Includes speeches by Richard Hall, Vivian Smith, Craig Munro, Olaf Ruhen, Jean Stone, Jack Lockyer and Geoffrey Dutton.

Sadie Herbert, wife of Xavier Herbert, is interviewed by Fryer Librarian Nancy Bonnin while Xavier is Writer-in-Residence at the University of Queensland English Department. Audiovisual Librarian Marjorie Roe and Librarian Marianne Ehrhardt contribute. Sadie talks about various aspects of Xavier's work, life and family; about her own life; and their shared experiences in Australia and abroad.

At head of title : 'Bernard Hickey, Griffith University, 20 August 1981, launching of Barry Oakley's 'Marsupials' and 'Politics'.

Fictional story about Aboriginal Australians set in North Queensland. Two copies are carbon copy typescript and one is original typescript. Six black and white photographic prints pasted throughout the story. Four leaves of glossary at the end with fictionalised Australian language terms.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased, including an image of a mummified corpse (between pp. 66-67). It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.

This collection is comprised mostly of papers relating to Dorothy Blewett including: drafts of playscripts, novels, short stories, and articles for published and published works; a small amount of incoming and outgoing correspondence; photographs; personal documents; documents relating to her professional activities; and theatre programs and travel ephemera relating to her time spent in the 1950s in England and Europe. There are also some papers relating to the activities of her sisters, Elizabeth Melville Blewett (born Elsie Melville Blewett, also referred to as 'Bill') and Rowena Sarah May Blewett.

Manuscript drafts of books and poetry, correspondence, diaries, speeches, notes, taped interviews, newspaper cuttings, photographs.

Drafts of plays and books by Ian Callinan.

Transcript of an interview with Ken Wilder, former Chairman and Managing Director of the publishing company William Collins, on the occasion of his presentation of a painting by Ray Crooke (for the cover of Xavier Herbert's "Poor fellow my country") and various other related papers to the Fryer Library , University of Queensland, in memory of his son, Christopher, 25th October 2001.
Includes audio cassette recording of interview.

Letter 28 Oct 1970 to Miss McCreath, Acting Fryer Librarian, re: his pleasure in a recent visit to the Fryer Library, enclosing 3 poems shortly to be published in limited edition, for the Fryer manuscript collection.

Letter 23 Sept. 1973 to Olive White thanking her for her part in having his Jubilee lecture for the English Association of Queensland ('English and the nations') printed.