Correspondence received by Alan Wearne in the 1990s

One leaf, handwritten in blue ink, with notes by author on rewritten chapters. Rewritten chapters in second typescript draft, 16 leaves, 1981? Chapter 8 becomes chapter 9 in final manuscript. Chapters 10 and 15 also renumbered in final draft. With handwritten corrections in blue ink, handwritten page numbers in bottom left -hand corners.

Three architectural plans for a block of 5 shops on the ground floor and 3 flats on the top floor, possibly on the corner of Sheridan and Spence Streets, Cairns.

10 newspaper cuttings relating to Alistair Macdonald.

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 7 - Descendents of Frank Nicholson and Saranna (North)' (now discarded) containing photographs, notes, family trees, correspondence, order of service and press cuttings.

Newspaper cuttings relating to asylum seekers held in detention by the Australian Government, the use of Nauru as a site for detention, the politics behind the Government’s policies on asylum seekers, and the support provided to asylum seekers by Kate Durham and others in Australia.

Photographic prints of people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Matala Plantation, Kolopo and Rugenhafen. Some of the photographs feature members of the McCosker family and their associates. The album also contains a sequence of photographic negatives attributed to Walford King which show Chinese and Japanese fishing boats and cargo ships.

Printed emails, copies of newspaper cuttings and a typescript of an article about artist Beverley Budgen; summaries of Budgen's artistic achievements and copies of prints of Budgen's paintings.

Copy edited manuscript returned to Peter Carey with a letter by Emma Platt of Faber and Faber, 24 May 1995; and a fax from Carey to Charles Boyle of Faber and Faber, with a list of changes, 16 Mar 1994.

Three ink line drawings on tracing paper. No Title Block, undated. Brief: Master plan for destination resort plus hotel, units, Tavern design. The tavern was to replace a demolished historic building and reinstate the original architectural form.