Folder containing assorted personal papers of Alexander Rose Macdonald, including handwritten notes on North Queensland, newspaper cuttings relating to his career, correspondence, a sketch map of plantations and mills in Mackay dated 1887, reports on the Pacific Islanders' Fund and Hospitals dated 1888, copy will and 2 obituaries. One letter dated December 1903 appears to be a copy in the hand of Nancy Armitage.

13 items of incoming and outgoing correspondence, including letters, greeting cards and telegrams.

Hardback book containing newspaper cuttings relating to Supreme Court matters and gold in North Queensland. Pages up to 162 have been paginated on the upper corner in red pen. There are many annotations throughout. Some cuttings are loose.

Large diary labelled on cover 'Collins Scribbling Diary No. 42a 1917' used as scrapbook compiled by Nancy Armitage and Alexander Macdonald to memorialise James Macdonald. Contains pasted in correspondence, newspaper cuttings, photographs, bag tags, luggage stamps, handwritten copies of poetry and maps of Ypres. The back pages contain newspaper cuttings of obituaries of relatives of Nancy Armitage.

Large hardback notebook containing newspaper cuttings relating to Supreme Court matters and mining in North Queensland compiled by Alexander Macdonald. There are handwritten annotations throughout. Some cuttings are loose.

Materials belonging to and created by Alexander Rose Macdonald