This collection is comprised of drafts of accepted and rejected work as submitted to Unusual work (Collective Effort Press) from 2010 to 2021; ephemera material such as handbills and programs of readings, performance or exhibitions of ACR’s work (1992-2013) and book covers for works containing or referring to ACR's work.

Box 1

Folder 1
Two items relating to the competition 'Not the Archibald Prize' hosted by the Melbourne Fringe. Event dated 1992 and located in Melbourne. Includes event brochure and photograph of ACR (colour). Items dated 1993.

Folder 2
Seven items relating to the event titled 'Jas. H Duke Tribute'. Event dated 2 to 4 April 1993 and located at Studio A, Melbourne. Includes event flyer, printed digital artwork of ACR and photographs of ACR (black and white). Items dated 1993.

Folder 3
Three items relating to the event titled 'Collective Effort Launch'. Event dated 2 December 1993 and located at the Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne. Includes event flyer and photographs of ACR (colour and black and white). Items dated 1993 to 1994.

Folder 4
Two items relating to the event titled 'Sound Poetry'. Event dated 8 August 1994 and located at the La Mama Theatre, Melbourne. Includes event flyer and La Mama newsletter. Items dated 1994.

Folder 5
Three items relating to the event titled 'Music, Poetry and Comedy Night' hosted by Axle. Event dated 3 October 1994 and located at the Arthouse, Melbourne. Includes event flyer, photograph of ACR (colour) and retrospective notes from ACR. Items undated.

Folder 6
Two items relating to the event titled 'National Theatre Showcase' hosted by the Melbourne Fringe. Event dated 10 to 22 October 1994 and located at the National Theatre, Melbourne. Includes event flyer and photograph of ACR (black and white). Items undated.

Folder 7
Three items relating to the event titled 'Sound and Action Poetry' hosted by Axle. Event dated 12 December 1994 and located at the Arthouse, Melbourne. Includes event flyers and newspaper cuttings. Items dated 1994.

Folder 8
Three items relating to the exhibition titled 'Heresay'. Project dated 22 October to 5 November 1995 and located at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth. Includes a printed twelve page information booklet titled 'Heresay' and a photograph of ACR (black and white). Items undated.

Folder 9
Two items relating to the event titled 'Poetry, Poetry, Poetry' hosted by the Poets Union Inc. Event dated 2 March 1996 and located at the Gallery on Booth, Sydney. Includes event flyer and photograph of ACR (black and white). Items undated.

Folder 10
Two items relating to a poetry reading hosted by the Perth Poetry Club. Event dated 5 June 2011 and located at The Moon, Perth. Includes correspondence from the event organiser and biography of ACR used for the event. Items undated.

Folder 11
Three event programs for various events. Events dated 1991 to 1996 (one program dated 2012) and located in Melbourne or Perth.

Folder 12
Twelve event flyers for various events. Events dated 1992 to 1996 (one flyer dated 2012) and located in Melbourne or Perth.

Folder 13
One printed invitation to the Victorian Writers' Centre Christmas party. Event dated in 1994 and located at the Victorian Writers' Centre, Melbourne. Includes handwritten annotations to ACR.

Folder 14
Items relating to issue 10 of Unusual work published in 2011. Handwritten and typescript correspondence from the editor and Coral Carter. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Crowd' and 'Highways' among others. Items dated 2010 to 2011 (some items undated).

Folder 15
Items relating to issue 11 of Unusual work published in 2012. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Everywhere' and 'Radio' among others. Includes typescript proofs of three poems. Items dated 2010 to 2011 (some items undated).

Folder 16
Items relating to issue 13 of Unusual work published in 2012. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Sex' and 'People' among others. Typescript proofs of two poems. Items dated 2012 (some items undated).

Folder 17
Items relating to issue 14 of Unusual work published in 2013. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Whitenoise' among others. Typescript proofs of two poems. Items dated 2013.

Folder 18
Items relating to issue 15 of Unusual work published in 2014. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'So good' and 'Gum/mud' among others. Typescript proofs of four poems. Items dated 2013 (some items undated).

Folder 19
Items relating to ACR's submissions to issue 17 of the poetry magazine Unusual work published in 2014. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Pterodactyl' (also known as 'Bird') among others Items dated 2014 (some items undated). Includes typescript correspondence to Pete Hay and Nicholas Pounder regarding the publication of 'Bird' in Unusual work and Blue giraffe. Items dated 2015 to 2016.

Folder 20
Items relating to issue 18 of Unusual work published in 2015. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Vulva' and 'Thread' among others. Typescript proofs of two poems. Items dated 2015 (some items undated).

Folder 21
Items relating to issue 19 of Unusual work published in 2016. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Windlessness' among others. Typescript proofs of one poem. Items dated 2015 (some items undated).

Folder 22
Items relating to issue 22 of Unusual work published in 2017. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Lolly'. Typescript proofs of one poem. Items dated 2017 (some items undated).

