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#22386 - Corsini ledgers

Resource ID
Location
22386
Ingram compactus, Bay 5
Title/subtitle
Corsini ledgers
Author/Creator
Corsini, Tranquillo Angelo
Format
Collection
Publisher
Tranquillo Angelo Corsini
Physical description
1 archive box
Summary
Four woodcarting ledgers kept by Tranquillo Angelo Corsini. Covers the period 1937 to 1942 recording the delivery of wood to homes, government and private institutions.
Notes
Tranquillo Angelo Corsini arrived in the district in the 1920s and lived in Kingston at the time the ledgers were created. They contain the names of his customers including individuals, businesses and institutions such as Parliament House, Government House at Yarralumla, the Hotel Kurrajong, Acton Tourist Camp, Acton Racecourse, Gungahlin Broadcasting Station, Power House yard, Brickworks at Yarralumla, Fire Station at Forrest, Royal Military College Duntroon Mess and hospital, RAAF aerodrome, Brassey House, Gorman House, St Christopher's School (Manuka), Telopea Park School, Ainslie Primary School, Canberra Boys Grammar, Molonglo School, Canberra High School and the Kingston Football Club. See Newsletter 412, August 2007.