Playoust Family papers, 1907-1948, 1995
| Place |
Sydney |
| Subject | |
| Category | |
| Author |
Various |
| Keywords |
wool industry Flanders in Australia |
| Current holder | |
| Item number |
Reference Code: 153866 |
| Access rights |
Request at location |
| Country of origin | |
| Language | |
| Period of reference |
1907 to 1948 |
| Description from source |
0.55 metres of textual material (1 box and 1 outsize box) – manuscript, printed SERIES 01 Papers concerning Jacques Playoust, 1914-1995 SERIES 02 Papers concerning Maurice Playoust, 1915-1917 SERIES 03 Papers concerning Marcel Playoust, 1916-1918 SERIES 04 Papers concerning Stephane Playoust, 1917-1920 SERIES 05 Playoust family miscellaneous papers, 1915-1948 SERIES 06 Playoust family photographs, 1907-ca. 1950 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY FROM SOURCE: “In the late 19th century wool buyers from the Flanders region of France emigrated with their families to Australia in order to buy wool for weaving in the great textile centres of northern France. Among them were the Playoust family who settled in Sydney. At the outbreak of war in 1914, members of this family returned to France to fight for their homeland.” |
| Physical format |
Manuscripts Photographs |
| Bibliographic citation |
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