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Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around Adelaide (South Australia) and in the United Kingdom.

This part of the loose leaf diary documents WD Walker's investment and savings and general financial position. The entries are arranged chronologically.

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • pencil notes on how to operate the ledger and cash book

  • news clipping uncited undated headline "The Savings Bank of SA, Points for depositors"

  • 15 March 1912 to 14 June 1925 real estate (part Section 91) Port Pirie Henry Benfield, Elizabeth Reid Newbold

  • 16 September 1916 to 31 March 1917 Eric Martin

  • description of expenses categories eg clothing, education, subscriptions

  • 16 September 1916 to 6 January 1924 Jean Teague Symonds Port Pirie real estate (part Section 90) sale Barwell, Kelly and Hague

  • 1920 expenses

  • 1920 investments, Natallite Motor Spirit Co of Australia Ltd, Black Swamp Oil Ltd, Good Hope Gold Mining Co, Army and Navy Stores, Savings Bank of SA, Port Elliot real estate, income tax, War Savings Certificates, Peace Loan, SWD Hogben, Commonwealth Loan, Broadhurst Lakebow and Sth Kalgoorlie, SA Brown Coal and Briquette, Baratta South, Paul's Consolidated Copper Pty, Adelaide New Moon Mining Syndicate, Great Boulder Pty Gold Mine

  • 29 June 1920 Natallite Motor Spirit Co of Australia Ltd

  • 10 September 1920 to 15 September 1924 real estate (Block 179) Port Elliot EMD Boxall, S Trevena, Burford's advertising, J and H Trevena, BJ Lloyd, WJE Crickett, WJ Dodd

  • 1 July 1921 to 30 June 1922 expenses

  • June 1921 to 1922 expenses by category

  • 1922 to 1923 expenses by category

  • 1 January 1923 to 30 June 1925 Motor Cycle running costs

  • 1925 expenses St Mark's College by term

  • 9 September 1921 to 1930 War Saving Certificates

  • 14 May 1923 to 25 March 1924 Hospital Electrical and Radium accounts

  • 21 June 1925 investments redemption values, 1926 redemption values, 1926 income and expenditure estimates

  • 1925 Alexander's finances, Mollie, Kath Alexander, Sydney Alexander

  • pencil notes another example of how to keep accounts

  • 28 November 1925 investments redemption value

  • July 1930 summary of financial position

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/28/1
Date Range01 January, 1916  -  01 July, 1930
Quantity 1.5cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04
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