Folder 23
Items relating to issue 26 of Unusual work published in 2019. Handwritten and typescript drafts of 'Hush' and 'Bug' among others. Items undated.

Folder 24
Items relating to ACR's submissions to issue 28 and 29 of the poetry magazine Unusual work published in 2020. Typescript drafts with handwritten annotations of 'A case to answer' and 'Faerie-pig' among others. Items undated.

Folder 25
Items relating to issue 32, 33, 35 and 37 of Unusual work published in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Typescript correspondence from the editor. Typescript drafts of 'Head' among others. Typescript proofs of five poems. Items dated 2021 to 2024 (some items undated).

Folder 26
Seventeen printed digital images of the covers of some of ACR’s published books and other literary journals and magazines in which ACR's work is published. Items undated.

Folder 27
Six page document listing the exhibitions, publications and performances ACR was involved in from 1991 to 1994. The first page is a printed digital image of ACR's book I'm rooted and other poems. Item undated.

Parcel 1

Folder 1
One flyer for the event titled 'Jas. H Duke Tribute'. Event dated 2 to 4 April 1993 and located at Studio A, Melbourne. Item dated 1993. Related material in to Box 1, Folder .

Folder 2
One flyer for the event titled 'Collective Effort Launch'. Event dated 2 December 1993 and located at the Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne. Item dated 1993. Related material in Box 1, Folder .

Folder 3
Two event programs for for the event titled 'Montsalvat National Poetry Festival'. Event dated 3 to 5 December 2023 and 2 to 4 December 1994 and located at Montsalvat, Melbourne. Items dated 1993 and 1994.

Folder 4
Three event flyers for various events. Events dated 1993 to 1995 and located in Melbourne or Perth. Items dated 1993 to 1995.

Flier for Folk Tales and Modern Mythology event, including book launch of Kiss and other poems from ACR by ACR. Signed by ACR on reverse. Date is most likely 7 October 2012.

One bound volume, with lined pages, with transcribed handwritten poems, and newspaper cuttings. Includes poems by Mary Hannay Foott, John Bernard O'Hara, Henry Lawson, Andrew Barton Paterson, and many English and Irish poets.

Typescript, with handwritten amendments and addenda regarding New impulses in Australian poetry, edited by Thomas Shapcott and Rodney Hall, published in 1969 by University of Queensland Press . Contains contents list, preface, introduction and biographical notes on poets; also referee's report, letter to Thomas Shapcott, letter from Ronald Albert Simpson, poem by David Rowbotham.

Typescript with handwritten additions. Working drafts of two poems, with letter dated 6 June 1968 to Fryer Librarian enclosing poems.

Letter, dated 22 Oct 1967 to Fryer Librarian enclosing a collection of poems and working sheets. 'A collection of poems' is a typescript booklet sent to the Xavier Award; working sheets are mainly handwritten. Letter includes biographical information, with comments on some poems. Delia Gatti used the pseudonym 'G. Ceiriog'.

Leather bound journal 13 x 21 cm, containing handwritten notes, poems, newspaper clippings. Binding broken. Newspaper clippings: Australian Ode Competition 1913 -- Aladdin's Pastepot -- Remember the Waiter -- The Queen's Jubilee -- To Wolsley all authored by 'CROMWELL'; The Peace Soceity -- Imprisoned in his chimney -- Quelled by a bike various clippings from the Sunday Times 1899, many authored by 'Uncle Billy', 'UB' and 'The Goat'; Psychic Pianist -- Poor Humanity -- National Song Competition. Poems: The Twins -- The Danube -- The Lady Pharisee -- Sydney Harbour and the meeting of the waters -- Welcome Earl Beauchamp (Sydney 24/4/1899 GW) -- The Capitalist -- Coronation of King Edward VII (June 29 1892) -- Home rule for Old Ireland (12 June 1902) -- The Water and Sewerage Board -- Pity me -- The Nun and the Cardinal -- Ode to Australia (25/8/1913) -- Congenial souls (illustrated) -- On the revision of the New Testament -- Love -- Oh the happy days of childhood -- To give you a glimpse of a heavenly kiss. Songs: Patriotic song -- A young Cockadoodle . . . Old Brown. Plays: Ali Cogia or The Fraudulent trustee by GWR -- King Harold a play in three acts by GWR [1881] -- Out of the ranks. Manuscripts: Our tricycle ride to Harwick [Sept 27th 1890] -- The Burglary in Arcadia -- [indescipherable by Tidy-fol-lol] -- Marion -- Never more -- Duet -- The Farmer's wife and the geese -- The MP and his voter -- Lie-water and the Chinaman -- The Prior of Cosmo -- Jack and the mermaid -- An amusing episode. Music: Patriotic song.

9 short verses handwritten by various authors.
Includes typed version.
Accompanied by 2 negatives.