Guide to the Papers of Staniforth Smith, 1901-1931

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 1709
Creator:
Miles Staniforth Carter Smith
Extent:
1.26 metres and (7 archive boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Staniforth Smith, National Library of Australia, MS 1709, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Biographical Note:

1869 - Born at Kingston, Victoria, February 25. Educated at St Arnand's Grammar School and Melbourne University.

1896 - Went to Kalgoorlie as manager of Reuter's Telegram Company.

1898 - Elected a councillor of the Municipality and appointed a Justice of the Peace.

1900 - Elected Mayor of Kalgoorlie

1901 - Headed the poll in Western Australia when the first elections for the Commonwealth Senate took place.

1906 - Retired from the Senate

1907 - Offered and accepted a position in the Papuan government service as Director of Agriculture and Mines, and Commissioner for Lands and Surveys. He acted as Administrator of Papua during any absence of the Lieutenant-Governor.

1916 - Enlisted as a private with the AIF, and later rose to the rank of lieutenant, during which time he was mentioned in despatches and received the MBE.

1919 - Published Australian Campaigns in the Great War.

1919 - Offered and accepted the adminstratorship of the Northern Territory, which position he held for almost 2 years.

1923 - Awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society of London for his Kikori expedition.

1928 - Married Miss Marjorie Mitchell of Bunbury.

1930 - Retired from Papua to live in Western Australia.

1934 - Died in Western Australia on 14th January leaving his wife and four children.

Indexed terms

Names:
Miles Staniforth Carter Smith

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1463000) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Staniforth Smith, National Library of Australia, MS 1709, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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