Letter with details of the collection written by John Pearn, 18 Mar 2019. Certificates of Authenticity for 13 medals; information on the John White and Congress Medals are included. There is no certificate or information sheet for the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Centenary Medallion.

Correspondence, several versions of an article entitled 'Notes on the European War from embarkation' by Alistair Macdonald, and commission as an Honorary Lieutenant.

Unpublished manuscript of an account of the lives of Frank Villeneuve Nicholson and Saranna North entitled 'Whispers of yesteryear' written by James F Nicholson and sent to Michael White for comment in 1997.

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 5 - Frank and Saranna's life together' (now discarded) containing correspondence and biographical notes.

19 drawings by architect Greg Berkman for Harry and Ann Garms for renovation to The Courthouse. The Garms turned the building into a restaurant called "Ye Old Courthouse" (also know as "Olde Courthouse Restaurant" and now "The Courthouse Restaurant"). The drawings include concept drawings, plans for new covered areas, ground floor and site plan, elevations, drainage, ventilation, and electrical plans, and kitchen details. Drawings 4-1a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4-2 and 4-3 are unnumbered. Drawing numbers are: WD781 (Job no. 4-4a, 4-4b); WD782 (Job no. 4-5); WD783 (Job no. 4-6); WD784 (Job no. 4-7); WD785 (Job no. 4-8); WD786 (Job no. 4-9); WD787 (job no. 4-10); WD788 (Job no. 4-11); WD789 (Job no. 4-12); WD790 (Job no. 4-13); WD791 (Job no. 4-14); and WD792 (Job no. 4-15).

Correspondents include: Margery Browne, V.N. Thompson, Miriam Ogden, Alfred Buchanan, and Timothy Kelly.
Includes:
-- letter to Sydney Morning Herald from Caroline Kelly, 1 Nov 1934.
-- questionnaires concerning the welfare of Aborigines, sent by the Feminist Club of New South Wales to State parliamentary candidates, and letters of reply from some candidates, 1938.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.

Final order dated 22 June 1953, re-establishing ownership of the Matala plantation to Herbert Walford King and Stanley McCosker under the New Guinea Land Titles Restoration Ordinance 1951-1952; and a map of the islands of the Hermit Group, supplied to H. Walford King in September 1956.

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.

Reports, correspondence, photographs, and research material for several private projects and studies undertaken by Graham de Gruchy.

Correspondence, 1990 to 1992 - James Lecesne, Etienne Roy, Brendan Smith, Ysabel Hoyas?, Ian ?, Warwick Hunter, Peter ?, Martyn Hope, Barbara & Roy ?, Donna ?, Brendan Smith, Elizabeth Gaskin, Leonard and Ildiko Kovacs, Brother Gregory of the St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, Nigel Hall.