Biographical notes about Thomas Strickland
- F673
- Item
- 1921
Xerox copy of original manuscript with brief genealogical table. Letterhead of Scott's Hotel, Melbourne. Unsigned.
Biographical notes about Thomas Strickland
Xerox copy of original manuscript with brief genealogical table. Letterhead of Scott's Hotel, Melbourne. Unsigned.
Photocopy of a notebook kept by Gaulai of Mabuiag in the Torres Strait Islands ; mainly comprises sermons and hymns. These were probably used by Gaulai when he was a lay preacher at Yam Island, Central Torres Strait, in the early 1900s. Includes handwritten genealogical information about Gaulai and his descendants, and five photographs.
Includes notes by donor (2 leaves typescript) on provenance of notebook.
Gaulai
Photocopy of Esili Peter's notebook
Photocopy of a handwritten notebook written by Eseli Peter or Peter Eseli (he was know by both names) of Mabuiag, West Torres Strait. Torres Strait Islander names are spelled in a variety of ways in English, changing with time: this photocopied manuscript has 'Esili'. Peter Eseli wrote his notebook in Kala Lagaw Ya. First page of photocopy has brief notes about provenance from donor, Margaret Lawrie.
Peter, Esili, 1886-1958
Speech to the American Association, 4 July 1973, delivered by Manfred Cross, Chairman of Parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, on behalf of Lance Barnard, Minister for Defence.
Cross, Manfred Douglas, 1929-
Australian composers ask "why"?" / by Louis Lavater.
Reprint of two articles from newpapers : 'The Cinderella of the Arts', from the 'Age', 20 May 1939, and' Musical composition in Australia', from the 'Australian National Review', August 1939.
Lavater, Louis, 1867-1953
Two volume book, printed by B. & A. Simpson and Young Bani, privately produced at Mabuiag, Torres Strait, 1972, for sale to schoolchildren and interested adults. Written in Mabuiag dialect. Parts 1 and 2. Part 1 accompanied by information about Buddy Simpson from the donor ( 2 pages on 1 leaf, handwritten). Titles: Mura ngulaig : Ngath nin ngurpaik and Mura ngulaig II : Na ngath lak nin ngurpaik.
Simpson, Buddy
Booklet, printed by B. & A. Simpson and Young Bani, privately produced at Mabuiag, Torres Strait, 1972, for sale to schoolchildren and interested adults. Written in Mabuiag dialect.
Simpson, Buddy
Trades and Labour Hall Bill 1893 Sept 7
Handwritten notes for minutes of the Trades and Labour Hall Bill, second reading, 7 Sept 1893. Mat Reid, then member for Toowong, moved second reading of the Bill which was to empower the trustees to mortgage the land and buildings.
Reid, Mat
From grains of corn to television, 1956-[196-]?
Typescript of talk (9 minutes) by Rosamond Siemon for the A.B.C. on the Wickham Terrace Observatory Tower. Also notes on Woolston House, and letters to Rosamond Siemon from L. Campbell and Stuart Galletly on Queensland history and Australian language.
Siemon, Rosamond
Manuscript of the novel Bembee, together with covering letter, and synopsis of another novel : The Wounded bird.
Taylor, Archibald J.