Typescript poem by Ian Scott McDowall written before his death in 1945.
Accompanied by two leaves with brief notes about the author, by the donor, Kath Watson; written in or before 1987.

Recorded 14 August, 1981 on the ABC radio programme, Focus.

Photocopy of typescript copy of the Australian diary of the Rev. Benjamin Glennie, January 16th, 1848 to 30th September, 1860. Original in possession of Mr. John McInnes. Note on title page: To be given to the Oxley Library on my death / E. Walker, 25.12.41.

Unpublished, two handwritten poems by John Manifold, undated. Accompanied by a typescript note from Kath Watson, signed, about the poems and their author, dated July 1979. Kath notes that she thought the poems were written when Manifold was serving in the British Army, somewhere in Africa.

Typescript printed poem, author unknown.
Accompanied by biographical note on Edward Charles Close, 1790-1866.

Autograph book kept in prisoner of war camp, Shamshuipo, 1942-45. Drawings, poems and autographs of fellow prisoners. Also two letters: one of 29 Feb 1972 from the Army Records Centre to the Fryer Librarian, and one of 25 Mar 1972 from Leon Cantrell to Robert Charles.
Notebook, octavo, Japanese manufacture.

Two volumes that appear to originally have belonged to Shoi Seto, possibly a Sub-Lieutenant in the Japanese Intelligence. The first volume is a notebook with 'Special book' on the cover with a pencil (and holder) on the right-hand side. Handwritten notes throughout the book in Japanese script and the English. Japanese script is most likely by Shoi Seto and the English is most likely by S. g. Smith of Armytage Street, Lota, Brisbane. Smith has written journal entries on several pages which includes his experience of being shot in 1944 when serving in Port Moresby. Reading from left to right, pages have been numbered 1 to 58; the numbering ends at 58 although the pages continue. From the end of the notebook there is more Japanese script written right to left. It contains songs and descriptions of British and American aircraft in World War Two.

The second volume, in Japanese script, to be read right to left, is a dictionary of aerial weapons.

Volumes are accompanied by explanatory notes.

Cecilie Sloane was a member of the English Dept, University of Queensland.

Paper prepared for a work in progress seminar, Dept. of History, A.N.U., 2 May 1963.

Includes two letters, 1911 Dec 13 and 14, from W. A. Holman to George Black re J. Estell, the Party Whip.