Program containing 'Hymns of intercession' with heading : ' Fourth Anniversary of the war, 2 hours of intercession, Tuesday, 6th August 1918, 12 to 2pm, His Majesty's Theatre. Chairman: Rev. H. Youngman, D.D. (President Day of Prayer Committee), address by His Grace Archibishop Donaldson. Among others taking part will be Revs. J.B. Galloway, W. Brown, J. Bongers.'

Manuscript book of seventeen illuminated and illustrated poems by Australian authors. Father Leo Hayes commissioned the book of his favourite Australian poems from artist Ella Lilian Pedersen. Hayes wanted it done in the manner of the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages. Each of the 17 poems chosen by Father Hayes has been written in calligraphy with accompanying illustrations depicting the location or subject of each poem. Pedersen crafted a tooled leather binding with ornamentation in pewter studded with semi-precious stones, including opals and agates, collected by Father Hayes when he was parish priest in Crows Nest. The original cover was damaged, and the central panel was replaced in the early 2000s by book restorer Anne Clonnan with one remaining gemstone.

Poems: The first comers there / Margaret Curran. -- Carnarvon deep gorges / Bertha Butler. -- Love in a cottage / Daniel Henry Deniehy. -- The frog pool / James Devaney. -- Toowoomba dark purple / George Essex Evans. -- Where the pelican builds / Mary Hannay Foott. -- The Waradgery tribe / Mary Gilmore. -- Taralga / Mary Gilmore. -- When winter comes to Queensland / Alice Gore-Jones. -- My country / Dorothea Mackellar. -- Colour / Dorothea Mackellar. -- The gentle water bird (for Mary Gilmore) / John Shaw Neilson. -- Old salt / Lydia M. D. O'Neil. -- The way of it / D. L. Waraker. -- In September Queensland Bush / D. L. Waraker. -- Rain magic / Frances Dunn. -- Waratah and wattle / Henry Lawson.

Handwritten letter to Eileen M. Buckley re John Shaw Neilson, James Devaney and other literary figures.

Has city of Toowoomba crest on top and kangaroo and emu on sides, engraved on the back 'Rev Leo Hayes' and with the date '24.11.43'--possibly the 25th anniversary of his ordination as priest.

Letter 31 Aug 1948 to E.M. England and family (with continuation dated Dec.): personal news, formation of Anthropological Society at University of Queensland, books and book collecting, Australian painting.

Accompanied by a religious verse (1 leaf, 6 cm.--Typescript).
Accompanied by a speech, Clifton, at the St. Francis de Sales' Memorial School opening by Father Hayes, 1962 Aug. (4 p. ; 34 cm.--Handwritten).

Menu and toast list for dinner in honour of the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur William Fadden G.C.M.G., M.P., F.I.C.A., F.C.A. at Finneys' Brisbane, Monday, 11th August, 1958 at 7 p.m. Toasts proposed by Harold Richter, F.G.R. Nickiln, James Donald, V.C. Gair, Leon Trout.
Arthur Fadden's political resume on cover.
Written in pen across the menu: Rev Father Leo Hayes Dana O'Brien 12.8.'58.

Programme for official dinner given at the Royal National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland. D. A. O'Brien, Rev Father Leo Hayes, written in pen on menu. Includes invitation for D. O'Brien to dinner, and paper napkin embossed wtih M.T.Sullivan estate, with names H.L. Bailey, Chief Manager C'wealth Bank Brisbane, and D.A. O'Brien written in pen on the napkin.

Handwritten letter to Mrs Cassidy re parish news and Queensland literary news.