03507ntc a22002417i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000033000722450056001052640016001613000040001773360021002173370023002383380032002615000017002935060028003105201595003385330077019335350105020105400079021155450894021948560177030881374140313k18781929xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aYoung, James Lyled1849-192910aMiscellaneous papers - letters, notebooks, articles  c1878 - 1929  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm; Digital PDF  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 23  aAvailable for reference2 aJames Lyle Young (1849-1929) was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and went to Australia with his parents in the mid-1850's. After working in Australia as a station hand, Young, in 1870, went to Fiji where he was associated with a cotton-planting venture at Taveuni. In 1875, he left Fiji on a trading voyage to Samoa, and from May, 1876, to October, 1881, he worked as a trader in the Marshall, Mariana and Caroline Islands. In 1882, Young went to Tahiti to become manager of the Papeete trading store of Andrew Crawford & Co., of San Francisco. In 1888, he went into business in Tahiti on his own account. He was closely associated with the Pacific Islands for the rest of his life, as managing director of S.R. Maxwell & Co., of Tahiti, and owner of Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., of Auckland. He became recognised as an authority on the life and culture of the region. Letters, notebooks, memoranda, articles, etc. dealing with Young's career and interests from 1878 to the year of his death. Includes a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald on 'The Trouble in Samoa' (31/3/1899), a paper on German expansion in the Pacific (1908), correspondence on the Pitcairn Islanders between Young and the British Consulate in Tahiti (1911-13) and an account by Young of his family's history and his own career (1919, c.1924). Some letters written in Micronesia as well as materials from French Polynesia. A full list of other items in the Bureau's newsletter Pambu, Dec. 1968:5, p.12 and Jan. 1969:6, pp.10-11. See also PMB 21 and 22. See Finding aids for details.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aThe Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Walesb1 Shakespeare Pl, Sydney NSW 2000cAustralia  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aJames Lyle Young (1849-1929) was born in Londonderry (Derry), Ireland, and went to Australia with his parents in the mid-1850's. After working in Australia as a station hand, Young, in 1870, went to Fiji where he was associated with a cotton-planting venture at Taveuni. In 1875, he left Fiji on a trading voyage to Samoa, and from May, 1876, to October, 1881, he worked as a trader in the Marshall, Mariana and Caroline Islands. In 1882, Young went to Tahiti to become manager of the Papeete trading store of Andrew Crawford & Co., of San Francisco. In 1888, he went into business in Tahiti on his own account. He was closely associated with the Pacific Islands for the rest of his life, as managing director of S.R. Maxwell & Co., of Tahiti, and owner of Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., of Auckland. He became recognised as an authority on the life and culture of the region.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/miscellaneous-papers-letters-notebooks-articleszView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.