From 1930 to 1934 Shaw attended Vida Lahey's painting and drawing classes in Brisbane. Mim moved to Sydney in 1935 at the suggestion of Vida Lahey. Mim Shaw was an art teacher and in the early 1940s she assisted with Vida Lahey's afternoon painting and drawings classes for children. Mim also wrote an account of Vida Lahey, as suggested to her by Daphne Mayo. Vida Lahey was Mim Shaw's teacher, mentor and friend. All four items in this series are held in handmade, hand painted artist folders of roughly A3 size containing newspaper clippings, notes, drafts, teaching material, cards, colour charts, correspondence, and information on Daphne Mayo.

Content in this series is mostly created by Muriel Shaw and reflects her work and association with Vida Lahey, Daphne Mayo, the Half Dozen Group of Artists, teaching, and her artistic interests.

Examples of paper and textile collage, signed by M. Shaw

Recordings of interviews with World War One Light Horse veterans Ronald Ellwood and A.H. (Harry) Tones. The interview with Ellwood was conducted in Kingaroy by Paul Turnbull. Ellwood speaks about his enlistment and service in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, and his return to civilian life in Queensland and the challenges of reintegration. The interview with Harry Tones was conducted in Townsville by Paul Turnbull and C. Edmondson. Tones recounts aspects of his military service in the 11th Light Horse 4th Brigade, and of his return to civilian life in North Queensland.

Audio recordings of sessions at the North Queensland Labour History Conference held at the Australian Workers' Union Hall in Townsville, from 6 to 8 June 1987. The recorded sessions are: 'Opening address' by Margaret Reynolds; 'Progressive women in the North' with Carole Ferrier, Agnes Hall and Jim Henderson; 'Aborigines in North Queensland' with Geoff Warner (Chair), Joe McGinness, Tom Sullivan, Warren Bowden and Fred Thompson; 'Labour activists between the wars' with Warren Bowden and Jim Henderson; 'Labour after the war' with Jeff Wills and Fred Thompson; and 'Labour past and present' with Tom Bland, Warren Bowden, George Bliss, Laurie Crofton, Jim Henderson and Agnes Hall. This series also includes audio recordings of one-to-one interviews conducted by Paul Turnbull with Jim Henderson, Pat Clancy, Warren Bowden, Joe Flowers and William Alexander Travers, an interview by an unidentified woman with Agnes Hall, and recollections by George Bliss, Lou Elliot, Laurie Crofton and Warren Bowden.

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Card catalogues and typescript indexes describing select series of slides.

Approximately 2600 slides used in teaching.

530 negatives.

5 series of glass plate negatives used in teaching.

8 series of slides used in teaching.