Accompanied by note stating that the unfinished manuscript was intended to "expand the summary of the history of the Order of Saint John" (see Fryer manuscript F3276); advisory editor Sue Pavasaris's explanatory "Notes to manuscript" dated 18.7.89; and four hand drawn maps. Includes bibliographical references.

Includes newspaper cutting from the Brisbane paper Truth covering the appointment of the organist Robert Boughen; seven photographs of pipe organs, mainly the Brisbane City Town Hall organ.

Marie Louise Stephensen plays Lili Marlene, Waltzing Matilda and My Bonnie lies over the ocean amongst others.

Eight postcards and one envelope handwritten from prison camps in Italy and Germany during 1943 and 1944 to Dorothy Marsden.
Includes two unidentified and undated newspaper cuttings: "Rhodes scholar is an N.C.O." and "Rhodes scholar released"; and a letter concerning undelivered mail from the Post Office.

Contains:
Covering letter (January 2002) to Laurie Hergenhan from John Joseph Healy, signed Jack;
Letter (18 November 1976) to John Joseph Healy from Mary Durack recounting her friendship with Mudrooroo, 1938-; and,
A copy of of the writer Joseph Jay Jones's obituary written by John Joseph Healy.
The obituary was published in Antipodes vol.13 no.1 June 1999 (pp.39-40) under the title Remembering Joseph Jones, a Pioneer Australianist by Jack Healy.

Handwritten testimonial, with four drawings of Mackay landmarks.
Testimonial given to Sub-Inspector Edward Martin by the citizens of Mackay, on his resignation as Officer in charge of the Police of Mackay and his departure from the district. Dated 2 Sep 1907. Six signatures attached.

Leaflets, ephemera, newsletters. Most groups associated with University of Queensland, and many part of University of Queensland Student Union. Issues covered include the strike at University of Queensland in 1971, Greg Weir case, Vietnam Moratorium, Springboks and apartheid, women, Aborigines and racism, and uranium mining.

Photocopy of article from New Musical Express, 22 Dec 1979, pp. 32-33, 77.

Letters (3) 20 July 1976 - 24 September 1976 to F.D.O. Fielding, discussing the translation of 'Poor Fellow My Country' into Japanese.
Also 3 letters from F.D.O. Fielding to Xavier Herbert, commenting on 'Poor Fellow My Country' and the federal political situation.

John R. Laverty was a Research Assistant for Professor Gordon Greenwood. In the early 1950s, Laverty produced these research summaries to facilitate Greenwoods work in writing the history of the first twenty years of the Brisbane Municipal Council and some aspects of Brisbane's early history. The two bound volumes were complied by Matthew Fuchs in 2004, and comprise photocopies of carbon copy typescript. Volume 1 contains: a survey of Council activities, evidences of city development, the growth of Brisbane city, animal nuisance issues, the Brisbane Bridge and water supply. Volume 2 contains more detailed information about the city such as cemeteries, ferries, Port of Brisbane, parks and recreation reserves, the Town Hall, roads, sewerage, street improvements and city transport.