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Arnold Phillips papers

SubjectVictoria–History
Western Australia–History
War stories, Australian
War stories
South Africa–History
Poetry
Manuscripts, Dutch
Correspondence
Category2. National boundaries
KeywordsBoer war
CreatorPhillips, David
Current HolderState Library of Western Australia
Period Of Reference 1899/1902
Series NumberACC 9441A
Item Number000053208947
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Copyright Undetermined. Copyright or other restrictions may apply. Available for reference; not for loan.
Country Of OriginAustralia
South Africa
Language Dutch
English
Description From Source2 volumes. Notebook, and sheets (some fragments), between two loose covers. The notebook has “Wishing Mr Phillips every success and a safe return, Ada M. Carter, 22/1/1901” written on its front cover. It contains mainly poems, probably all written by others and copied into the notebook by David Phillips while serving in the Boer War. Also included are some newspaper clippings of the period (some in Dutch), possibly a letter written in Dutch and dated 19 December 1899, and a reference written for David Phillips on September 29, 1902 by Captain E.C. Tatchell, his commanding officer.
Physical FormatNotebook
Newspapers
Poetry
Letters
Correspondence
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