Effie Nicholson Noakes (known in her working life as Fay) was born 10th November 1927 at Glasgow Maternity Hospital, daughter of Alfred Smith Noakes, master cabinet maker and Jessie Rodger Nicholson who was a seamstress and glovemaker. They lived at 143 Sinclair Drive, Glasgow when she was born. Fay Noakes was an apprentice with a Chartered Accounts in Glasgow in the early 1940s. Moving to Perthshire she took up the role of bookkeeper with an Estate, another in Angus and a third back near Perth.
In 1962, following the death of her mother, Noakes travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, and immediately found work as a bookkeeper. Noakes was awarded a certificate in the Theory of Accountancy in April 1971. Noakes accountancy career took her to Malawi, Sudan, Guyana, Zambia.
She died on the 13th February 2019 at Perth Royal Infirmary.
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MS 456
GB 254
Ephemera such as tourist guides, vocabulary texts, photographs postcards and maps relating to Noakes' time spent in Africa, Papua New Guinea and Australasia
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Autobiography of Noake's time in Africa, with reference to accounting, personal life and travels
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Box of photographic and paper material of South Africa. Folders sorted by date and miscellaneous material.
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Guides; concert programmes; musical programmes; information leaflets; event leaflets; hotel menu; ballet programme; newspapers; invitations.
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magazines (tourist, accountancy, general, university) ; graduation programme; shipping information; musical programme; newspaper snippet; event programme.
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Flight menus; postcards; photos; leaflets; cards; map; game reserve information; national park pass; musical programmes; short story.
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Volume 1957 with photograph 1966 enclosed
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Weaver bird nest Kalahari Desert. (Found inside MS 456/2/4 )
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Volume undated
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Afrikaans - English; English - Afrikaans
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(1) Africa: Painting print; political map, nd
(2) Malawi: Lilongwe information leaflet; development information; independence day newspaper (1971) , 1970-1971
(3) Malawi: leaflets; event information, nd
(4) Zambia: tourist leaflets; postcards; photographs; folder of photographs, nd
(5) Georgetown: flight tickets to Georgetown, nd
(6) Australia: postcards; leaflets; flight menu; folder containing postcards and leaflets
(7) Tanzania: national park leaflet; print, nd
(8) Seychelles: leaflets; hotel information; newspaper, nd
(9) Mauritius: leaflets, nd
(10) Europe: map of Innsbruck, Austria ; event information in Germany and ticket, nd
(11) England: leaflet of Royal Commonwealth Society ; postcard of the Tropical Bird Gardens, Somerset, nd
(12) Guyana: menu; newspaper snippets; population booklet; receipts; Guyana heritage society report (1992); development programme. 1977-1992
(13) Guyana: tourist leaflets; tourist material, nd
Folders of photographic and paper material in order by Country
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Box of photographic and paper material in order by Country. Papua New Guinea sorted by date and miscellaneous and fabric/large material. Kenya sorted by date and miscellaneous.
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Animal information book; newspapers; snippets of newspapers; bookmark; musical programmes; concert programmes; Nairobi International Show catalogue and programme (1976); event tickets; event leaflets; calendar; big game crystal price lists; photo; invitation; hotel leaflets; menus.
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leaflets; map; postcards; photos; flight wallet; hotel price list.
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Book of native animals; information leaflets; magazines; newspapers; high school year book; Paradise in-flight magazines; independence issues; general election posters (1982), tourist itinerary; invitation; Royal visit magazine (1982).
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newspaper snippets; leaflets; business card; magazines; photos; postcards; stickers.
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