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Papers of Lewis Saunders and Family [PRG 1604] • Mixed material

Papers of Lewis Saunders and Family

Saunders (Family), c. 1882-1977, Mixed material, PRG 1604/63

Group photograph, which includes Lewis and Louisa Saunders, and Charles Clegg. Also includes a death notice for Charles Clegg, 1977.

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Summary

Papers of Lewis Ernest (L.E.) Saunders and family, comprising business, personal papers, and certificates of L.E. Saunders, his wife Louisa Saunders, and his father Solomon Saunders. Many of the papers relate to the patents of L.E. Saunders's inventions. Also includes photographs of the goldmine at Wadnaminga, 2 albums of Adelaide postcards belonging to Louisa Saunders, and a commemorative trowel presented to Solomon Saunders.

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Physical description

Manuscripts
handwritten
photocopy
typed
Sound recording
wax audio cylinder
Artefact (trowel)
wood
metal
Plan (engineering drawing)
paper
pencil
Photograph (print)
black and white
colour
Manuscripts
(handwritten, typescript, certificates, legal documents, scrapbook)
Sound recordings
(wax cylinder)
Engineering drawing (pencil on paper);
Photograph (B&W print);
Photograph (colour print);
certificate;
legal document;
scrapbook (newspaper cutting);
manuscript (handwritten)
manuscript (typescript);
Artefact (trowel;)
sound recording (sound cassette)
1.5 metres
technical drawing : pencil on paper
photographs : black and white, colour
sheets : manuscript (handwritten), typescript
volumes : manuscript (handwritten), typescript
1 audio cylinder
1 trowel : metal, wood
manuscripts : handwritten, typescript
sound recordings : audio cylinder
object : trowel

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1882-1977

Creator

Saunders (Family

Subject

Saunders, Lewis Ernest, 1870-1956
Saunders, Solomon, 1838-1920
Saunders' Patents
Saunders Products
Saunders & Doley
E. Sachs & Co.
Broken Hill Synagogue (N.S.W.)
Entrepreneurship -- South Australia
Patents -- South Australia
Gold mines and mining -- South Australia -- Wadnaminga Region
Synagogues -- New South Wales -- Broken Hill

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Historical information

Lewis Ernest Saunders, son of Solomon Saunders, was born 31 December 1870, and died 18 December 1956, aged 85. He was an inventor, engineer, entrepreneur, and significant figure in the Jewish Community, producing a number of patents. One significant patent of Saunders was the 'Ideal Locomotive Cab Signal', which he spent a lot of time on convincing the appropriate authorities of its necessity. He entered service with South Australian Railways in 1887, before living in London. He married Englishwoman Louisa Cohen in 1910, who was born 9 December 1876, and died 15 March 1964, aged 88. Saunders had a gold mining plant in the 1910s, which produced very little results. He formed the company Saunders and Doley in 1918, before starting the Saunders Motor School, which moved into Hindmarsh Square East premises in 1921. Saunders also operated businesses known as Saunders' Patents and Saunders Products Pty Ltd. Lewis and Louisa had two children, Sarah (Sadie) and Nathaniel (Nat).

Additional notes

PRG 1604/63: Group photograph, which includes Lewis and Louisa Saunders, and Charles Clegg. Also includes a death notice for Charles Clegg, 1977.

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