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His natural life / George Leitch

  • H2077A
  • Item
  • 188-].

A play in 5 acts including notes for a new edition. Includes photocopy of an advertisement in a Melbourne newspaper for the production of For the Term of his Natural Life at the Theatre Royal.
Handwritten note stating "This adaptation is sanctioned and approved by the widow and executor of the lamented author."
Draft adaptation of For the Term of his Natural Life by Marcus Clarke.

Leitch, George, 1842-1907

Illuminated leaf from a book of hours

  • F3699
  • Item
  • [ca. 1450].

An illuminated leaf from a book of hours on vellum. Both recto and verso contain 14 lines of Latin text, with initials rubricated in red and blue, heightened in gold and decorated borders. This page originates from a book of hours; a devotional Christian book used to celebrate the eight canonical hours in a private context. The page probably displays part of the Hours of the Holy Cross, an often included additional text.

Catholic Church

Super Ecclesiasten

  • F624
  • Item
  • 1498.]

Pages from Commentaria in Bibliam.

Jerome, Saint, ca 347-ca 420

Letters, 1660-1790

  • F3487
  • Item
  • 1660-1790.

Letters in French relating to the Tardent family in Switzerland.
The letters were in possession of Tardent family members whose ancestors settled in Queensland. Some letters are original and on vellum with transcripts attached, others are photocopies.

Tardent family

Cartularium de Elgin, [1740]

  • F1711
  • Item
  • [1740]

Transcript of a cartulary of Elgin Abbey, some of the transcribed documents being dated from the 13th to the 15th centuries.

Elgin Abbey (Scotland)

[Papers]

  • F1638
  • Item
  • 1773-1891.

Garrick, James Francis, Sir., 1836-1907

Letter, 1796 June 26 : Dumfries, to James Clarke.

  • F2419
  • Item
  • 1796

Accompanied by : typed copy of letter (1 leaf; 30 cm. ; photocopy); and correspondence related to the authentication of Burns' letter ( letter from G.W.S. Tayler, 1981 Oct 6, to R. E. Marks, Head of English Dept., University of Queensland ; letter from David J. Lake, 1981 Oct 10 , to R. E. Marks ; letter from R. E. Marks, 1981 Oct 14, to G.W.S. Tayler).
Photocopy of one of the last letters written by Robert Burns.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Album of studio portraits from various studios in Australia and overseas

  • F3477
  • Item
  • 18--

87 sepia photographs (19 x 13 cm and smaller) loose mounted between board. Photographs have no captions.
Photographic studios include: Albert Lomer Brisbane, American Photo and Watch Repairing Tamworth, B. Boake Sydney, Batchelder & Co Melbourne, Biggingee Sorabjee Pochee Ipswich, Brand Sydney, Brown & Bailey, C. Roggenkamp Warwick, Carl Sydney, Collis Canterbury, David Scott Sydney, E. B. Cardell Roma, E. Rusfeldt Sydney, Frisco Photo Co. (G. A.Tissington Manager), G. H. Nicholas Sydney, G. H. Spragg West Maitland, Geo L. Massingham Toowoomba, H. Poulsen Warwick, J. Audet Sydney, J. Hubert Newman Sydney, J. Roarty Sydney, J. T. Gorus Sydney, L. Suscirj Roma (Italy), Lock & Whitfield 178 Regent Street [Sydney]?, Lomers Sydney, M. Moss West Maitland, Marquis Brisbane, Metcalfe & Millington, Newman and Co. Sydney, Page & Murray Roma, Poul C. Poulsen Brisbane and Maryborough, R. J. Cottell Roma Qld., Raphael Tuck and Sons London, Shelton Brothers Ipswich, Stewart & Co. Melbourne, Westfield & Co. Calcutta, and W. H. Schroeder George St Haymarket.

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