Jimbour House: letter regarding sale of Jimbour House and adjoining lands to Messrs. Ryder and Thomas, 12 Jun 1912 ; poem by H. Y. Russell, ‘The re-instatement of Jimbour House’ (Official opening 21 Nov, 1925), 22 Nov 1925; newspaper cuttings and photocopies of newspaper cuttings, 1912 to 1979.

Photocopies of wills, extracts of wills, and estate details. Includes: Letters and material relating to the Organ at St Paul’s Ipswich, 2009. -- Photocopy of letters from Herbert Kelly, Anita O’Connors father [great great grand daughter of John Alexander Bell], 4 Mar 1985. -- Photocopy of probate of will of Frances Georgina Bell, 1911. -- Photocopy of probate of will of Edmund Alexander Charles Harford Kelly, 1981. -- Photocopy of written will of Frances Georgina Bell, 1911. -- Photocopy of will of Florence Lilian Irene Maggs, 14 Sep 1985. -- Photocopy of extract of death certificate of Florence Lilian Irene Maggs, 16 Nov 1992. -- Photocopy of indenture between AJ Melbourne Maggs and Margaret Macarthur-Onslow, 6 Aug 1996. -- Photocopy of extract of death certificate of Elsie Maude Bell, 21 Feb 1962. -- Photocopy of will of Elsie Maude Bell, 6 Apr 1955. -- Photocopy of will of John Hubert Thomas Robert Kelly, 7 Jun 1988. -- Photocopy of will of Georgina Emma Alexander Badham, 17 Feb 1943. -- Photocopy of extract of will of Frances Sarah Alexander Kelly, 11 Jun 1947. -- Photocopy of probate engrossment of Frances Sarah Alexander Kelly, 1 Aug 1940. -- Photocopy of letter from Loretta Alice Moffatt denouncing interest in her share of land in Dalby and bequeathing it to Margaret Macarthur-Onslow, 17 Nov 1988. -- Photocopy of indenture between A.J. Melbourne Maggs and Margaret Macarthur-Onslow re land in Dalby, 6 Aug 1996. -- Photocopy of legal document re land in Dalby, interested parties being John Hubert Kelly and Margaret Alice Macarthur-Onslow, 13 May 1983. -- Photocopy of will of Dame Margaret Miller Bell, 16 Jan 1914. -- Photocopy of extracts from Hayward/Webb index [births] relating to Bell family. -- Photocopy from Queensland Pioneer Index, 1829-1889 relating to Dorsey. -- Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the death of Lady Bell, 1912 to 1914. -- Photocopies of will of Dame Margaret Miller Bell, 5 Aug 1914. -- Photocopy of account of the life of Margaret Bell after the death of Joshua Bell. -- Letter to Mrs J Phillips from Brisbane Grammar relating to Bell family attendance at that school.

Correspondence to Colin Basil Peter Bell regarding Joshua Thomas Bell’s (Joey) death, 28 letters, 1910 to 1911. Correspondence to Colin Basil Peter Bell regarding Joshua Thomas Bell’s (Joey) death, 12 telegrams, 1911.

Photocopies of correspondence to Colin Basil Peter Bell regarding Joshua Thomas Bell’s (Joey) death, 28 letters, 1910 to 1911. Correspondence to Colin Basil Peter Bell regarding Joshua Thomas Bell’s (Joey) death, 12 telegrams, 1911.

Menu for Farewell dinner to Lord Chelmsford by the members of The Queensland Club, 25 May 1909. -- Dance card programme, Government house, Fri Jul 30 (cover only). -- Letter to Hilary from Francis Needham Bell, 20 Jun 1989. -- Valuation of contents of Jimbour House, 1 May 1912. -- Letter from Joshua Thomas Bell to daughter Margot Margaret Maxwell Bell (1908-1929), 20 Apr 1910. -- Funeral program for Hon. JT Bell, 11 Mar 1911. -- Photocopy of a letter from Lady Margaret Miller Bell to her nephew Gerald Kellet Moffatt (1862-1894) who lived with her as orphaned children at Nealestown?. -- Newspaper cutting about the Irish Exhibition at the Cobb & Co Museum with includes a photograph of Sir Joshua Peter Bell (1827-1771), The Chronicle, undated. -- The Jimbour Coach : A part of our history, Queensland Museum request for more information. -- Copy of a letter to Sally – illegible in parts, 9 May 1949.

Photocopies of facsimiles of Jimbour land titles, Bell family wills, receipts and disbursements, 1906 to 1992.

Photocopies of Letters Patent of Thomas Willis for ‘an improved detachable fencing standard?’, 1905. Photocopies of documents and advertisements about the ‘improved detachable fence standards’ ‘The Westland Dropper’, invented by Thomas T. Willis, c1905 to 192?

Handwritten notes of the recollections of James Fernival about Jimbour, Henry Dennis, Warabah, and various properties on the Darling Downs, 8 leaves, undated. Attached to handwritten notes is a newspaper cutting from The Queenslander, 7 Jan 1899, of a letter to the editor, ‘Jimbour History’ by Charles Dun, dated 27 Dec. Typescript copy of the handwritten notes of the 'Recollections of James Fernival' with handwritten note on first page ‘circ. 1908-9 in the possession of the late Hon. J.T. Bell’ , 6 leaves.

Fernival's recollections include: Henry Dennis, Thomas Bell, Jimbour Station, Ludwig Leichhardt, Joe King, Joshua Peter Bell, the various stations in the Darling Downs area and who owned them, Charles Coxen, Warraba ("W.H. Warraba", died in 1893), Bungaree, Billy Crow, George Goggs, and others.

Handwritten notes of the recollections of James Fernival about Jimbour, Henry Dennis, Warabah, and various properties on the Darling Downs, 8 leaves, undated. Attached to handwritten notes is a newspaper cutting from The Queenslander, 7 Jan 1899, of a letter to the editor, ‘Jimbour History’ by Charles Dun, dated 27 Dec. Typescript copy of the handwritten notes of the 'Recollections of James Fernival' with handwritten note on first page ‘circ. 1908-9 in the possession of the late Hon. J.T. Bell’ , 6 leaves.

Fernival's recollections include: Henry Dennis, Thomas Bell, Jimbour Station, Ludwig Leichhardt, Joe King, Joshua Peter Bell, the various stations in the Darling Downs area and who owned them, Charles Coxen, Warraba ("W.H. Warraba", died in 1893), Bungaree, Billy Crow, George Goggs, and others.

Bell family correspondence, 27 letters, 1897 to 1923.