Handwritten diary of John E. Greenham, from Ipswich, Queensland, of his voyage to England via Colombo and Suez Canal aboard the H.M.S. Ophir, from 20 March to 7 May 1895. Records his impressions of the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide during the voyage. On cover on bound volume: Students notebook

Black covered exercise book, mss in ink. Daily work book of a pupil teacher in North Ipswich, Queensland, Feb-May 1895.

Programme for Grand Opera under the direction of Henry E. Abbey and Maurice Grau at The Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois presenting Gounod's opera Romeo et Juliette with Mme Melba as Juliette and M. Jean de Reszke as Romeo.

Black and white phototgraph on mounting board which appears to have been framed at some time (frame now removed). It shows the construction of the new railway bridge at Indooroopilly over the Brisbane River. The previous bridge had washed away in the 1893 floods. This photograph show crowds gathered to watch the hulk, Beatrice used on the Brisbane River to float another span on the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge. Like most material in this collection from this era, it was probably in the possession of Joshua Thomas Bell.

Four-act drama adapted from author's novel of the same name.
First performed at Grand Opera House, St. Louis 27.3.1895; Lyric, London, 4.1.1896; Her Majesty's, Sydney, 8.5.1897.

Accounts ledger for the Sealy store Jan to Dec 1896. Leaves 449-454 pasted over with newspaper clippings from the Times Weekly edition, November 19, 1920.

Review of Henry Lawson's While the billy boils, from Liberty, vol. 2 no. 22, Sept 23 1896.

Five acts.

Memoriam sheet on the Loss of the Pearl, February 13 1896. Includes poem, In memoriam, by Edward Cooper. Sheet designed and illustrated by David De Silva.