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Records collected by Mrs Bennett when compiling the history of Robert Christison, 1837-1915

Two bound scrapbooks of records collected by Mary M. Bennett when compiling the history of her father, Sir Robert Christison, The bound volumes include: newspaper cuttings, extracts of newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, photographs, reprints of articles, and typescripts written by or relating to Sir Robert Christison and the Dalleburra people who lived on the same land. Most of the material covers the period 1870 to 1910.

Bennett, M. M. (Mary Montgomerie), 1881-1961

Correspondence

Correspondence relating to various members of the Bell family.

Bell Family

Fryer Family Papers

Papers and other material donated by members of the Fryer Family which relates to John Denis Fryer or other Fryer family members.

Fryer Family

St Lucia site before the establishment of the University of Queensland

Dates on some of the photographs are not given; sometimes a range of dates has been estimated. Caption title are mostly supplied by library staff; inscriptions on reverse may be by library staff or others.

This series includes:
AB/P/1: Reproduction of artwork by William S. Austin of Dart's Sugar Mill ca. 1885, 1959, 1 print ; colour ; 12 x 22 cm.
AB/P/2: Dart's Sugar Mill, 1891; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/4: Medal awarded to J. Carmody, 1878; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/5: Medal awarded to W. Dart, 1878; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/6: Medal awarded to J. Carmody, 1878; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/7: View of St Lucia from Highgate Hill, 1926; 1 b&w print. [Identical photograph held at AB/P/56].
AB/P/8: View of St Lucia and Highgate Hill from Fairfield side of Brisbane River, 1926?; 1 b&w print. [Identical photograph held at AB/P/57].
AB/P/9: Witch Soap Aeroplane with Highgate Hill in background, 1920; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/10: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Farm Training School. Pond cleared of hyacinth but still on left - bails, stables and fowl pen to the right, dining hall to left, 2 houses for boarders.
AB/P/11: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: crop of sudan grass. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/12: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: view from bottom of slope near hyacinth pond - farm houses used as dormitory residences for the boys. Road runs across bank damming Carmody Creek.
AB/P/13: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: view of pond at Farm school.
AB/P/14: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Boys entering dining hall at Farm School.
AB/P/15: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Men from the Farm School. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/16: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Fields at Farm training school.
AB/P/17: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: clearing land of lantana - boys learning the use of the grubber.
AB/P/18: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Fencing Farm training school.
AB/P/19: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Fencing Farm training school.
AB/P/20: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Fencing Farm training school.
AB/P/21: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: sighting a post-line - a lesson in fencing. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/22: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: portable piggery constructed by the boys from material on the ground.
AB/P/23: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Pig feeding trough from hollow log, shelter part of old tank. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/24: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Poultry pens in course of erection - built by boys from timber felled in the Moggill forest. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/25: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: "his first day between the plough handles" at the Farm Training School. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/26: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: "first lessons on cultivation - preparing land for lucerne". [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/27: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: "learning to plough a straight farrow - a young farmer in the making". [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/28: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: ploughing St Lucia Farm training school.
AB/P/29: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: ploughing St Lucia Farm training school.
AB/P/30: St Lucia Farm training school, 1933; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Maize on the river bank at West End, Dec 1933. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/31: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Maize on the river bank at West End. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/32: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Maize crop, West End in the background.
AB/P/33: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Maize crop tasseling. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/34: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Lucerne crop.
AB/P/35: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Cabbage cultivation.
AB/P/36: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Discussion - points of a cow by an officer of the Dept of Agriculture. [Stamp on reverse: Department of Agriculture and Stock.]
AB/P/37: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Dairy herd Farm Training School.
AB/P/38: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on front : Poised on its stump for the crash - this tree was felled in 7 minutes actual sawing time, by the farm learners at Moggill timber camp.
AB/P/39: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on front: Barking the log preparatory to sawing it up into post lengths - in the Moggill forest.
AB/P/40: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on reverse: Barking the log preparatory to sawing it up into post lengths in the Moggill forest.
AB/P/41: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print.
AB/P/42: St Lucia Farm training school, 1930s; 1 b&w print. Inscription on front: Felling a tree for splitting into timber - farm learners at work in a forest in the Moggill area .
AB/P/43: Subdivision of St Lucia for residential development, 1944; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Aug 1944 plan, alternate plan for university site at St Lucia??, planned residential development of St Lucia site before development of site as University?.
AB/P/44: Subdivision of St Lucia for residential development, 1944?1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: [three men working on display of residential development]. Alternate plan for university site at St Lucia Aug 1944?
AB/P/45: Orientation of sunrise and sunset mid winter at the UQ St Lucia site, undated; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/47: View looking east, 1936; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: University proposal sketch by Dr J.J.C. Bradfield 1936. "The central block will contain the administrative office and faculties of Law and Arts. on the left is the Teacher's College Wing, and on the right in succeeding blocks, the Schools of Biology, Medicine, Chemistry and Physics. In the middle distance is the library and behind it, the School of Engineering" [Courier Mail, Jul 28, 1936].
AB/P/48: Site plan - projected layout plan, 1936; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: photograph of alternate site layout sketch proposed by J. J. C. Bradfield 1936.
AB/P/49: View from the high ground near Brier St, 1936; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Alternate site layouts proposed by Buildings and Grounds Committee 1936.
AB/P/50: Great Hall, 1936 to 1949; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Great Hall as proposed by Hennessy & Hennessy, circa 1936-1949.
AB/P/51: Architectural plan drawing of the Library with elevations, section and ground floor plan, as proposed by Dr J. C. Bradfield, undated; 1 b&w photograph.
AB/P/52: Photograph of aerial perspective drawing of University as proposed by Hennessy, 1935; 1 b&w photograph. Inscription on reverse: Copy of aerial perspective - Hennessy and Hennessy, 1935. 31st July 1935. The Premier of Qld. the Hon W Forgan Smith instructed Brisbane architects "Hennessy and Hennessy" to prepare designs for the Qld University. Includes a stamp of the UQ Department of Photography.
AB/P/53 – 59: Various views of the Brisbane River, St Lucia Reach and adjacent back site for UQ, undated; 7 b&w photographs, sizes vary [oversized photographs].
AB/P/60: Aerial view of St Lucia, University of Queensland [taken from rooftop in Dutton Park], 1988; 1 b&w photograph.

Bell Family properties

The Bell family initially settled in the Dalby area and were assoicate with several properties including Jimbour Station, Jimbour House, 'Westland' (managed by Colin Basil Peter Bell) and Rakeevan (given by John Ferguson to Joshua Thomas and Catherine Jane Bell (nee Ferguson).

Bell Family

Diaries

Dairy belonging to William Alexander Dorsey Bell. Photocopy of diary.

Bell, William Alexander Dorsey, 1865-1940

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