Letters from Stan McCosker to the Kokopo Sports Club.
- UQFL580-Series B-Subseries 2-File 2
- File
- 1938-1939
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters from Stan McCosker to the Kokopo Sports Club relating to the auditing of the club's accounts.
Letters from Stan McCosker to the Kokopo Sports Club.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters from Stan McCosker to the Kokopo Sports Club relating to the auditing of the club's accounts.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters from Stan to Marjorie McCosker in 1941 after she was evacuated from New Guinea to Australia, a letter from Stan McCosker to Walford King, and a letter from Marjorie to Francie King. The file also contains instructions dated 30 May 1940 from the Commanding Officer of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles listing the personnel to escort enemy internees from Rabaul to Sydney. Stan McCosker is named as one of the seven members of the escort.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters from Walford King in 1940 during his war service in Palestine and a photograph of King in AIF uniform in Jerusalem in 1940. The folder also contains a letter dated 25 December 1924 from 'Joe' to Telong, identified as G.T. Heathcote.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Papers relating to the evacuation of Marjorie McCosker from New Guinea to Brisbane in 1941. Documents include a permit dated 27 May 1941 issued to Marjorie, allowing her to leave and return to the Territory of New Guinea with two children; inventories of goods and personal effects shipped; and an offer of employment to Marjorie from St Margaret's School, Brisbane.
New Guinea photographs, 1929 to 1941.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Photographic prints showing people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Wara-Ta-Bar (New Ireland), Ningau, Matala Plantation and Witu. Many of the photographs feature local people wearing ceremonial dress, undertaking ceremonial performances and posing for the photographer. Most of the photographs were taken in the 1930s.
Letters to Whitey and Auntie Spesh.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters from a folder labelled 'letters to Whitey', addressed to either Whitey or Auntie Spesh.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Documents relating to the Japanese military invasion of New Britain. Includes a letter from Stan to Marjorie McCosker dated 17 December 1941; correspondence between Marjorie and Francie King; a statement by A.J. Gaskin, S. McCosker and T.H. Targett concerning the military and civilian administration of Rabaul up to 22 January 1942; a copy of a statement by Mr McGowan about the Japanese invasion; a handwritten draft of a short story titled 'Escape' by Robin McCosker; and two newspaper cuttings.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Three maps of New Britain. The earliest map, dated 1927, shows New Britain in relation to surrounding islands and the New Guinea mainland. It includes an index of properties and places, and shows plantations and trading stations. The other two maps were issued by the U.S. Army in 1943 and show sections of New Britain. An accompanying note by Anne McCosker states the maps were used by Stan McCosker during the war years.
Draft of 'Pacific Pot Pourri, Concerning one Klearwatgear'.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Typed draft of a story entitled 'Pacific Pot Pourri: Concerning One Klearwatgear' by Winifred Martin. Accompanying note by Anne McCosker states the draft was written during World War Two and was used in Masked Eden.
Part of Anne McCosker Papers.
Letters by Stan McCosker while on military service in New Guinea and North Queensland.