Manuscript)
1917-07-30 - 1925-12-23
GSN/1/43
Minutes of the Board, 27 Dec 1934-27 April 1951. (Manuscript)
1934-12-27 - 1951-04-27
GSN/1/45
Draft of a reply to the Postmaster General in relation to the General Steam Navigation Company ship TOURIST, and to her putting back to port, thus delaying the mails, 21 November 1834, see GSN/12/3. (Manuscript)
1834-11-21
GSN/12/4
List of Engineers in the General Steam Navigation Company's service who held commissions during the war, 1914 - 1918, (typewritten). (Manuscript)
1914 - 1918
GSN/42/3
Statement on the Committee formed under Sir John R Ellerman, April 1917, to carry out the organisation of shipping in the UK - Atlantic Islands, Mediterranean, Morocco and Portugal, (typewritten). (Manuscript)
1917-04
GSN/42/5
Correspondence with a number of preference shareholders in relation to the proposed changes in the organisation of the shareholding capital: 17 November 1916-14 April 1917. (Manuscript)
1916-11-17 - 1917-04-14
GSN/9/11
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