Daphne : a/cs from Dec 1 1940 written on cover of Queensland exercise book. First page has name and address list including Daphne Mayo's address at 231 George St, Sydney. Exercise book used as a ledger to record transactions for the rental property consisting of 3 flats, a cottage, and tennis court, associated expenses, money banked, names of the tennants, weekly rent. Some of these records can be attributed to her parents, mostly likely her father, Bill Mayo. Transactions are from 2 Dec 1940 to 21 Apr 1941.

Exercies book with first three pages listing names and addresses. Daphne Mayo's addresses: 231 George St, Sydney and no. 4 Montana Flats Cremorne Point. Exercise book used as a ledger to record transactions for the rental property consisting of 3 flats, studio and a cottage, associated expenses, money banked, weekly rent. Transactions are from 5 Oct 1946 to 25 Aug 1952.

Ledger book (cover missing) with 1960 to 1963 on initial page and a list of names and address. From second page it records income received and expenses ('paid out') from property, profession and dividends from 25 Oct 1961 to 7 Jun 1963. At the back of book are 'Costs in connection with house at 74 Victoria Street' from 16 Aug 1960 to Sep 1961. Pasted in towards the end are dividends from April to Sep 1965.

Foolscap book (cover missing) with dates from 30 Jun 1976 to 20 Mar 1977. Includes diary style notes on financial activities, property work done and work to be done, dividends received in 1976 and 1977, cheques for sale of furniture.

Ledger book with July /69 to June /70 on cover, inside cover has business cards pinned to it, first page with names and address. It records income received and expenses with notes. Towards end of book has income from investments; notes on making paper mache; notes on making a surf board. Final pages are notes about Vida Lahey comprising: list of Exhibitions with places and dates; publications lodged with Oxley Library; extracts from her [Vida Lahey] letters and manuscripts; list of exhibitions by V. Lahey.

Same ledger book for 1936 to 1937 recording income received and expenses for flats. Also contains notes on ancestors, information about property at Victoria Street, dividends for 1953-1954. At the end of the book lists capital cost of studio, land and flats (for 1933 to 1948, not inclusive), costs for repairs to studio and cottage, valuations, rates, details for house at Gray Road (West End) 10 Aug 1953, list of investments at 30 Oct 1953.

Ledger book with July 71 on cover, recording income received and expenses with notes. Has newspaper cuttings inserted and or pinned to pages. Towards end of book has diet plan for arthritis; and notes.

Handwritten draft of the biography of Vida Lahey by Daphne Mayo. This is a draft of an article written for the Society of Women Writers Of NSW Literary Competition, in 1969, by "Lilian MacArthur". Contains original pages from Quill Pen Carbon Book numbering 1-26.

Written in a Quill Pen Carbon Book is the carbon copy handwritten draft of the biography of Vida Lahey by Daphne Mayo. Original pages have been removed. Orginal and carbon copy page numbers 1 and 2 missing; carbon copy pages span from page 3 to page 26, with some emendations. It is a draft of an article written for the Society of Women Writers Of NSW Literary Competition, in 1969, by "Lilian MacArthur". On page 100 are notes by Daphne Mayo include length of time to read, suggested amendments to the text and possible reference to Vida Lahey's daily routine.

Original typescript manuscript of biography of Vida Lahey. The cover has a b&w photograph of Vida Lahey painting with the caption 'Vida Lahey M.B.E.'. This article written for a literary competition of the Society of Women Writers of N.S.W. in 1969. Daphne Mayo wrote it under the pyseudoynm 'Lilian MacArthur' (a combinaton of her first name and the second name of her father, William MacArthur Mayo). It gives an account of Vida Lahey's family history, her artist development, her art, her involvement in encouraging art in Queensland and art for children.