Nine engineering drawings of the new Victoria Bridge designed in 1893. Alfred Barton Brady was the Government Architect and Engineer for Bridges and designed Victoria bridge in these drawings. His staff that assisted with the engineering work of the bridge included J. S. Murdoch, T. Pye, and W. J. Ewart. Eight of the drawings have the title New Victoria Bridge over the Brisbane River. Brisbane.

The new Victoria Bridge was the fourth bridge to span the Brisbane River at the spot running between Queen Street on the north bank and Melbourne Street on the south bank. The first structure was a temporary wooden bridge, constructed in 1865, which lasted only 2 years. Construction of the first permanent bridge, old Victoria Bridge, had commenced in 1864, but it did not open until 1874, operating as a toll bridge until 1877. Old Victoria Bridge was destroyed by the 1893 floods. A second temporary bridge was built in 1893, with construction of new Victoria Bridge beginning soon after. The second temporary bridge was washed away in floods in 1896, by which time the new Victoria bridge was nearing completion. The new Victoria Bridge opened in 1897, and it remained in service until replaced by the current Victoria Bridge in 1969, at which time the new Victoria Bridge was demolished. One of the stone archways which flanked the pedestrian access to the bridge remains on the south side of the Brisbane River, near the entrance to the South Bank parklands.

Accompanied by 2nd copy (colour printout of digital scan).
Also copy of letter 1880 May 9 from Elizabeth Lynam to George Beaumont, and letter 1972 Aug 31 from Hugh Beaumont to the Fryer Librarian, providing biographical information about Roland Hirst.
Includes references to stations Chowilla and Bookmark on Murray River; opal-mining; fund-raising concert after 1893 floods in Queensland.

Photocopies of correspondence with relatives in England and New Zealand.

Two hundred and three (203) photographs of Queensland towns from circa 1880s to1890s, and 211 black & white 35mm negative derivatives with 13 proof sheets.

Typescript account of meeting between Sir William MacGregor, Administrator of British New Guinea, and the Resident of Ternate and Jansen van Afferden at Thursday Island.
Report of an account of fixing a border point on the 141st longitutde.
Report is headed Most secret no. 7, On board H.M.S.S. Java, Dobo, March 11 1893.

Signed holograph with explanatory notes by John Sutherland.
Letter concerns the erection of a boundary fence on Corinda Station, in particular through Lake Gallilee. Corinda Station was owned by Goldsborough Mort and Co., and located about 145 kilometres north of Aramac, Central Queensland.

Handwritten letters, most are addressed to 'My dear Collie'. Letters include: one signed 'your affectionate Mother, Margaret M. Bell'; one signed 'your affect. cousin, G. H. Moffatt' (on letterhead for The Dariling downs and Western Land Company, Limited); letters to solicitors by Margaret M Bell; a letters to Lady Bell from Daly & Schacht Solicitors; a letter to Collie from 'your affect. brother Joshua T. Bell' (on letterhead for The Parliament of Queensland Library).

Five act play.