Research material and notes for a Ph.D. thesis, An analysis of Brisbane society in the 1890's by Ronald Lynton Lawson. The thesis was submitted to the History Department of the University of Queensland in 1970. The thesis analyses the society of Brisbane in 1891 and 1901. In 1967 Lawson used a structured interview technique, with a 112 questions on many aspects of life, surveying people who were children or adolescents in the city of Brisbane in 1891 and 1901. Over a period of three months Lawson interview 75 people aged 79 years and over. Questions included: when did parents arrive in Australia; the sort of dwellings they lived in; if they had servants; family roles; employment; newspapers read; diet; where was the grocery shopping done; vehicles; education; religion. This file includes the questionnaires, notes and photographs.

Transcript of interview with Graham Thorn by Helen Grant-Taylor.
Thorn speaks of his family background ; school and childhood memories in Brisbane ; family life ; employment experiences and conditions ; experiences working in Cunnamulla ; family home ; family lifestyle ; recreation ; Australian society and class ; politics ; health care ; attitudes to foreigners.
One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project.
Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy).
Also, evaluation of interview and summary of interview (2 l. ; typescript and handwritten ; photocopy)

Transcript of interview with Ted Bacon by Helen Grant-Taylor. Dempsey speaks of his family background ; childhood and school memories ; the Depression ; religion ; family life ; employment experiences ; mother's businesses ; recreation ; social life ; courtship and marriage ; buying land ; own home ; lifestyle and family life ; class ; Australian society ; health ; contact with aboriginals ; migrants ; memories of the 1930s ; royalty ; Australia and Britain. One of several interviews conducted by the author for Macquarie University's Australia 1938 Oral History Project. Accompanied by conditions of use of tapes and transcripts statement (2 l. ; typescript, signed ; photocopy). Also, evaluation of interview and summary of interview (2 l. ; typescript and handwritten ; photocopy)