Full-length portrait of an Aboriginal Australian man, his body decorated with paint, standing on one leg and holding a spear. Label numbered '689'.

Row of elevated timber cottages at Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement.

Group of approximately twelve Aboriginal Australian children, adolescents and adults standing unposed at a funeral at Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement. Standing among them is a non-Aboriginal woman, possibly Caroline Kelly.

Typescript leaflet appealing for a 'yes' vote on 27 May 1967 as part of the Referendum to amend the Constitution to remove references within the Constitution that discriminate against Aboriginal peoples. Provides information on some of the proposed amendments, such as the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the census and the ability for the federal government to create and enact laws for Aboriginal peoples. Front page features a black and white print of a photograph of a pair of children, possibly Aboriginal. Verso features another print of a group of girls, possibly Aboriginal. A statement at the foot of the verso states the leaflet was "authorised by Mrs. Kath Walker, Qld. Secretary, Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAA) and Secretary, Qld. Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Islanders (QCAATI)".

Album containing 83 black and white, sepia-toned and coloured photographs and prints, including chromolithograph and Photocrom prints, of various sizes mounted on boards. The album belonged to the Mayne family. Some photographs have printed captions and/or studio imprints. Studios represented include Francis Ellis & W. Hayward (London), Detroit Photographic Company, and G. Brogi. None of the photographs or prints are dated. Some boards are blank.

The photographs feature: European scenery, mostly in France; reproductions of artworks, including The Blind Beggar by Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans, The Maid and the Magpie by Samuel Cousins (after Edward Landseer), Venus de Milo, Circe And Her Swine by Briton Rivière, The Valley of the Llugwy by Benjamin Williams Leader, A Woman and a Fish-pedlar in a Kitchen by Willem van Mieris, The Broken Pitcher by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The Girl at the Gate by Sir George Clausen, Dignity and Impudence by Sir Edwin Landseer, The Return of Judith with the Head of Holophernes by Sandro Botticelli, and Fortitude, also by Sandro Boticelli; portraits of Native Americans, including Ute Chief Severo and his family; views of Manhattan, New York City, some by William Henry Jackson; and views of North Queensland, including Barron Falls, Fig Tree, Herberton, and the Hanging Rock at Chillagoe. Also includes one photograph of an unidentified Australian homestead, possibly in Queensland, depicting Aboriginal Australian and non-Aboriginal individuals, along with an emu, on the verandah.

Collection reflects Mrs Tuxworth's interest in the local history of the Northern Territory. It includes: correspondence, personal papers, newspaper cuttings, photographs, reel to reel tape, and twenty three diaries of Banka Banka station from 1928 to 1961 (some years are missing)

Hilda Tuxworth obtained some of the Banka Banka diaries around the time Mary Ward was selling the property. This took from 1970 to 1972 when the sold the property. Mary Ward shared the diaries between her niece, Val Edwards, and Hilda. Banka Banka Station was established by Thomas Nugent as a cattle station in 1895. Nugent left the station to his sister, Mary Ambrose. The first diary from 1928 to 1931 would have been recorded during the ownership by the the Ambrose family. The Ambrose Family owned and ran the station until Paddy Ambrose put Banka Banka on the market in 1940. Ted and Mary Ward bought it in 1941. Capital from the Wards' Blue Moon Mine was used initially to purchase and then to undertake improvements and developments of the station. From 1945 weather details began to be recorded in the diaries. Ted Ward died on 17 March 1959. Mary Ward ran the station until 1970. In 1972 the land titles for the pastoral lease were transferred to Nelson Bunker-Hunt.

Photocopy of handwritten notebook of vocabulary and phrases in Aboriginal languages, Queensland. Original notebook about 150 leaves, 16cm. Inside front cover of original : "W. Ridley, Minister of the Gospel, 21 February, 1855'.

Original song sheet, one leaf, with music and lyrics by Bill Jones, handwritten in pen on printed musical staff. Undated. The lyrics relate to the arrival of the British in Australia and the impact on the Indigenous Aboriginal peoples. The name 'Dot Rass' is noted in pencil at the top right corner. Verso contains blank printed musical staff.

Undated duplicated typescript "Information sheet no.1" with information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can advance their education and skills by applying for scholarships and study grants for university and trade training programs. Unknown author; possibly produced in 1973 by Jack Horner for the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

Duplicated typescript overview of the resolutions to result from a conference called by the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement. The conference was held at W.E.A. School, Newport, Sydney, from 26 to 38 February 1960. The resolutions relate to racial discrimination, land rights, wage equality and the Rupert Max Stewart case.