Scrapbook for newspaper cuttings produced by Marcus Ward & Co. with [indecipherable] Bell no. 3 written on inside cover. Most likely to be a continuation of the scrapsbooks titled Joshua Bell (1) and Joshua Bell (2) that were collated by Catherine Bell. This scrapbook contains: newspaper cuttings relating to the death of Joshua Bell in 1911; a picture of "J.T.B's 'digs' at Trinity Hall, Cambridge; newpaper cuttings about Joshua Thomas Bells' father, Joshua Peter Bell; newspaper cuttings about Jimbour House and it's sale after the deather of Joshua Thomas Bell; handwritten notes; correspondence; articles about Dalby history. There are 88 b&w photographs including: Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Bell Monument Dalby; Jimbour House; Jinny Maxwell; 151 Moray Street New Farm; Catherine Bell; Joshua Thomas Bell; Joshua Peter Ferguson Bell; Margot Margaret Maxwell Bell; the Bell Monument at Toowong Cemetery; Rakeevan; Enid; Kitty; Ella; and Kitty's house Graceville. After the death of Catherine Bell in 1943 additional newspaper cuttings have been added to the scrapbook, most relating to Joshua Peter Ferguson Bell.

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).

Photocopies of extracts from letters written by Cuthbert Edward Peek while on the Queensland and British 1882 Transit Expedition, 29 Oct to 18 Dec 1882, 3 copies. [Cuthbert Edward Peek was a self-funded amateur astronomer who joined the official observers from the Royal Geographical Society that travelled to Jimbour Station and chose Jimbour House as the transit station to observe the transit of Venus; Jimbour House had been recently vacated].

Documents, invitations, financial records, and personal papers relating to Colin Basil Peter Bell and Theodora Sybil Frances Bell (nee Needham). Most of Colin Basil Peter Bell's correspondence can be found in Series A.

Newspaper cuttings, some photocopied, relating to the Bell Family.

Blue cloth bound album, “Sunny Memories” on top left-hand corner of cover, initials "K. J." at bottom right-hand corner of cover. Catherine Jane Ferguson married Charles Syndey Jones (1861-1896) on 28 Oct 1889 in Melbourne. They had three daughters: Ella Maud (born 9 Mar 1891), Enid Frances Sydney (born 31 May 1892) and Kate Elaine Sydney (born 27 Apr 1895, also known as Katie, Kit or Kitty). After the death of Sydney Jones, Catherine married Joshua Thomas Bell.

This album contains 194 photographs dated 1897 to around 1901. There are twenty pages. Photographs have been pasted to the inside and back covers of the album. First five pages have captions with dates (1897 to 1901) and initials [of photographer?]. There are photographs of the family, children, Mount Morgan, 'Kenmore' (residence of John Ferguson, in Rockhampton), Rockhampton botanical gardens, 'Killin' (now called Yungaba, residence built by John Ferguson for Catherine Janes Ferguson and her husband, solicitor, Charles Sydney Jones), the Grandstand at the Rockhampton race course.

From page five, the last captioned page, photogaphs are taken when Catherine and her children travelled to Lenzie, Scotland, and include photographs from the trip there, activities while overseas, and what appears to be photographs from the trip back to Australia.

The Sunny Memories album was produced by Percy Lund & Co. and allowed photographs or photographic scraps to be inserted into the album. It was produced from 1898.

Photocopies of Letters Patent of Thomas Willis for ‘an improved detachable fencing standard?’, 1905. Photocopies of documents and advertisements about the ‘improved detachable fence standards’ ‘The Westland Dropper’, invented by Thomas T. Willis, c1905 to 192?

Photocopies of facsimiles of Jimbour land titles, Bell family wills, receipts and disbursements, 1906 to 1992.

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings regarding the Bell Memorial Committee, the Bell Memorial Fund and fate of the Bell library from Jimbour House, 1912 to 1922

Jimbour House: letter regarding sale of Jimbour House and adjoining lands to Messrs. Ryder and Thomas, 12 Jun 1912 ; poem by H. Y. Russell, ‘The re-instatement of Jimbour House’ (Official opening 21 Nov, 1925), 22 Nov 1925; newspaper cuttings and photocopies of newspaper cuttings, 1912 to 1979.