The collection is comprised of press clippings, letters, postcards, catalogues, drawings, photographs, and personal papers. Photographs and negatives taken by Mobsby include: the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908; the visit of Duke and Duchess of York to Brisbane in 1927; Fireworks of the 1901 Federation Celebration; aerial photographs of Brisbane; the British Empire Exhibition 1924 to 1925; and Australian Pavilion, Panama Pacific International Exposition; photographs while working for the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau (Brisbane) of 'Queensland views of Rosewood and Stanley Districts' from 1908 and 'Queensland views of Central District' from 1980

Mainly letters, postcards and telegrams written to or by Edmund Hodgson Yates or his son Edmund Smedley Yates, or to or by other members of the family. The papers were collected by Edmund Hodgson Yates and Edmund Smedley Yates.
Bulk of papers 1840s-1890s.

The collection comprises two bound scrapbooks of records collected by Mary Montgomerie Bennett when compiling the history of her father, Sir Robert Christison; correspondence; and glass plate negatives. The bound volumes include: newspaper cuttings, extracts of newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, photographs, reprints of articles, and typescripts written by or relating to Sir Robert Christison and the Dalleburra people who lived on the same land. Most of the material covers the period 1870 to 1910. The correspondence is that received by Mrs Bennet regarding her book Christison of Lammermoor. There are notes compiled by Mrs Bennett that accompany the 21 glass plate negatives created by Mary Christison, Mary Bennett mother. The slides are of Lammermoor Homestead and a portrait of Robert Christison, most taken by Mary Christison between the years 1896 to 1910; and of individuals in the Dalleburra Tribe, Mitchell District in North Queensland, 1870 to 1900, taken by Mary Christison.

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Manuscripts, typescripts, photocopies, photographs and painting. Correspondence, essays and articles; material associated with Drake’s publishing activities; invitations, programmes and commemorative souvenirs, etc. newspaper cuttings and cuttings books, notebook and miscellaneous material.

Election material and pamphlets (1917 to 1920), letterbooks (1907 to 1910), minutes (1904 to 1906) and financial records (1905 to 1919) of the Workers' Political Organization (Rockhampton); minute books of the Democratic League (1900 to 1904) and the Queensland Labor Party (1912); correspondence of the Workers' Political Organization; Eight-Hour Day Celebration union and Labour Day Celebration union letterbooks and financial records (1913 to 1928)

Two postcard albums of scenes from Maleny. These include the Maleny Emporium Myers and Hirst Ltd General Merchants; the first motor car in Maleny (Nov 13 1913); the Butter Factory Maleny (Feb 1923); and views of Skyring Creek.
Four photographs. Rev T Symonds, President Baptist Church Australia; Hirst, Head Baptist 1913-1914; [H R Webster of Webster Biscuit Factory] family photo; Baptist Association on Queensland 1913-1914 Home Mission Ministers.

Scrapbooks relating to Randall's work as Emigration Agent for Queensland in England. The scrapbooks contain personal correspondence from Colonial Secretary Arthur Palmer, copies of his official reports to the Agent General's Office in London, printed ephemera, including flyers distributed by Randall in England promoting his lectures on Queensland. One scrapbook contains a small group of printed ephemera from the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition. One scrapbook contains original pencil drawings by Randall's elder son, the artist Richard John Randall. This includes a portrait of George Randall.

Drawings, photographs, personal papers, architectural plans.

Commemorative volume bound in red leather, records the British Cotton Delegation tour of Queensland in 1922. There are mainly photographs interspersed with statistical information. Also included is a map entitled "Sketch map showing proposed railways for the Upper Burnett and Callide Valley lands", nd. Indicated in red is the route taken by the delegation on their tour. Accompanied by a photocopy of the Index to Photographs indicating any missing items.

Architectural drawings of regional banks and bank managers houses, presumably created by P.O.E. Hawkes and collected by Susan Hug (later Rowsell) as part of her thesis The life and works of P.O.E. Hawkes (B.Arch.) University of Queensland, 1987.