Mackay, James, CB OBE VD (Major General, b.1859 - d.1935) Accession Number: PR87/207

Description

Collection of papers relating to the military career of General Kenneth MacKay. The papers document General MacKay's military service in South Africa as commander of the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen's Contingent; his role in raising the 1st Australian Horse Regiment and career as Director General of the Army Reserve. Other records relate to General Mackay's involvement in politics, literature and farming, including a paper he wrote on the use of Chinese labour in South Africa in 1903.

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Accession Number
PR87/207
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
4 boxes: x 56 cm
Date Made
1885-1935
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/051/040
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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