Portrait of sisters Madge and Mary Devaney
- UQFL80-Series I-Item 4
- Item
- ca. 1900
Part of James Devaney Papers
Portrait of sisters Madge and Mary Devaney
Part of James Devaney Papers
Photograph album of sites in Europe and Asia, taken or acquired during a tour undertaken around 1900
Album of 56 sepia photographs (various sizes) of scenery and landmarks in Italy, London, Ceylon, Belgium and along the Suez Canal, with reproductions of some famous statues in Italy and Belgium. Circa 1900.
Mayne, James O'Neil, 1861-1939
Before taking pink pills, [1900?]
Poem.
Daley, Victor J. (Victor James), 1858-1905
Contains newspaper cuttings about Tasma, his sister; also contributions of Huybers to the Daily Chronicle as their correspondent in Brussels.
Huybers, Edward Alfred, 1855-1941
Diaries, travel notes, notebooks, correspondence, manuscripts, sketches, press clippings, photographs, articles featured in The Queenslander and Darling Downs Gazette and material for The Antipodeon, and biographical material. Photocopies of letters 1892 to 1906 by or about Evans, held in the Mitchell Library. There is also a scrapbook containing original sketches by Percy F.S. Spence, Frank P. Mahony, C. Roth, B.E. Minns, and E. Bevan.
Evans, George Essex, 1863-1909
School picnic at Ravenswood near Bendigo
Part of James Devaney Papers
The kiss of battle : and other tales of the Australian contingents in the Boer War
Handmade book of 16 short fictional stories relating to Australians in the Boer War, bound in stiff paper wrappers. Handwritten title, copyright and contents page in black pen. 'Purely imaginary!' noted in pen at the bottom of the title page. Book constructed from cuttings of stories from The Leader published throughout 1899 and 1900, pasted on backing paper, with handwritten titles. Handwritten annotations and corrections throughout. Titles of the stories, listed in order presented on contents page: 'The kiss of battle'; 'Miss Simpson's hero'; 'The bull of the regiment'; 'The corporal's comrade'; 'Compatriots'; 'The scout'; 'John Jones, bushman'; 'St Patrick and another'; 'Them 'Straliens'; 'Commandeered'; 'A coward's courage'; 'A veldt idyll'; 'Worth threepence and a fortune'; 'A soldiers of the bush'; 'The temptation of Anthony'; and 'Bettje's mission'.
Vidler, Edward A. (Edward Alexander), 1863-1942
Views of Cairns-Herberton Railways, etc., Queensland
Album of twelve sepia photographs of views of North Queensland including Cairns, Herberton, Barron George, Barron Falls, Hambledon and railways in the area. Title handwritten inside album. Album is undated. A handwritten list of captions and supplied item numbers has been inserted prior to the title page. Most photographs appear to be around the construction of the railway to Herberton which began in Cairns in 1886. It finished in Ravenshoe in 1916.
Written on the inside cover the album, presumably by the seller: "In. [Inventory] 5033. Royal Qto. Oblong Purple toned. 10 [shillings]". These type of photographs were often taken by the Queensland Government.
Each photo has caption, supplied information is included in square brackets:
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this manuscript may contain images or names of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased.
Album of 83 sepia and coloured photographs of European scenery and artworks (mostly France), views of the city of New York, and views of North Queensland, including the Barron Falls. Some photographs have printed captions, and name of photographic studios. Photographs are various sizes. Photographic studios include Francis Ellis & W. Hayward London, Detroit Photographic Co., and G. Brogi.
Mayne, James O'Neil, 1861-1939
Stodart family 'grand tour' of Europe
Album contains approx 340 photographs showing Stodart family and scenes from their 'grand tour' of Europe, possibly on the ship Buteshire, together with cuttings from souvenir publications. Places visited include Queensland coast, Thursday Island, Colombo, Port Said and Suez Canal, Malta, Sicily, Naples, Pompei, Rome, Florence, Venice, Austria, Dresden, Potsdam, Berlin, Koln, Rhine, Brussels, Paris, Versailles, Switzerland, Oxford, Stratford on Avon, Durham, London, Warwick, Wye Valley, Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Norway. Captions mention Dr Brown, 4th Officer "Curly", Captain Wheatman, Mr Phillips, Adelaide, Misses McIllwraith Taylor, Mr McKinlay snr and jnr, Miss McPherson Bonmahon and Mrs Hughes.
Stodart Family